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Saudi High-level delegation concludes Ethiopia’s visit
- Sudan Tribune
- 19 December 2016
Last week a Saudi delegation has requested 100,000 hectares to invest in alfalfa plant (livestock food) integrated project and in livestock processing.
Tanzania adopts new policy to curb land grabbing – analysis
- Eurasia Review
- 19 December 2016
Tanzania has adopted a new national land policy which, among others, lowers the ceiling under which foreign investors can lease land from the current 99 to 33 years.
Why Triton agric investments’ll create jobs, reduce poverty
- Nigeria today
- 19 December 2016
As Nigeria cashes in on the investment opportunities of import substitution, critical investments have been made by the Organised Private Sector, one of such being Triton farm projects on fish, poultry and crop production.
New government ‘powerless’ to overhaul rampant land grabbing in northern Myanmar
- Channel News Asia
- 19 December 2016
Chinese land acquisition and control is a point of concern for not just farmers, but the state government as well. There are no exact figures for how much farmland is currently being used by Chinese businesses, but it is estimated to be thousands of acres.
Host country governance and the African land rush
- Geoforum
- 16 December 2016
George Schoneveld of CIFOR provides 7 reasons why large-scale farmland investments fail to contribute to sustainable development
Time for an ASEAN Criminal Court?
- The Diplomat
- 16 December 2016
An ASEAN criminal court, like the ICC in The Hague, could criminally prosecute land grabbing in southeast Asia, some argue
What impact will Brazil's plan to allow foreign ownership of land have?
- Reuters
- 15 December 2016
Brazil's plan to allow foreigners to buy large tracts of farmland to spur growth in South America's biggest country is being closely monitored by foreign investors, such as pension funds looking for stable, long-term returns, experts say.
EU pressure effective?
- Phnom Penh Post
- 14 December 2016
In recent years, communities displaced by sugar plantations have attempted to reclaim their land by targeting the plantations’ investors and buyers overseas, but a study published last week in the peer-reviewed Journal of Civil Society suggests such efforts may disappoint.
Deaths of land rights defenders treble in a year as violence surges, says report
- Reuters
- 12 December 2016
The battle over land and resources turned bloodier in the past year with treble the number of land rights defenders killed, according to a human rights group that fears the violence will get even worse.
Mozambican government reaffirms priority of ProSavana mega-program
- Lusa
- 12 December 2016
The Mozambican government reaffirmed yesterday that the agricultural mega-program Prosavana was “a priority” among the means of converting subsistence agriculture into market production, and that it intended to increase cooperation with Japan.
Palm oil giant Olam accused over sourcing
- BBC
- 12 December 2016
Palm oil giant Olam has been accused of using suppliers that may use unsustainable practices in parts of Southeast Asia and bulldozing rainforest for plantations in Gabon.
TIAA report on responsibility and farmland
- All about Alpha
- 11 December 2016
TIAA-CREF new report shows further expand of TIAA’s management presence in the global farmland market. Despite raised concerned of TIAA investment in regions such as Brazil contribute to land conflicts, lead to the displacement of local people. TIAA has been investing in farmland since 2007.