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Brazilians go to a desert farm
- ANBA
- 19 September 2019
A Brazilian agro industry delegation visited Elite Agro - a major farming company in UAE, which also operates in Serbia, Morocco, Ethiopia and Mauritania - and prompted them to invest in Brazil.
Inversiones Cobra & CXI lawsuit (re illegal invasion of land & burning of palm oil, Guatemala)
- BHRRC
- 19 September 2019
A high court of Guatemala has found that two palm oil companies used the criminal justice system to criminalise indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' land defender Abelino Chub Caalun without any evidence
Villagers displaced by Neumann Kaffee's plantation face another land grab in Mubende, Uganda
- witnessradio.org
- 18 September 2019
28 villagers from Mubende district in Uganda have been illegally detained, arraigned and remanded without trial in prisons outside their jurisdiction for opposing the grabbing of their lands.
Feronia announces missed loan payment
- GlobeNewswire
- 18 September 2019
Feronia Inc. announces that its operating subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo, did not make its scheduled semi-annual principal and interest payment under its secured term debt facility with a syndicate of European Development Finance Institutions.
Land conflict between villagers and PHC-Feronia in Lokutu, DR Congo: Violent arrest of many community leaders
- RIAO-RDC
- 17 September 2019
Police have arrested numerous villagers from communities involved in an international mediation process regarding the occupation of their land by the Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc
Why Ethiopia’s showcase sugar projects face huge challenges
- The Conversation
- 17 September 2019
There can be no denying that the Kuraz sugar plantation project has so far failed on its “development promises” made to the indigenous local communities.
Agri Terra orange plantations: Better than expected
- Agri Terra
- 16 September 2019
Munich-based Agri Terra Group is among the top 1% of the largest cattle owners in Paraguay, the third largest grower of citrus fruit, and the company has the country's single largest greenhouse complex under construction.
Help stop the advance of oil palm plantations in Gabon!
- WRM
- 13 September 2019
WRM invite organizations, groups, networks and movements to sign this petition in solidarity with Gabonese communities threatened by OLAM/SOTRADER plantations by 19 September 2019.
Cameroon: Nyete community express concerns over new palm project, say other industries haven’t developed their lands as promised
- Cameroon-Info
- 12 September 2019
The community of Nyete, in the Ocean Division of the South region have expressed concerns over a new palm project which will occupy over 3000 hectares of their land
Big promises, few results: Chinese farms falter in Uganda
- CSM
- 11 September 2019
The view of Chinese agricultural investments in Africa from Luwero, Uganda, where there are two different Chinese-owned farms, is one of inaction and incompetence.
Kazakhstan: UAE-based company to invest in 1000-hectare orchards in Almaty region
- TCA
- 11 September 2019
Phoenix Global DMCС, a transnational company based in Dubai (UAE), will invest in the project for orchards development with a total area of 1,000 hectares in Kazakhstan’s Almaty region.
FoEA Solidarity visit and message to Joegbahn Clan Community in Liberia
- FoEA
- 11 September 2019
Friends of the Earth Africa member groups visit the Joegbahn clan community in Liberia, which is facing threats from the Equatorial Oil Palm (EPO) Company to cede their remaining land to allow the company to expand its plantations.