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Stolen SABL land would reach all the way to the moon
- Act Now
- 15 February 2017
Fifty two thousand square kilometres of customary land has been stolen in the SABL land grab in Papua New Guinea.
Kenya: No Valentine’s Day rose from Karuturi flower farm, again
- The Nation
- 14 February 2017
Three years later after going into receivership, hopes of revival are a withering prospect and hundreds of families that once formed a thriving community revolving around the Naivasha-based company are living in squalor.
Black Earth Farming unveils $200m sell-out to Russian buyer
- Agrimoney
- 14 February 2017
Black Earth Farming revealed it had agreed, in essence, a $200m takeover by a Russia's Kukura family in the most high profile of a series of retreats by foreign investors from the Black Sea agricultural market.
Obliterating legal rights in large scale land deals in Sierra Leone
- Awoko
- 13 February 2017
The present crop of large-scale land lease agreements with MNCS in Sierra Leone are fraught with serious, challengeable, and voidable provisions. If they are not renegotiated, then going to court for specific impact litigation will be the only way out.
Lao farm products to enjoy tariff exemptions
- Vientiane Times
- 11 February 2017
Unprocessed Lao farm products raised and grown by Vietnamese investors in the 10 Lao provinces that share a border with Vietnam will enjoy tariff and value-added tax exemptions when exported to Vietnam.
Japanese agribusinesses eye Vietnam's agriculture
- VN Economic Times
- 10 February 2017
In 2016, Japanese investors secured licenses for 341 new agriculture projects in Vietnam with investment capital totaling $868 million, while 219 existing project added capital of nearly $1.3 billion.
Sudan: Investment Minister welcomes Djiboutian desire to invest in agricultural sector
- SNA
- 10 February 2017
The Djiboutian minister expressed his country's desire to invest in the agricultural sector in Sudan to achieve food security, depending on President Al-Bashir's Initiative on Arab Food Security.
AP Pension denies CEO quit over pressure to invest in farms
- I&PE
- 10 February 2017
AP Pension, the Danish labour-market pensions provider, has hit out at media reports that its chief executive quit in December because of pressure from the supervisory board to invest in the agricultural sector.
Tenure and investment in Africa
- RRI
- 10 February 2017
Analysis details statistical evidence of key trends in tenure-related disputes between companies and local peoples across Africa, including their causes as well as the prevalence of violence, work stoppages, and regulatory interventions.
Groups join forces over ancestral land
- The Namibian
- 06 February 2017
Swapo parliamentarian expresses concern over what he called land grabbing by 'corrupt' politicians and their powerful and international business partners in various northern regions of Namibia.
Sugar giant has sweet dreams
- Phnom Penh Post
- 06 February 2017
A colossal sugar mill in Preah Vihear province will roar to life again next week. Rui Feng (Cambodia) International’s sugar mill and refinery, Chinese-owned firm and its four sister companies collectively hold five separate ELC licences covering a total 40,000 hectares.
Whose crops, at what price? Agricultural investment in Myanmar
- Oxfam
- 05 February 2017
Oxfam looks at the current level and types of agribusiness investment in Myanmar, outlines some of the risks to communities, and explores state regulation of outbound investments as a potential way to promote responsible business practices in the sector.