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Au Sénégal, Senhuile SA relance le débat sur l’accaparement des terres
Frederic Mousseau de l’Institut Oakland, l’une des ONG qui proteste contre le projet Senhuile SA, rappelle que « tous les pays n’ont pas des cadastres, tels qu’on les connait dans les pays occidentaux ».

Senegal : 37 villages say “no” to the implementation of Senhuile Senethanol and threaten to march with cattles
As they prepare a protest march, the populations questioned President Macky Sall on the Senhuile agribusiness project that is grabbing and destroying their land.

Governos de Moçambique, Brasil e Japão Lançam última Ofensiva contra Resistência das OSC e Movimentos Sociais ao Prosavana
ADECRU exige ao Governo de Moçambique que inicie uma ampla discussão democrática, franca e inclusiva com as Comunidades do Corredor de Nacala em resposta as suas demandas soberanas

La moitié des terres en Europe est contrôlée par 3% de gros propriétaires
Les phénomènes de concentration et d’accaparement des terres ne concernent pas que l’Afrique ou l’Asie. Les gros propriétaires terriens sont aussi très actifs au sein de l’Union européenne.

Dubai’s emir to discuss partnerships in Brazil
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is also travelling to Mexico, Argentina and Chile. The agenda includes negotiations for strategic partnerships, agriculture in Africa and mutual investment.

Nepal: Ban on foreign capital in primary farming urged
A technical committee formed by the Ministry of Agricultural Development to give final shape to Nepal's Agriculture Development Strategy has recommended barring foreign investment and land ownership in primary farm production.

Zones d’ombre autour du projet Senhuile-Senéthanol (enquête)
Malgré la résistance des populations locales, l’entreprise Senhuile poursuit son projet de plantation agro-industrielle de 20 000 hectares, dans le nord-ouest du Sénégal. De nombreuses questions restent en suspens, notamment autour du montage organisationnel et financier de la société.

Ban on foreign capital in primary farming urged
A technical committee formed by Nepal's Ministry of Agricultural Development has recommended barring foreign investment and land ownership in primary farm production.

Saudi firm moves toward 100% use of imported animal feeds 
Almarai has recently received the first shipment of feed estimated at 39 thousand tons coming from farms owned by the company in Argentina.

Del Iberá a Harvard: Campesino lucha por su tierra en los Estados Unidos
La extranjerización de los Esteros del Iberá y su impacto en el medio ambiente y la vida de sus pobladores es un tema recurrente.

23 Apr 2014ADECRU

Final offensive against resistance to ProSavana

ADECRU calls on the Mozambican government to initiate broad, open and inclusive to initiate open and inclusive discussion of controversial ProSavana programme with communities.

22 Apr 2014Romania Insider

Anholt Investment buys 6,000-hectare farmland in Romania with EUR 11 mln

U.S. investment fund Anholt Investment bought the Agraria Nord and Arland farms in Botosani county, Romania.

22 Apr 2014Phnom Penh Post

HAGL eyes Cambodia agriculture expansion

Controversial Vietnamese rubber giant Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group is to expand its agricultural business in Cambodia to include corn, according to the company’s CEO Nguyen Van Su.

19 Mar 2014	Colombia: Pliego de exigencias de la Cumbre Agraria. Mandatos para el buen vivir, la democracia y la paz	Rebelión
19 Mar 2014	PepsiCo s’engage à lutter contre l’accaparement de terres	Retail Detail
19 Mar 2014	German agriculture boss endorses foreign investment in African farming	HowWeMadeItInAfrica
19 Mar 2014	PepsiCo enacting a new land policy	AP
18 Mar 2014	FG plans $75bn oil mill, plantation investment expansion in Edo State, NIgeria	This Day
18 Mar 2014	China to cooperate with Crimea after situation stabilizes	ITAR-TASS
18 Mar 2014	Comprar tierras para tener agua	ESGlobal
18 Mar 2014	Production de Bio Carburant au Sénégal: 850 milles hectares de terre « accaparés »	Sud Quotidien
18 Mar 2014	Accaparement des terres au Cambodge : l’UE face à ses responsabilités	Novethic
18 Mar 2014	Spéculation foncière : La société civile pour un juste équilibre entre les investisseurs et l’agriculture familiale	Dakar Actu
18 Mar 2014	Saudi must look east for grains	food-navigator
17 Mar 2014	Paraguay: impunidad que da placer	Argenpress
17 Mar 2014	El gigante se "provee acá": China profundiza su avance en la Argentina y viene por más insumos estratégicos	Iprofesional
17 Mar 2014	Ningxia Province to invest in rice production at Weta	Diamond Radio
17 Mar 2014	Burst and bubble: the scramble for Africa’s land, who benefits?	Joy Online
17 Mar 2014	Land grabbing for agriculture is causing conflict in southern, Sierra Leone	Development Diary
17 Mar 2014	Govt to assess land concession viability	Vientiane Times
17 Mar 2014	The complex world of big land deals	ENSIA
15 Mar 2014	Déclaration d’Agadir	La Via Campesina
15 Mar 2014	Paraguay: Casi 5 millones de hectáreas están en manos brasileñas	Canal 311