Bah and his kinsmen were not consulted in the leasing of their land to EPO. He says the company used bulldozers to clear the land, including ancestral land and sacred sites, without any remorse or respect for their local culture.
DFID documents reveal that, despite denials of funding forced relocations, British cash pays salaries of officials implementing the Ethiopian government's 'villagisation' programme.
La France et le Royaume-Uni soutiennent les travaux du CSA sur les investissements responsables dans l’agriculture (« RAI »), notamment afin de combattre l’accaparement des terres dans les pays en développement
Nouvel épisode à rebondissement pour Charles Beigbeder. L'homme d'affaires a annoncé, vendredi 3 mai, qu'il associait ses fermes en Ukraine à celles de son concurrent Harmelia, contrôlé par un fonds américain, le texan SigmaBleyzer.
The briefing suggests a series of questions for asset owners to pose when considering a land investment either directly or via a shareholding to enable them to make an informed risk assessment.
- Shareaction & FOE
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24 April 2013
Capital Alternatives, which offers investments ranging from holdings in African agriculture to pop memorabilia, claims it can generate returns of more than 20% over five years on West Australian wheat farms.
Soldiers and police illegally evict farmers who have been recovering lands illegally occupied by a subsidiary of SABMiller.
- Art Action Union
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12 April 2013
UK farm management company Velcourt Group said it’s planning to invest in farmland in Romania in a joint venture with Mintridge International.
Britain's biggest farm management company is branching out into agricultural investment in Romania, believing eastern Europe offers far more fertile opportunities than those at home.
- The Telegraph
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12 Mar 2013
The UK's Environmental Agency Pension Fund is still seeking a manager for a £245m ‘real asset' mandate, set to include £65m in forestry and farmland.
- Professional Pensions
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11 Mar 2013
Rural land produced some of the best investment returns in Europe since the financial crisis began five years ago, appreciating by 51 percent across England
Describing itself as a consultant and “master distributor” of products designed “to bring working capital to a variety of projects” – including upgrading farmland overseas and forestry –Intelligent Partnership published a 76 page report on the alternatives sector this week.
- Mindful Money
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14 February 2013
