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IFC investments implicated in land grabs in Africa
- Brettonwood project
- 03 July 2017
IFC financial intermediary investments linked to land grabs and displacement in Africa. CSOs critique proposed changes to IFC lending policies
Assessing community consent in large scale land investments in Ghana
- Civic Response
- 01 July 2017
Civic Response study finds that large scale land acquisitions in the country, especially within the frame of Customary tenure do not meet the FPIC guidelines and the requirements of most of the laws and policies of the country.
Charoen Pokphand to build pig farm in China
- Global meat news
- 30 June 2017
Agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) is building a pig breeding farm for 500,000 pigs in remote western China.
The Amazon's new danger: Brazil sets sights on palm oil
- The Guardian
- 29 June 2017
Brazil’s ambition to become a palm oil giant could have devastating social and environmental impacts if the move is not carefully managed, say experts
Palm oil encroaching on protected areas in Chiapas, Mexico, driving “clandestine” deforestation
- IDM
- 29 June 2017
Illegal oil palm development is playing a leading role in deforestation in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Chiapas is both the most biodiverse state in Mexico and its biggest palm oil producer, responsible for 70 percent of the country’s total output.
Presidents of Zambia and Ghana cite Amatheon Agri as exemplary model of agricultural investment
- Lusaka Times
- 29 June 2017
Agribuiness partnerships with Africa are high on Germany’s agenda, says Amatheon Agri, which farms 3,000 ha in Zambia together with Toyota Group
Foreign investment in US farmland on the rise
- Successful Farming
- 28 June 2017
Over the past decade, foreign companies have been investing in agricultural land in the U.S. at a record pace, according to a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analysis of USDA data.
Land issues, if not addressed, will lead to conflict – ALLAT
- Awoko
- 28 June 2017
An NGO working in the land sector has called on the Government of Sierra Leone to take issues of land seriously so as to avoid possible conflict
Sierra Leone: Pujehun land rights activists freed
- Awoko
- 27 June 2017
Four land rights activists, members of Youth Affected by Socfin Agricultural Company, were freed from the custody of Pujehun Correctional Centre
UN experts say States should step up protections, including for defenders
- Business & Human Rights
- 27 June 2017
After consultation with civil society and in light of growing awareness of abuses, UN experts on economic, social and cultural rights stress in new guidance that protecting against corporate abuse is not just important, but a government's obligation.
Bungkalan in Sara benefits 100 dislocated farmers
- Panay today
- 26 June 2017
More than 100 farmers and farm workers became beneficiaries of the first bungkalan - land cultivation- in the Philippines under Duterte regime. Farmers collectively cultivated 7.9 hectares which is part of the 700 hectares Sanson landholding covering about 17 villages of the said town.
Chinese agriculture in SE Asia: Investment, aid and trade in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
- HBS SE Asia
- 22 June 2017
This report seeks to provide an overview of the current state of China’s overseas investment in agriculture in the Mekong region - including through land acquisitions - with a focus on Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.