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Africa's top hedge fund starts food-focused private-equity
- Bloomberg
- 03 Mar 2017
Cape Town-based Polar Star Management Ltd plans to use its own money to buy small farms and processing companies in South Africa this year.
Our endorsement of the Open Letter of the Mozambican civil society organisations to JICA
- 01 Mar 2017
Our endorsement of the Open Letter of the Mozambican civil society organisations to JICA entitled "Protest against JICA’s action to the Mozambican society under the ProSAVANA programme"
Protest against JICA’s impacts on Mozambican society in relation to the ProSavana programme
- No to ProSavana
- 01 Mar 2017
This is the first letter that peasants and civil society organisations of Mozambique that are part of the “No to ProSavana Campaign” send to JICA.
Indonesia: Malalilis oh Malalilis, what fate has befallen you?
- AwasMIFEE
- 28 February 2017
Stories of communities affected by Noble Group's plantation in Papua, recorded during the Conference for Indigenous Communities affected by Investment in the Land of Papua in December 2016.
Congo plantation firm financed by UK aid accused of breaking promise to help workers
- Reuters
- 28 February 2017
One of Africa's largest palm oil companies that is majority-owned by the British government through foreign aid funding has failed to meet a promise to improve housing for its Congolese workers or pay them on time, investigations have revealed.
Taking on the logging pirates: Land defenders in Papua New Guinea speak out!
- Oakland Institute
- 28 February 2017
A landmark report from the Oakland Institute elevates the voices of communities across the country who are opposing the theft of their land, made possible by the corrupt practices of local officials and foreign logging and palm oil companies.
Myanmar: amend Special Economic Zones Law to protect human rights – new ICJ report
- ICJ
- 27 February 2017
The Government of Myanmar should impose a moratorium on the development of SEZs until it can ensure SEZs can be developed inline with international human rights laws and standards, said the ICJ at a report launch held today in Yangon.
Convening of Arab Conference on Agricultural Investment in Khartoum
- Sudan Vision
- 27 February 2017
Sudan's Minister of Investment says the conference will be attended by ministers responsible of investment in the Arab world, organizations, financing institutions and businessmen and constitutes a solid base for promoting the agricultural investment in Sudan.
Cambodia jails land rights activist for 2 1/2 years
- Reuters
- 23 February 2017
A Cambodian court convicted and sentenced a prominent land rights activist to 2-1/2 years in jail for her role in a protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen's residence.
Victims put pressure on ANZ over the loss of their land
- The Age
- 23 February 2017
The ramifications of the land grab seven years ago, and the role of ANZ in financing the Phnom Penh Sugar (PPS) refinery, are still being felt today. Representative of victims are traveling to Melbourne to lobby ANZ's institutional investors for investigating their complaint against ANZ.
Olam will suspend Gabon forest clearing for a year
- The Straits Times
- 23 February 2017
Olam, majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, will suspend clearing forest in the West African country of Gabon for a year, the company announced in a press release.
Brazil to allow foreign lenders to hold land
- Global Trade Review
- 22 February 2017
Foreign lenders and investors are eagerly awaiting a change of law in Brazil, after finance minister Henrique Meirelles suggested they would be allowed to use land as collateral in trade finance and other loans from March onwards.