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GRAIN | 01 Jun 2016
On June 1, citizens and representatives of Belgian, French and Luxembourgish organisations are calling out to the shareholders of SOCFIN, a Belgian-Luxembourgish group, during their annual meeting. |
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PANAP | 01 Jun 2016
The PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) joins the peasant movement in the Philippines in welcoming the appointment of Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano as the new Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) by incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. |
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APO | 31 May 2016
A Ugandan group of more than 100 farmers lost their land to Bidco and now a coalition of activists are launching a new platform, No2Bidco.org, to chart Bidco abuses.
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Agrimoney | 31 May 2016
Trigon Agri shares tumbled 11%, matching their record low, after the former Soviet Union farm operator unveiled a widening in losses and weakening in its balance sheet, and termed 2016 a "year of challenges". |
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News Ghana | 30 May 2016
A consortium of civil society organizations on Friday opposed plans by the government to give South African farming investors large tracks of land for agricultural purposes. |
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Radio NZ | 30 May 2016
An NGO in Papua New Guinea says the government is not willing to cancel a controversial land lease despite recommendations by a Commission of Inquiry. |
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Phnom Penh Post | 30 May 2016
Cambodia's Land Management Minister declares that land grabbers would not evade justice, no matter how rich and powerful they were, although observers yesterday maintained a “wait and see” position. |
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Politico | 27 May 2016
The European Commission is giving five Eastern European countries two months to bring their agricultural land purchasing rules in line with the European Union standards or it may pursue legal action. |
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Fresh Plaza | 27 May 2016
The initiative is intended to cover 40,000 hectares of land and would be located in the Arequipa region |
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IIED | 27 May 2016
The commodity slump has cooled the global land rush. But land rights are still under pressure, requiring action at local to global levels. |
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GD | 27 May 2016
Protesters fear that the changes would make it easier for large Chinese agribusinesses to take control of vast swaths of farmland. |
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Fresh Fruit Portal | 27 May 2016
Chinese company Minera Catania Verde to reinvent almost 700 hectares of land in the northern area of Copiapó for production of table grapes, blueberries and cactus pears to export to Asia. |
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Old Mutual | 26 May 2016
Old Mutual Investment Group will increase its overall equity stake in UFF African Agri Investments to 49%, which is pursuing investment opportunities of up to $500 million in African farmland over the next three years. |
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Land Matrix | 26 May 2016
In-depth profile of large scale investments in Zambia by the Land Matrix. |
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Reuters | 26 May 2016
Brazil's government plans to lift current limits on foreign ownership of agricultural land, Secretary of Investment Moreira Franco, the person behind privatization for the new administration, told Reuters on Wednesday. |
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TeleSur | 25 May 2016
The expected lifting of foreign land ownership will be a windfall for the timber, soy and sugar industries -- and a nightmare for campesinos. |
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Nao ao ProSavana | 07 May 2016
Peasants from more than 19 districts affected by the ProSavana programme and other organisations reiterate their rejection of the ProSavana programme, as it has been advancing against their expressed will for the last four years. |
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Maria Heubuch | 30 Nov 2015
Study shows that the concentration of agricultural land in Europe constitutes a major threat to sustainable small- and medium-scale agriculture and young farmers |
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