Strong distrust remains among the indigenous Papuans of Indonesia's Merauke regency about a major "food estate" project.
The Agric Minister-designate of Ghana says the sector under the current administration will pursue foreign investments in a bid to increase production.
The Philippine Embassy’s agricultural counsellor is looking at working on an agreement in the area of food security with the UAE government
- Filipino Times
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26 January 2017
Privately-owned Algerian dairy company Tifralait and American International Agriculture Group (AIAG) will set up a joint venture to develop projects over an area of 25,000 hectares covering cereals, potato, fertilizers, dairy and cattle feed.
Concerning JICA’s attempt to suppress Mozambican peasant leaders and CSO representative visiting Japan
- Africa Japan Forum et al.
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24 January 2017
There are 196 Saudis investing in the agricultural sector in Sudan and they basically focus on wheat, corn and feed.
- Asharq Al-Awsat
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24 January 2017
The controversy surrounding palm oil cultivation involving agricultural trading company Olam International has intensified over the last two months.
- African Business Magazine
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24 January 2017
According to a POSCO Daewoo official, Sunday, Korea's largest trading affiliate under POSCO group has secured construction and investment approval from the Myanmar government to build a rice processing complex (RPC) in Twante.
- Korea Times
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22 January 2017
Afro-Colombian human rights activist Emilsen Manyoma, an outspoken critic of the displacement of local communities by international agribusiness interests, is the latest victim in a wave of attacks against human rights defenders.
FAO expert says it would be wrong to conclude that investors’ interest in agriculture has vanished and developing countries and donors should do more to ensure responsible investment and confront domestic “land grabbers".
The China-backed sugar plantation is clearing land and forest, jeopardizing the survival of the indigenous Kuoy in Cambodia.
- Radio Free Asia
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17 January 2017
Land deals are implemented – and often initiated – by sub-national states which are in competition with each other to win major investments.
- The Conversation
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17 January 2017