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40% of agricultural land in Romania belongs to foreign investors
- Romania Insider
- 11 September 2017
Foreigners hold 5.3 million hectares of farmland in Romania, as the total agricultural land amounts to 13.3 million hectares.
The palm oil crisis in Nigeria - and beyond
- Ecologist
- 08 September 2017
In June, Environmental Rights Action/FOE Nigeria and representatives of the Owan and Okomu communities delivered a letter to the Governor of Edo State urging him to uphold a revocation Order on 13,750 ha of land expropriated by Okomu Plc.
Communities affected by Hengfu sugar plantation in Cambodia submit petition to Chinese Embassy
- GRAIN
- 07 September 2017
On 30 August 2017, 40 people brought a petition to Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh calling for the withdrawal of sugar company Hengfu, that accused for grabbing tens of thousands of families land since 2011.
Philippine palm oil plan ‘equals corruption and land-grabbing,’ critics say
- Mongabay
- 07 September 2017
With its renewed promotion of what it calls the “Sunshine Industry,” the Philippine government is looking to cultivate another one million hectares of oil palm, 98 percent of which would be on the island of Mindanao.
Six farmers shot dead over land rights battle in Peru
- Guardian
- 06 September 2017
The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil, according to local indigenous leaders
Zambeef shares tumble, as weak crop prices, wheat disease hit profits
- Agrimoney
- 06 September 2017
The group, backed by European development banks, revealed it had sold 90% of its Zampalm operation to the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia, a state-backed fund, for $16m
Nuveen reaps rewards of steady agricultural focus
- The Australian
- 06 September 2017
The purchase of more Australian farms, agribusinesses and food processing plants is high on the agenda of one of the world’s biggest investment managers, the Chicago-based Nuveen.
Hui Wing Mau, Archstone Investment buy majority of Australia’s Bindaree Beef
- GAI
- 06 September 2017
Australian beef processor Bindaree Beef announced it has sold a 51 percent controlling stake in the family-owned company to Hong Kong-Australian billionaire, Hui Wing Mau, and Beijing-based equity fund Archstone Investment for approximately $120 million.
UAE interested in investing in Armenian agriculture
- ARKA News
- 06 September 2017
As of 2017, the UAE has invested $30 million in Armenia, with the investments made in agriculture used to plant fruit orchards
Port Loko declaration: Women say “We want our lands back!”
- CSOs
- 05 September 2017
Women gathering in Sierra Leone from African communities affected by oil palm plantations say they want their lands and forests back so that they can have an agriculture that feeds their communities.
International mission to measure human rights impact of land grabbing kicks off
- FIAN et al.
- 05 September 2017
An international delegation will travel across the Brazilian region of MATOPIBA to document the social, economic, environmental and human rights impact of large-scale land acquisitions.
Cambodia: Land Ministry orders action on years-old sugar disputes
- PhnomPenhPost
- 01 September 2017
The Ministry of Land Management yesterday gave authorities in Koh Kong, Kampong Speu and Preah Vihear provinces one month to identify people affected by years-long sugar company land disputes.