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Politico | 16 May 2017
EU’s newest members say big Western European landowners and multinational supermarkets are wiping out their farmers and shopkeepers. |
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Weekly Times | 16 May 2017
Investment in Australia’s agricultural land has soared to $4.6 billion, with the bulk of that coming from the US. |
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Daily Sabah | 16 May 2017
With the passing of a law in 2012 opening the door to foreign investment in farmland in Turkey, Gulf countries are increasing their investments in agriculture and livestock, as they aim to meet their homeland's food needs. |
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Outlook | 16 May 2017
Thousands of acres of agricultural land will be leased out to Chinese enterprises to set up demonstration projects in areas ranging from seed varieties to irrigation technology. |
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NTV | 16 May 2017
The manager of a farm belonging to a Chinese Company known as Quality Parts (FOMASA) in Mubende district has been arrested on allegations of grabbing people’s land and torturing them. |
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UCSC | 16 May 2017
"We're in the beginning stages of what could be a significant shift in land ownership," said Madeleine Fairbairn, who is investigatiing the impacts on farmers of institutional investment in U.S. farmland. |
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WRM, GRAIN | 16 May 2017
How do major oil palm companies manage to get their palm oil sold as a “green”, “sustainable” and “climate-friendly” product when it is none of that? |
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Reuters | 15 May 2017
From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of indigenous land and measures to boost large-scale property deals, Brazil has embarked on the biggest roll back of environmental protections in two decades. |
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FOE US | 15 May 2017
According to a report released today by leading environmental and social justice advocates, the investment management firm TIAA is leading a trend of speculating in land markets, which drives up farmland prices and displaces family farmers. |
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HCDH | 15 May 2017
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food cautions that many Zambian peasants are at risk of becoming squatters on their own land as Zambia is turned into Southern Africa’s food basket. |
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Reuters | 13 May 2017
Russia's five largest landowners together control an area the size of Belgium - which has been bad news for many small farmers |
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Mongabay | 12 May 2017
The industry expected to find green pastures in Liberia, but early missteps and new environmental restrictions have led to slow expansion. |
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The Land | 11 May 2017
One of Canada’s biggest pension funds has teamed up with management of Australia’s largest pecan grower and processor, Stahmann Farms Enterprises. |
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