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SABL scandal buried and forgotten
- Act Now!
- 31 August 2018
The PNG government is trying to bury and forget the SABL land grab scandal in which more than 5 million hectares of land has been stolen from rural communities.
New report pushes back against global land rush
- Namati
- 31 August 2018
After three years of intensive research, CPR-Namati launch resource for frontline practitioners working with communities affected by land use change.
Phnong petition over Mondulkiri land
- Phnom Penh Post
- 31 August 2018
One hundred Phnong ethnic people in Mondulkiri province’s Busra commune, in Ccambodia, have thumbprinted a petition to reject Thieng Try Company’s request for an economic land concession to grow coffee in the area.
New report pushes back against global land rush
- Namati
- 30 August 2018
After three years of intensive research, Namati have launched Midcourse Manoeuvers: Community Strategies and Remedies for Natural Resource Conflicts in India, Indonesia, and Myanmar, a groundbreaking resource for frontline practitioners working with communities affected by land use change.
Riverina farming giant BFB on the block; PwC, CBRE hired
- AFR
- 29 August 2018
The Australian farming business BFB Pty Ltd, with its portfolio of 28 farms covering 48,753 ha, will be pitched to Australian superannuation funds and offshore sovereign wealth investors.
FAO targets agriculture investments to end hunger In Africa
- Businessweek
- 29 August 2018
The African Development Bank and the FAO form a new strategic alliance that involves joint advocacy and policy advice activities to promote the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.
Rhode Island slates $75 million for growth equity, farmland funds
- Pensions & Investments
- 28 August 2018
The Rhode Island State Investment Commission commits $25 million to Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund III.
Cross River communities protest, allege land grabbing in Wilmar’s N45b project
- Guardian
- 27 August 2018
After series of failed appeals, communities impacted by the activities of Wilmar PZ, a multinational company involved in oil palm cultivation in Nigeria have taken Wilmar to the State House of Assembly for alleged pollution and land grabbing.
Rise of agri-cartel: Control of land drives human rights violations, environmental destruction
- Globe Post
- 24 August 2018
Control of land for crops that sustain the world’s largest food businesses, such as Ferrero and Nestle, is the driving force behind the destruction of land affecting both environment and people worldwide.
Chinese to invest $500m In cotton farming
- Daily Guide Africa
- 23 August 2018
Xing Jiang Shian Yon Group Company Limited will invest $500 million in cotton farming in the Northern Region of Ghana to cultivate 20,000-100,000 hectares of cotton.
Laguna Bay Pastoral Company buys eight Smithton dairies
- The Advocate
- 22 August 2018
Australian agricultural funds manager Laguna Bay Pastoral Company, which acts for North American pension funds, has recently bought eight dairy farms in the Smithton area.
Cambodia land rights activist freed from jail after pardon
- Al Jazeera
- 20 August 2018
Tep Vanny, an award-winning Cambodian land rights defender has been freed after spending two years in prison on charges many viewed as politically motivated.