A militant lawmaker from Davao City, Philippines is seeking an end to all agribusiness venture agreements or AVAs which he said is used to legitimize land grabbing among farmers.
- Davao Today
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02 August 2017
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is home to the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the Asia-Pacific region, and one of the biggest land grabs in modern history. Between 2014 and 2016, Global Witness traced a supply chain spanning some 9,000 miles from the PNG’s forests to retail shelves in the U.S.
- Global Witness
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01 August 2017
Farm activists alleged that agriculture land is being forcefully acquired in Maharashtra for the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and said they will launch an indefinite fast from tomorrow to demand redressal of their grievances.
- Free Press Journal
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31 July 2017
Sierra Leone calls for urgent land audit. In the last five years, 30% of the arable land has gone to large-scale investors.
Agribusiness represents a substantial opportunity as well as a priority or even a problem for investors in Asia
- Asia Asset Management
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31 July 2017
The Ethiopian Horticulture and Agricultural Investment Authority has announced that it has allocated 3,000 hectares of land for investors who want to engage in Ethiopia's flower farming sector.
A new online tool created by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting allows individuals to check up on just how much American land is currently owned by foreign entities, and the results might be surprising. Between 2004 and 2014, these databases show foreign investors doubled their American farmland holdings.
As Myanmar parliament discusses amendments to the Farmland Law which threaten to further undermine land rights, Global Witness calls to the government of Myanmar to set out a clear vision for land reform before introducing or enacting new laws.
- Global Witness
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28 July 2017
Environmental Rights Action (ERA) Nigeria calling to support e-action to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to enforce the revocation order of 13,750 hectares of illegally acquired land in Owan and Okomu Forest Reserves by Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc.
A dairy farm designed for a very large number of cattle is supposed to be built in a land plot occupying 45,000ha in Belarus with investment from Chinese company DRex Food Group.
This practical guide focuses on investigating accountability and accountability politics in the context of the current global rush for land and other natural resources
The World Bank says it had a team of consultants in Sierra Leone in May 2017 to do an assessment of large scale agricultural land acquisitions and that the report is now ready with several recommendations.