Child labor, land grabbing and deforestation rampant across palm oil giant KLK’s operations
- RAN
- 02 April 2014
Four case studies document widespread abuses by Cargill palm oil supplier Kuala Lumpur Kepong
Four case studies document widespread abuses by Cargill palm oil supplier Kuala Lumpur Kepong
La Convergence malienne contre les accaparements des terres demande la restitution de champs à leurs propriétaires à Zambira à Yanfolila dans le région de Sikasso, en zone office du Niger, à Sansanding, à San et à Macina dans la région de Ségou.
A new survey of 223 asset managers, pension plans and pension consultants with combined assets of $13.4 trillion shows investor interest in farmland
LICADHO documents half a million Cambodians evicted or at risk of eviction since 2000 because of government land seizures and policies to lease swathes of land to well-connected companies.
World Development Movement Report says G8's New Alliance will lead to increased land-grabbing, higher costs for small-scale farmers, and the prioritisation of crops for export.
The Ghana-based fund already has investments in farms in Zimbabwe and Cameroon, a fertiliser plant in Madagascar, a beverage company in Zambia and a bakery in Nigeria.
US government reviews efforts to implement voluntary guidelines and go further in legitimising or building consensus around largescale farmland deals
World Bank’s new country rankings system will prize deregulation of the agriculture sector and is expected to enable further land grabbing around the world.
Southern Agricultural Resources Limited – a fund backed by overseas investors – has purchased Twynam Group's Gundaline Station in Australia's NSW Riverina for about $25 million.
Edo State Government says 60,000 ha acquired for oil palm by instant noodle maker United Food Industries Ltd of Indonesia's Salim Group.
日本の大規模援助事業「日本・ブラジル・モザンビーク三角協力によるアフリカ熱帯サバンナ農業開発プログラム(プロサバンナ)」に関する、資料および現地調査に基づく、初めての包括的な報告書。
El acaparamiento de tierras encierra una compra masiva de terrenos por parte de gobiernos y multinacionales. Esta tendencia afecta sobre todo a África y Asia.