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UN worried by land use in Asia
- UPI
- 23 May 2012
Intensive use of land for food exports and biofuel production must not come at the expense of human rights in Southeast Asia, the United Nations warned.
Farmers assert IFFM report, slams palm oil firm
- SunStar
- 21 May 2012
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and the Asian Peasant Coalition lambasted Nakeen Corporation, a company that operates a palm oil plantation in Misamis Oriental, for spreading lies and deception during their press conference held on May 17, 2012.
Saudi firm eyes vast hectares of Manila rice field
- Saudi Gazette
- 10 May 2012
Dar Al-Maskukat Trading of Riyadh has requested a long-term land lease from the Philippines of up to 200,000 hectares of rain-fed government land and private farms to produce rice for the Saudi market.
Palm oil plantation in Misamis Oriental has no right to occupy indigenous lands, IFFM says
- Rural Missionaries of the Philippines
- 10 May 2012
Their land and means of livelihood were taken away from them, their culture trampled upon, all in the name of public-private partnerships and foreign corporate interests.
Lawmakers push bill to regulate large scale foreign investments on land
- Inquirer
- 20 April 2012
In the Philippines, Akbayan Party-list Representatives Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao and Walden Bello are pushing for a bill that regulates large scale foreign investments on land.
Agricultural land acquisition: A lens on Southeast Asia
- Philippine Star
- 15 April 2012
Southeast Asia has become ever more appealing to investors from both within and beyond the region seeking to include agriculture in their portfolios.
PH, Qatar ink agreements on tourism, agri, investments
- Rappler
- 10 April 2012
The Philippines and Qatar signed 4 bilateral agreements and one private sector agreement seen to boost cooperation in investments, tourism, fisheries and the legal field.
Stop devoting our lands for food security of other nations
- APC
- 29 Mar 2012
At least 100 farmers led by members of the Asian Peasant Coalition joined a protest in the Philippines against global land grabbing, calling on governments in Asia to stop devoting their lands to the food security of other nations
Stop Devoting Our Lands for Food Security of Other Nations
- Asian Peasant Coalition
- 29 Mar 2012
At least 100 farmers joined a protest in front of the Department of Agriculture in Quezon City led by the members of the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) in the Philippines such as the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), AMIHAN (National Federation of Peasant Women), UMA (Union of Agricultural Workers), and the PAMALAKAYA (National Federation of Small Fisherfolks of the Philippines). Also present is the Anakpawis partylist and the National Network of Agrarian Reform Advocates (NNARA)-Youth.
Probe of $50-M AMA deal with Bahrain sought
- Business Mirror
- 26 Mar 2012
Legislator calls for an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the $50-million joint-venture deal between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the AMA Group Holdings to operate a 10,000-hectare agricultural farm in Mindanao.
KMP charges Aquino envoy of inking anomalous $300M agri-deal with Bahrain
- Bulatlat
- 10 February 2012
“This so-called joint venture smacks of land-grabbing and conflict of interest on the part of President Aquino’s political lieutenant in the Gulf.” – Danilo Ramos, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
Tillers seek probe of $300 M land lease deal with Bahrain
- KMP
- 03 February 2012
The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) today called on the House of Representatives’ committees on agrarian reform and agriculture to conduct a probe and shoot down a $300-million land lease deal the government entered into with Bahrain.