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Arlon Group Invests in CBL Alimentos SA
- Arlon Group
- 19 July 2017
Company backed by Rabobank and Continental Grain takes minority stake in Brazilian dairy company pursuing farmland acquisitions in Piaui.
Huge ag investments by Africa’s richest man threaten expansion of illegal deforestation in Nigeria
- IDM
- 17 July 2017
A corporation led by Africa’s richest man, has announced plans for a huge expansion of agricultural plantations.Secretive billionaire Aliko Dangote intends to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding oil palm, soy and sugarcane production in Nigeria.
The price of palm oil in Sierra Leone
- DW
- 17 July 2017
New oil plantations grab land and destroy the environment in e.g. Sierra Leone. But there is a fair and environmentally friendly alternative way.
Despite repeated failures, Mozambique Minister still wants big plantations
- AllAfrica
- 17 July 2017
No new plantation has succeeded since Mozambique's independence, but this has not stopped Frelimo leaders from dreaming of giant mechanised farms funded by hundreds of millions of dollars from abroad.
Facing huge sanctions, Bulgaria to drop restrictions on EU citizens buying farmland
- Sofia Globe
- 14 July 2017
Bulgaria’s government has drafted legislative amendments to exempt European Union citizens from restrictions on buying agricultural land, as the country could face huge financial sanctions from the EU if it does not.
Myanmar farmers stage week-long protest over land grabs
- AFP
- 14 July 2017
Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day of protest over land grabs, demanding the government return seized fields and protect them from a surge in prosecutions over property disputes.
Africa's richest man invests $4.6 billion in Nigeria farming
- Bloomberg
- 14 July 2017
Dangote Group says it is also “at the planning stage’’ to invest in other agricultural projects including production of soybean, oil palm, palm kernel and corn.
Temer signs law that could see millions of acres lost in the Amazon
- Mongabay
- 14 July 2017
On 11 July, Brazil's President signed into law important new legislation (MP 759) that paves the way for land thieves, who have illegally occupied and cleared vast areas of public land, to legalize their land holdings.
LatAm is most murderous region for land, environmental activists: report
- InSight Crime
- 14 July 2017
Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for activists fighting for their land or trying to safeguard the environment, according to a Global Witness report, which also provides insight into why these defenders are at such high risk.
Brazil ranked world's most deadly nation for land activists as impunity reigns
- Reuters
- 13 July 2017
Data released by London-based campaign group Global Witness showed that 49 of 200 land rights activists killed last year were from South America's largest country, making Brazil the world's most dangerous nation for campaigners.
Four land activists killed each week in 2016 in bloodiest year on record
- Reuters
- 13 July 2017
Nearly four people were murdered each week last year while defending their homes, lands and forests from mining, dams and agricultural projects.
Summit Agricultural Group launching $60M Summit Ag Fund III
- Global AgInvesting
- 12 July 2017
the Iowa-based company has build up a diverse portfolio of ag operations in the U.S., and has begun to build a significant presence in Brazilian farmland and biofuels