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Failed farmland deals: a growing legacy of disaster and pain
- GRAIN
- 06 June 2018
2017 went down as one of the deadliest years ever for land defenders. It was also a pretty bad year for several land grabbers.
The ripple effect caused by closure of Sher Karuturi Flower Farm
- KBC
- 05 June 2018
The lives of more than 3,000 people came to a standstill when the Karuturi flower farm shut its doors in May 2015 after being placed under receivership over accrued debt.
Occupation of Bolloré's vineyards: land to men and women farmers!
- Confédération paysanne
- 05 June 2018
Seventy farmers of the Confédération paysanne came from all over France to occupy the "La Croix Valmer" vineyard of Vincent Bolloré in the Var to denounce land grabbing and the financialisation of farmland
Baguettes In Beijing? Chinese investors eating up French farm land
- Le Figaro
- 05 June 2018
A Chinese company recently bought nearly 1,000 hectares of French farmland. Pourquoi? "To put French cereals on Chinese tables," its owner says.
Tracking the battles for environmental justice: here are the world’s top 10
- The Conversation
- 05 June 2018
As more communities are refusing to allow the destruction and contamination of their land, water, soil and air, these struggles deserve to be counted.
Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report
- Reuters
- 04 June 2018
Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural residents of Southeast Asia’s Mekong region saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades
Brazilian contested land risks may decrease value of Harvard’s endowment
- The Chain
- 01 June 2018
There are signs that Brazil’s overvalued farmland may continue to face further contested land risks, especially if Brazilian prosecutors continue to analyze investments that lack clear land title.
Australia: Chinese firm's promises on Tasmanian dairy farm 'not legally binding'
- Guardian
- 30 May 2018
The promises that helped a Chinese firm secure government approval for the controversial purchase of Australia’s largest dairy farm were not “legally binding”, according to Treasury officials.
Growing resistance: The rise and fall of another Mozambique land grab
- GDAE
- 30 May 2018
The project leaders of Wanbao Africa Agriculture Development Limited seemed to have an emerging-market hubris every bit as blinding as that of their colonial predecessors.
Lao banana workers sickened by chemicals used on farms
- RFA
- 30 May 2018
Lao workers at Chinese-operated banana plantations are falling ill in large numbers from exposure to chemicals used on the farms, with many suffering from respiratory or liver problems
Land-grabbing and the financialization of agricultural land
- LeftEast
- 30 May 2018
On the occasion of the publication of Transnational Corporations and Land Speculation in Brazil, Mary Taylor of LeftEast spoke with Fábio Pitta, Devlin Kuyek and Attila Szőcs about the broader implications of the report's findings.
SOCFIN: profits on the rise, but not for local communities
- Actionaid France et al
- 29 May 2018
NGOs and solidarity organisations supporting the struggles of affected local communities assess the problems caused, and promises unkept, by the SOCFIN group, as shareholders meet for the rubber and oil palm giant’s AGM on 30 May.