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COFCO on the hunt for M&As
- China Daily
- 03 June 2016
The prime target markets for China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp are the South and North Americas, and areas along the Black Sea in Europe.
Bollore criticized at anti-land grabbing protests in Africa, Europe
- Africa News
- 03 June 2016
More dissenting voices are being raised in West and Central African countries, as local communities and NGOs condemn land grabbing by industrial oil palm and rubber plantations company Socfin
PanEco resigns from RSPO over ‘sheer level of inaction’
- Mongabay
- 03 June 2016
One of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s disgruntled NGO members officially called it quits on the organization last week, resigning over what it deemed the RSPO’s failure to reign in an industry tainted by environmental destruction and human rights abuses.
How to find the exit from agricultural investments
- Agrimoney
- 02 June 2016
David Gray, senior adviser at investment fund manager Altima Partners, talks to Agrimoney about how stakeholders in farming production companies can best hope to liquidate an unfashionable investment.
US investors pour cash into $1bn agribusiness fund
- The Australian
- 02 June 2016
Australian agricultural assets remain a major a drawcard for international investors with a string of mainly US-based investors funnelling hundreds of millions into a $1 billion fund established by the Queensland agribusiness investment firm, Laguna Bay Pastoral Company.
Protesters occupy Bolloré shareholder meeting in Paris over African land grabs
- ReAct
- 01 June 2016
On Friday 3 June, African citizens, organisations and unions will disrupt the shareholder meeting of the Bolloré group at its headquarters in Puteaux, just outside of Paris, France.
“SOCFIN shareholders: stop land grabbing!” Citizens demand that SOCFIN respect the rights of local communities
- FIAN Belgium et al
- 01 June 2016
On June 1, citizens and representatives of Belgian, French and Luxembourgish organisations are calling out to the shareholders of SOCFIN, a Belgian-Luxembourgish group, during their annual meeting.
PANAP lauds appointment of peasant leader Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano as Philippine agrarian reform chief
- PANAP
- 01 June 2016
The PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) joins the peasant movement in the Philippines in welcoming the appointment of Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano as the new Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) by incoming President Rodrigo Duterte.
Bidco Truth Coalition unites groups to demand accountability for Bidco
- APO
- 31 May 2016
A Ugandan group of more than 100 farmers lost their land to Bidco and now a coalition of activists are launching a new platform, No2Bidco.org, to chart Bidco abuses.
Trigon Agri shares tumble, as it braces for 'year of challenges'
- Agrimoney
- 31 May 2016
Trigon Agri shares tumbled 11%, matching their record low, after the former Soviet Union farm operator unveiled a widening in losses and weakening in its balance sheet, and termed 2016 a "year of challenges".
Land investments, accountability and the law: Lessons from West Africa
- IIED
- 31 May 2016
The recent wave of land deals for agribusiness investments has highlighted the widespread demand for greater accountability in the governance of land and investment.
Ghana: Komenda sugar factory to be inaugurated today
- Business World
- 30 May 2016
The Export and Import (EXIM) Bank of India provided $35 million towards the establishment of the $36.5 million Komenda Sugar Factory project, which includes the development of 3,000 hectares of irrigable land.