Investigation uncovers how the Okumu Oil Palm Company PLC's craze for rubber and palm kernel has been linked to displacement of indigenous people, deforestation, and rights violations in Nigeria.
- Sahara Reporters
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30 October 2023
Ecologistas en Acción acompaña una gira de cinco activistas de Indonesia y Brasil que viajan al Estado español para denunciar la deforestación tropical y la vulneración de derechos humanos causada por la producción masiva de palma y soja en sus respectivos países.
- Ecologistas en Acción
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29 October 2023
A ‘UK Global Company’ which interfaced with the state government last week is to establish moringa tree farms in Ogoja, Yala, Boki, Biase and Etung Local Government Areas of Cross River State.
- Daily Trust
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29 October 2023
The Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo will plant 40,000 hectares with trees to combat greenhouse gas emissions and pursue an agroforestry plantation on another 10,000 hectares in the Batéké Plateaux
The RSPO, the world’s leading sustainable palm oil certifier, has dismissed a complaint filed by an Indigenous community in Indonesia against a plantation company accused of violating their land rights
Surexport has just announced its completion of three acquisitions: Portuguese raspberry producer Solana; Moroccan blueberry producer AG Group; and Spanish producer of organic berries Flor De Doñana.
Los menonitas, una secta religiosa protestante que se originó en Suiza en el siglo XVI y pregona el apego a la tierra y la actividad agrícola, poseen cinco colonias en Perú con la complacencia o indiferencia de las autoridades.
- Ecoticias
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25 October 2023
Vice President Kashim Shettima stated that Nigeria's “70 million hectares of under-utilised arable land”, which is “75 per cent of the country’s total land mass,” makes it best placed for such investment.
Implantée depuis quinze ans à Madagascar, la société italienne « Tozzi green » exploite de milliers d’hectares de soja, maïs ou jatropha. Des associations paysannes demandent aujourd’hui son départ, l’accusant de ne pas contribuer au développement local.
- Le Quotidien
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25 October 2023
Elite Agro Projects plans to establish a wheat farm in Ethiopia, where it already operates a flower farm.
No Oeste da Bahia (Brasil), moradores de comunidades tradicionais têm suas áreas tomadas e cercadas, são alvo de ameaças e pistolagem
- O joio e o trigo
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24 October 2023
Menacés, volés et extorqués par les groupes criminels - y compris pour vol de terres - les agriculteurs affichent un ras-le-bol.
After a delay of almost five years to the day, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has finally got around to addressing a complaint filed against a company linked to clearing Papuan rainforests.
Les contradictions entre les régimes coutumiers et les législations modernes ainsi que l’accaparement des terres par des investisseurs sont des freins à l’exploitation du potentiel foncier africain, selon un rapport de EcofinPro
- Agence Ecofin
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23 October 2023
The company acquired 25,000 acres of land in the Tacama Savannah, within the Ebini area, located up the Upper Berbice River in Region 10.
- News Room
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21 October 2023
Farm Fresh is actively seeking to lease land spanning 200 to 400 hectares to construct a $20-million farm to breed cattle, preferably in Southern Luzon.
- Daily Inquirer
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19 October 2023
The Company has now completed demarcation of more than 20,000 ha of land and transferred payments to 170 smallholders under the supervision of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank
The Pakistani side will provide land for farming and industry, labor, and other related facilities, while the Chinese side will provide technology and investment and will buy chilli from Pakistan.
- China Economic Net
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18 October 2023
L'Arkansas a ordonné mardi à Syngenta de vendre 65 hectares de terres agricoles dans l'État américain dans un délai de deux ans parce que l'entreprise est détenue par des Chinois, ce qui a suscité une vive réprimande de la part du producteur mondial de semences.
L'entreprise agroalimentaire émiratie Al Dahra est en pourparlers pour acquérir davantage de terres agricoles en Égypte - peut-être 210 000 hectares, qui s'ajouteraient aux 105 000 hectares déjà acquis
Arkansas ordered Syngenta to sell 65 hectares of farmland in the US state within two years on Tuesday because the company is Chinese-owned.
Emirati agribusiness Al Dahra is in talks to acquire 210,000 ha of agricultural land in Toshka, southern Egypt.
Millets acquired through a partnership with India will be produced at Tacama Landing along the Berbice River as the country strives to achieve its ambitious food security goal.
- News Room
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17 October 2023
Le résultat des projets agro-industriels menés à Madagascar par la société italienne Tozzi Green sont "mitigés", selon le gouvernement belge, réagissant à la plainte déposée par plusieurs ONG devant l'OCDE
Two TIAA subsidiaries, Global Ag Properties and Premiere Ag Properties, purchased 50,000 acres of land in Arkansas that were stolen over 100 years ago from Black farmers in one of the largest massacres of Black people in US history.
- TIAADivest!
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16 October 2023
The founder of debt ladden Chinese property developer Shimao Group Holdings has put a Western Australia cattle station portfolio almost as big as Belgium on the market with an asking price of about $250 million.
Over the last three years, Australia’s agriculture and farmland have been in high demand for institutional investors in Canada searching for diversification and sustainability.
- Asian Investor
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15 October 2023
Pastoral Partners Australia, a carbon farming and sustainable grazing fund owned by New Zealand infrastructure investor Morrison & Co, has lifted the size of its portfolio to over 100,000 hectares.
La société italienne Tozzi Green, active à Madagascar et soutenue par la banque de développement belge BIO, est attaquée devant l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques par plusieurs organisations italienne, française et malgache pour ses activités agro-industrielles
Depuis la fin des années 2000, la ruée vers la terre par les investisseurs étrangers a laissé beaucoup de petits paysans sénégalais au bord du chemin.