Siaya MCAs have now vowed to kick out American investor and Dominion farms CEO Calvin Burgess from Yala swamp, accusing him of belittling the community by peddling falsehoods.
Privately-owned Algerian dairy company Tifralait and American International Agriculture Group (AIAG) will set up a joint venture to develop projects over an area of 25,000 hectares covering cereals, potato, fertilizers, dairy and cattle feed.
Hundreds of farms in Ireland face repossession this year as so-called vulture funds swoop on indebted properties, agri-finance experts have warned.
Across the globe, governments and investors from wealthy nations are buying up foreign farmland to support domestic food security.
Friends of the Earth and As You Sow are circulating a letter to TIAA clients calling on the firm to disclose information about all of its investments in companies with farmland and palm oil operations, and to commit to a deforestation- and land grab-free investment policy.
The agriculture industry is piquing the interest of investors around the world, according to an investment strategy expert.
Les investisseurs étrangers et nationaux se bousculent pour les grandes concessions agricoles en Algérie.
Greenpeace et Oakland Institute accusent l’Ambassade des États-Unis au Cameroun d’avoir ignoré des allégations de corruption au sein de Herakles Farms/SGSOC
The head of Peru’s National Forest and Wildlife Service has revealed that deforestation by two illegal cocoa and oil palm plantations in the Peruvian Amazon has caused US$111 million of damage.
TIAA tinha metade da Radar, mas Cosan vendeu parte de sua fatia; relatório de 2015 diz que empresa adquiriu terras griladas e que compra de terras era ilegal
244 fermiers camerounais ont porté plainte le 27 septembre contre la plantation de palmiers à huile de Sithe Global Sustainable Oils Cameroun (SGSOC), ex-filiale de la firme agro-alimentaire américaine Herakles Farms, pour violation du droit de propriété.
Au Cameroun, une entreprise qui produit de l’huile de palme menace les forêts tropicales. Son bail expire en novembre. Greenpeace Afrique explique pourquoi ils sont mobilisés aux côtés des paysans locaux contre le renouvellement de la concession.
