The Special rapporteur on human rights defenders of the ACHPR expresses her concern on alleged judicial harassment and intimidation of activist defending the land rights of local communities in the context of the expansion of oil palm plantations in southwest Cameroon.
In the future the national holding "KazAgro" plans to set up similar funds with China and the United Kingdom.
"Out of 4.9 million hectares available in the country, only one million are cultivated. The rest is waiting for the Russians and other foreign investors who are willing to come to us," says Nicaraguan Deputy Foreign Minister
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2015
Iranian business is highly interested in realization of extraterritorial agricultural services, i.e. renting of agricultural lands in the territory of Ukraine, says Ambassador.
A new register of agricultural land will not be made public despite the Government's promise to provide more transparency over foreign investment in Australian farms.
Many large agricultural corporations, especially Italian (Cremonini, Granorolo) and Chinese (Rifa, CITIC, COFCO) have stirred up negotiations regarding the building of full-scale production facilities in Kazakhstan.
Advocacy group PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) today joined peasant and indigenous groups, land activists, and human rights campaigners in the region in marking the global Day of the Landless through a solidarity action in Jakarta.
The Middle Eastern kingdom needs hay for its 170,000 cows. So, it's buying up farmland for the water-chugging crop in the drought-stricken American Southwest.
The Chinese role in agriculture – in terms of business investment, technology transfer, demonstration efforts, training and more – is growing, and shaping perceptions.
Authorities in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have granted hundreds of long-term land leases called economic land concessions to foreign and domestic developers to set up rubber, sugar or other plantations or mining projects. A closer look at the issue
The Bunong say they never were warned their land would be taken and were not offered compensation before the land started to be cleared — two steps required under Cambodian law.
