L’indien Shri Vallabh Pittie et les américains VF et Phillips Van Heusen viennent de boucler une tournée en Ethiopie où le président a réaffirmé son engagement à mettre à disposition 3m d’ha pour la culture du coton
Nyikaw Ochalla outlines the disparaging treatment towards locals in Gambela as he highlights government as well as Karuturi’s complacency towards the displaced locals.
Karuturi Ltd, l’entité de production florale de Karuturi Global Ltd au Kenya, est au bord de l’effondrement financier et vient d’être placé sous administration judiciaire. L’un des pires accapareurs de terres de la planète est dans la situation la plus difficile qu’il ait jamais connue.
Un résumé des derniers événements au 13 février 2014 publié par Tax Justice Network, Forum Syd Kenya, GRAIN, Anywaa Survival Organisation et le South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements
Documento de fondo para acompañar el boletín de prensa del 14 de febrero de 2014 de Tax Justice Network, Forum Syd Kenya, GRAIN, Anywaa Survival Organisation y South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements
Karuturi Ltd, la unidad de producción florícola de Karuturi Global en Kenya, entró en colapso financiero y fue puesta bajo administración judicial. Uno de los acaparadores de tierras más infames del mundo está sumido en los más grandes problemas que haya tenido jamás.
Background document accompanying the 14 February 2014 media release issued by Tax Justice Network, GRAIN, Anywaa Survival Organisation, Forum Syd Kenya and the South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements.
Karturi Ltd, the Kenyan flower production unit of Karuturi Global, is in financial collapse and been put under receivership. One of the world's most infamous landgrabbers is in its deepest trouble yet.
"Agriculture land in Asia is under pressure ... there is an opportunity for responsible investment in agriculture by Asian countries in Africa," says India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
A true revolution would be in encouraging people's own agricultural innovations not creating new (African) markets for Big Business in agriculture, argues Shalini Bhutani.
Groups from across Asia meet in Manipur to share their experiences on some of the key process of land grabbing and its impact on agriculture in their respective countries.
The Indian government has formed a Cabinet committee to examine the possibility of opening up agricultural land to Foreign Direct Investment, following a proposal to let foreign realtors buy agricultural land.
