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Kebbi farmers allege takeover of farmlands
- Daily Trust
- 17 September 2018
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria decries the takeover of 14,000 ha of farmlands by the Kebbi State government to give to a company for cassava planting
Foreign farm tax to drive agri REITs: Pitcher Partners
- AFR
- 17 September 2018
Under a proposal from Australia's federal government the 15 per cent concessional rate of withholding tax for foreign investors in agricultural land will be lifted to 30 per cent by July 1 next year.
Hassad merges its agricultural portfolio with Australian firm
- Gulf Times
- 17 September 2018
Qatar's Hassad Foods continues the strategic repositioning of its Australian agricultural investments, securing an agreement to transfer its agricultural portfolio to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.
Harvard farmland acquisitions criticized as unethical
- Chief Investment Officer
- 14 September 2018
A new report accuses Harvard University’s endowment of contributing to “environmental destruction,” and the displacement and harassment of communities in its pursuit to acquire $1 billion worth of farmland worldwide over the past decade.
'I ran away but she sat there... Then they smiled and shot her'
- The Journal
- 14 September 2018
Front Line Defenders identifies the root causes of violence in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the Philippines, where more than 80% of the human rights defenders killed globally over the last four years were murdered.
Harvard purchases 741,000 acres and creates conflict with local communities
- Brasil de Fato
- 13 September 2018
The US university, through its endowment fund, maintains a business chain with Brazilian companies and its subsidiaries to circumvent Brazilian law, according to a report.
The village women taking on the palm oil giant
- Fern
- 12 September 2018
Award-winning Cameroonian journalist Madeleine Ngeunga and Fern’s Indra Van Gisbergen recently visited villages in the shadow of Socapalm’s oil palm plantations to see if the issues driving the dispute between locals and the company are being resolved.
Saudi Arabia's Salic is said to be close to Ukraine farming deal
- Bloomberg
- 12 September 2018
Saudi Arabia’s state-run Salic is nearing a deal to buy Mriya Agro Holding Plc, which would take the Salic-operated farming area in Ukraine to just over 200,000 hectares.
Cargill quits farming ties to big Temora agribusiness as new investors flood in
- NQR
- 12 September 2018
The intensifying US-China trade war, plus our comparatively cheap agricultural land are among key reasons overseas investor groups have ramped up buying interest in rural Australia this year.
Sierra Tropical to open pineapple factory in Bo District
- Awoko
- 11 September 2018
The subsidiary of Dole Asia, which is owned by Itochu of Japan, has acquired 574 ha of land in Lugbu chiefdom and intends to increase this area to 4,335 ha over the next three years.
Harvard’s farmland holdings come under fire in new report
- Harvard Crimson
- 10 September 2018
A new report details the web of companies with which Harvard Management Company, the university’s investment arm, directly invests in farmland around the world, risking conflict with communities from California to Brazil.
Harvard University accused of land grab & violation of indigenous people's rights: study
- Down to Earth
- 08 September 2018
The university's endowment fund, meant to support educational and research goals, was misused to acquire 850,000 hectares of farmland across 5 continents during the past 10 years.