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Security operatives have gone after those who burnt my farm, ex-President Obasanjo says
- Sahara Reporters
- 01 February 2022
Land conflicts are alleged to be connected to a fire that burnt Obasanjo's 2,420 hectare mango farm in Benue State, Nigeria.
The government must proactively follow up the evaluation results and decision on sanction of business license revocation
- Yayasan Pusaka
- 28 January 2022
On January 5, 2022 the Government of Indonesia revoked over 2000 permits of mining and plantation companies, which included 26 oil palm plantation companies in Papua Province and 22 companies in West Papua Province. But reports showed that several companies including Indofood Group plantation are still operating without Land Use Rights.
African Agriculture Inc: Food security and reforestation on the Sahara Desert
- CNBC Africa
- 26 January 2022
CNBC Africa reports on the US-based company African Agriculture Inc and its relationship with Les Fermes de la Teranga, which took over the lands previously leased to Senhuile, in northern Senegal
Secret Acres: Foreign-owned agricultural land inaccurately tracked by government
- Investigate TV
- 26 January 2022
Despite a federal law requiring foreign transactions of agricultural land be reported to and recorded by the government, the US Department of Agriculture’s database appears to be missing significant acres of land.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai aims high with pig, banana farming
- VN Express
- 25 January 2022
HAGL currently has some 10,000 hectares of fruit trees, including 2,500 ha under banana in Vietnam, 1,500 ha in Laos and 1,000 ha in Cambodia.
Cambodia: Firm grabs slice of local banana pie with titanic $51M venture
- Phnom Penh Post
- 24 January 2022
Longfruiter Anlong Veng Oddor Meanchey Agriculture Park Co Ltd has invested $51 million in the cultivation of bananas and fruits in Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province to boost exports, especially to the Chinese market.
Cambodia: Public-private Agriculture 4.0 greenhouse deal struck
- Phnom Penh Post
- 24 January 2022
The minister said the MoU requires all parties to work together to build 10,000 Agriculture 4.0 greenhouses over the next 10 years that are to produce at least 400 tonnes of crops a year.
US court orders Coca-Cola to turn over evidence in Thai human rights case
- Business & Human Rights
- 24 January 2022
US court orders Coca-Cola Company to turn over evidence related to ongoing class action lawsuit against Mitr Phol in Thai courts over allegations of forced eviction
Contextualizing customary land registration in Uganda
- 21 January 2022
Land is spiritual, land is ideological, and we cannot afford to give it away for the economic benefits of the investor, argues Professor Sam Lwanga Lunyiigo
Council urges mayor to pursue leases for East Maui water
- Politics on Maui
- 20 January 2022
A company owned by the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment Board has maintained a single-minded focus on controlling East Maui water since it bought 41,000 acres of ag land in November 2018.
The world’s food systems are in crisis, and big agribusiness is at its heart
- OpenDemocracy
- 19 January 2022
We can no longer afford to pour billions in public money into projects that exacerbate debt, inequalities, poverty and climate change
Minister heralds Chinese agri investments
- Phnom Penh Post
- 18 January 2022
Cambodia's Minister of Agriculture hosts meeting on agricultural cooperation with a Chinese company identified only as “Hualong”.