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EBRD buys 13% stake in Romanian agribusiness group
- Romania Insider
- 17 October 2017
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will buy a 13% stake in the Agricover group, owned by Iranian investor Jabbar Kanani.
Struggles of La Vía Campesina for agrarian reform and the defense of life, land and territories
- La Via Campesina
- 17 October 2017
On ‘Food Sovereignty Day’ La Via Campesina launches publication that calls for a massive change in the current agro-food systems
Africa: hunger in Africa, land of plenty
- IPS
- 14 October 2017
Globally, 108 million people faced food crises in 2016, of whom 72% were in Africa. Meanwhile more than 70% of large scale agriculture land deals involved Africa. In most deals, local community concerns are often ignored to benefit big investors and their allies in government.
Anambra attracts N60bn agric investments
- Vanguard
- 14 October 2017
Triton Group is partnering with China's Choice International Group on a 4,000 ha commercial agriculture project in Anambra State, Nigeria
Shedding light on domestic investments in sub-saharan africa
- Donor Platform
- 13 October 2017
On 9 October the Platform's Global Donor Working Group on Land organised a side event at the Committee on World Food Security in Rome to draw attention to this still little understood phenomenon.
Indian lender finally puts Karuturi on the market
- The Standard
- 13 October 2017
ICICI Bank has put Naivasha-based Karuturi Ltd up for sale over a disputed Sh4 billion loan. The planned sale could mark the end for the erstwhile world’s largest rose flower producer.
Angola : l’Etat va récupérer les terres agricoles concédées et inexploitées
- Agence Ecofin
- 12 October 2017
Le président de la République d’Angola a annoncé que les exploitants agricoles qui ne mettent pas en valeur les terres obtenues en concession, perdront le droit de les exploiter
The making of a palm oil fiefdom
- The Gecko Project
- 11 October 2017
The story of money, power and politics behind the devastation of a forest-rich district in Indonesian Borneo.
Indonesia for Sale: in-depth series on corruption, palm oil and rainforests launches
- Mongabay
- 10 October 2017
The investigative series Indonesia for Sale, shines new light on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis. The stories expose the role of collusion between palm oil firms and politicians.
Sprott and Ceres Partners to launch institutional farmland fund
- Marketwire
- 09 October 2017
Companies launch the Ceres - Sprott Institutional Farmland Fund to provide institutional investors the opportunity to participate in the North American farmland investment market.
Securing land rights in Africa
- Project Syndicate
- 06 October 2017
Across the continent, insecure rights to land are robbing millions of financial stability and long-term prosperity.
Tampieri Financial Group has sold all its shares in Senhuile SA (communique)
- Ndar Info
- 05 October 2017
Tampieri Financial Group has sold all the shares it held in Senhuile SA to Mr. Gora Seck, who had already taken over as company president, according to a communique