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Egypt plans to raise crops in sub-Saharan Africa
- AL-Monitor
- 03 August 2015
Egyptian officials say they are pursuing food security farming projects in the DR Congo and Sudan, where they have recently been allocated 1 million acres.
Singapore’s Black River sells stake in PH’s AgriNurture in $7.2m deal
- Deal Street Asia
- 02 August 2015
Singapore-listed firm Black River Capital Partners Food Fund Holdings Pte Ltd has sold most of its stake – pegged at $7.2 million (P331.2 million) – in the Philippine fruit and vegetables company AgriNurture Inc.
Palm oil company is accused of exploiting Liberia’s Ebola crisis
- New York Times
- 01 August 2015
Golden Veroleum has denied using the Ebola crisis to take advantage of Liberian communities but local officials and en disagree.
Californians, Chinese scooping up farmland in Washington state
- NBC News
- 31 July 2015
Farmers from drought-parched California are finding greener pastures in the Pacific Northwest -- and so are buyers from China.
Les investisseurs chinois sont friands de terres agricoles australiennes
- ABC
- 31 July 2015
Les investisseurs chinois s'intéressent surtout aux meilleures terres, notamment au bassin Murray-Darling, qui est la principale surface agricole d'Australie
Ukraine agribusiness firms in 'quiet land grab' with development finance
- Guardian
- 30 July 2015
Hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from World Bank’s private lending arm used to expand industrial farms amid mounting concern about local effects
Afrique : apprivoiser l’accaparement des terres
- Tribune
- 30 July 2015
Près de 80% des ménages ruraux dans les pays en développement dépendent de la terre pour nourrir leurs familles et assurer leur subsistance.
Call for spotlight on PNG land grab at APEC Forest meeting
- Radio NZ
- 29 July 2015
Papua New Guinea NGO ActNow! says 5 million ha were illegally acquired from traditional land holders and APEC Ministers need to know this.
Tchad : Djeralar Miankeol acquitté !
- PRNewswire
- 29 July 2015
Condamné à deux ans de prison ferme pour « outrage à magistrat », la Cour d'appel de Moundou a prononcé la relaxe inconditionnelle du défenseur des droits à la terre.
Shanghai Pengxin receive offers for 'legitimate' farm sale
- Stuff
- 28 July 2015
Bidders have made offers for what Shanghai Pengxin says is the "legitimate" sale of its dairy farms - the former Crafar farms - in south Waikato, New Zealand.
Senegal’s infamous agri-business project, Senhuile SA, on verge of shutdown?
- DTE
- 28 July 2015
A recent report states that Senhuile SA is facing protests from residents of surrounding villages due to allegations of land grabbing and other instances of mismanagement.
U.S. NCP final statement on the specific instance between CED and RELUFA and Herakles Farms' affiliate SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon in Cameroon
- US NCP
- 28 July 2015
This Final Statement concludes the Specific Instance submitted on June 13, 2013 by CED and RELUFA with regards to the alleged conduct of Herakles Farms’ affiliate SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC) in Cameroon.