Activists called Thursday for French conglomerate Bollore to return land, or compensate farmers, over disputed concessions for plantations in Cambodia and three African countries.
It is SEFE’s assessment that the Herakles project was simply a poorly conceived project, badly managed, in the wrong place.
The hard reality is that there is a sound business case to be made for commercial interests to aggressively attempt to control the very foundation of the food chain, the land itself.
On Thursday the 4th of June, people from Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and activists from the Conféderation Paysanne, will disrupt the AGM of the Bolloré group in Puteaux, outside Paris.
The policies promoted by the New Alliance facilitate the grabbing of land and other natural resources, further marginalize small-scale producers, and undermine the right to adequate food and nutrition
This briefing – covering Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania and Senegal – shows that some large companies involved in the New Alliance are already accused of taking part in land grabs in some countries
KfW, the German Development Bank on behalf of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, along with AgDevCo and Root Capital, announces the launch of the Lending for African Farming Company (LAFCo)
Varias prominentes agencias e instituciones de financiamiento para el desarrollo están brindando su apoyo a la compañía de agronegocios canadiense Feronia, acusada de acaparamiento de tierras y abusos de derechos humanos.
Several prominent development finance institutions are funding Feronia, a Canadian agribusiness company accused of land grabbing and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Borneo human rights organization files complaint alleging multiple breaches of RSPO standards by palm oil supplier PT. Swadaya Mukti Prakarsa (SMP) / First Resources.
India can ill-afford to be tainted by accusations of complicity in land deals that disadvantage the people of Africa given the role it sees for itself in promoting co-operation among countries in the south.
This study will analyse the shifts in land control unfolding in Cambodia, and their broader consequences.
