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Davao Today | 02 Aug 2017
A militant lawmaker from Davao City, Philippines is seeking an end to all agribusiness venture agreements or AVAs which he said is used to legitimize land grabbing among farmers. |
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Awoko | 31 Jul 2017
Sierra Leone calls for urgent land audit. In the last five years, 30% of the arable land has gone to large-scale investors. |
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Xinhua | 29 Jul 2017
The Ethiopian Horticulture and Agricultural Investment Authority has announced that it has allocated 3,000 hectares of land for investors who want to engage in Ethiopia's flower farming sector. |
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AgDaily | 28 Jul 2017
A new online tool created by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting allows individuals to check up on just how much American land is currently owned by foreign entities, and the results might be surprising. Between 2004 and 2014, these databases show foreign investors doubled their American farmland holdings. |
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Global Witness | 28 Jul 2017
As Myanmar parliament discusses amendments to the Farmland Law which threaten to further undermine land rights, Global Witness calls to the government of Myanmar to set out a clear vision for land reform before introducing or enacting new laws. |
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Belta | 27 Jul 2017
A dairy farm designed for a very large number of cattle is supposed to be built in a land plot occupying 45,000ha in Belarus with investment from Chinese company DRex Food Group. |
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TNI | 27 Jul 2017
This practical guide focuses on investigating accountability and accountability politics in the context of the current global rush for land and other natural resources |
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Xinhua | 27 Jul 2017
The World Bank says it had a team of consultants in Sierra Leone in May 2017 to do an assessment of large scale agricultural land acquisitions and that the report is now ready with several recommendations. |
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VNA | 27 Jul 2017
Korea's Dusung Food Co., Ltd is looking for a large area of land to cultivate crops within the 5,200 ha hi-tech agriculture zone in Hau Giang Province, Vietnam |
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TeleSur | 27 Jul 2017
The movement also opposes land reform that eases restrictions on foreigners to own land in Brazil at the expense of poor families in irregular settlements. |
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Phnom Penh Post | 27 Jul 2017
In an agreement mediated by the IFC’s watchdog mechanism, a controversial Vietnamese plantations company has reached a deal with 11 ethnic minority villages affected by its Ratanakkiri operations |
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IDM | 17 Jul 2017
A corporation led by Africa’s richest man, has announced plans for a huge expansion of agricultural plantations.Secretive billionaire Aliko Dangote intends to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding oil palm, soy and sugarcane production in Nigeria. |
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