Shock waves are running down the spine of judges and lawyers in Limbe and Buea following a leak of a letter written by Herakles Farms to the Presidency requesting that it intervene in pending Court Cases against the company.
- Cameroon Journal
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09 November 2015
About a hundred farmers and indigenous peoples voiced out their opposition to the expansion of oil palm plantations in Philippines with nine companies from Malaysia and Indonesia, have signaled their intention to invest in Mindanao.
- Bulatlat
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05 November 2015
CDC Group plc, the UK Government's Development Finance Institution, has expressed its intention to lead the Offering with a minimum US$10 million investment.
- Marketwired
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05 November 2015
Groups urge World Bank President to act swiftly to ensure the release and safety of Ethiopian land and environmental activist who worked for the Bank as a transaltor for its Inspection Panel in Ethiopia
Farmers and indigenous people nationwide protested in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to denounce the plans to convert one million hectares of land into palm oil plantations.
- InterAksyon
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04 November 2015
Zambia is currently experiencing a rise in land-based investments by local and foreign investors.
Over the past decade, rural Malawians have witnessed a surge in large-scale land acquisitions for commercial agriculture that threaten their access, control and ownership of customary land.
Nasako Besingi de l’ONG SEFE a été condamné ce jour par le tribunal de Mundemba. Il faisait l’objet d’une série de plaintes pour diffamation introduites par la société SGSOC, une filière de la société américaine Herakles Farms
Nasako Besingi of the NGO Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) was sentenced today for defamation by the SGSOC Company, a subsidiary of Herakles Farms of the US.
Over the past couple of decades, China has embraced trade agreements that oblige it to import foods and implemented policies that favour the development of larger farms and massive agribusiness and food corporations.
A technical guide on safeguarding land tenure rights in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.
As with previous moments of enclosure and commercialisation, Africa’s recent land rush is already sparking resistance and counter-movements.
- The Zimbabwean
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02 November 2015