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Bidco vs Uganda’s farmers – Who do you believe?
- APO
- 25 February 2016
Farmers association says Bidco’s pronouncements fall flat, calls for a coalition to fight against company’s influence peddling
Farming on the continent alive with potential
- Bloomberg
- 24 February 2016
Ernst Janovsky, head of agribusiness at Barclays Africa, says curbs on foreign land ownership in many countries are the biggest deterrent to attracting foreign capital.
Video series aims to help indigenous groups defend against land grabbing
- Mongabay
- 23 February 2016
A ten-part video series, called Territories of Life, tells the stories of indigenous groups who have challenged development on their land. It covers a range of issues, from the tactics developers use to acquire land to case studies of successful resistance.
Ugandan farmers want to cut ties with Bidco
- The Nation
- 23 February 2016
Ugandan farmers want the United Nations Development Programme to cut ties with Kenya’s Bidco and investigate it for alleged malpractices against Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian growers.
Conflict and powerful companies stoke land disputes in Myanmar's Kachin
- Reuters
- 23 February 2016
A 2015 report said Kachin, Myanmar's northernmost state bordering China, has the second largest number of land confiscations, fuelled by the outgoing semi-civilian government liberalisation policies that have driven up land prices and attract foreign and domestic investment.
Concerns for milk supply after our Van Diemen’s Land Company sold to China business interests
- Herald Sun
- 23 February 2016
There are fresh calls for closer scrutiny of “who owns what” amid concerns baby formula and dairy product prices could soar after Treasurer Scott Morrison rubber-stamped the sale of Australia’s biggest dairy farm to Chinese business interests.
Chinese investor is first under new Australian tax rules
- Reuters
- 23 February 2016
A Chinese investment firm has won approval to buy Australia's oldest dairy farm, making it the first overseas company to be subject to new rules aimed at ensuring foreign companies pay tax on their Australian earnings.
No to ProSavana Campaign denounces irregularities in ProSavana dialogue
- Não ao ProSavana
- 23 February 2016
The No to ProSavana Campaign calls on peasant, environmental and social movements, civil society organisations, rural communities, and all citizens to mobilise and organise a united front of resistance against ProSavana.
Saudi Undersecretary of Ministry of Agriculture hails investment opportunities in Sudan
- Sudan Vision
- 22 February 2016
Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Jabir Al -Sugari has hailed the available investment opportunities and concessions in Sudan particularly in the agricultural and mineral fields and other spheres.
Ugandan farmers call on United Nations to sever ties with Bidco Africa
- BFA
- 22 February 2016
The Bugala Farmers Association has called on the UNDP to sever its ties with Bidco Africa, a Kenya-based edible oil producer accused of land-grabbing, human rights violations and environmental disasters in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
The Mahuzes (full movie)
- AwasMifee
- 20 February 2016
‘The Mahuzes’, a film about conflicts between indigenous people and agribusiness companies in Merauke, was released in Indonesian last year, and now it is available with English subtitles.
Chinese firm to build rice mill, research institute in Akwa Ibom
- The Nation
- 19 February 2016
Heilongjiang Hegang Sanjiang Plain Rice Group is embarking on a pilot production on 500 hectares of farmland, thereafter expanding to 10,000 hectares.