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In Colombia, a palm oil boom with roots in conflict
- Washington Post
- 30 December 2014
A mounting body of evidence has shown that the industry has benefited from the violence surrounding the country’s longstanding civil war.
Addressing the human rights impacts of land grabbing
- European Parliament
- 26 December 2014
This Study from the European Parliament discusses the human rights issues raised by large-scale land deals for plantation agriculture (‘land grabbing’) in low and middle-income countries.
Palawan palm oil presence likely to grow, industry rep denies harmful impact
- Mongabay
- 23 December 2014
Plans to convert eight million hectares of land for palm oil production on Palawan island in the Philippines have been met with opposition from environmental and social advocacy groups, with a petition to cease development sent to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights by an anti-palm oil expansion group.
Advocacy group lashes out against palm oil expansion on Philippine island
- Mongabay
- 23 December 2014
The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary announce intention to convert eight million hectares of land to oil palm cultivation across the Philippines, including the island of Palawan. The announcement has proved controversial.
Policy Charter of the VI ADECRU General Assembly – 2014
- ADECRU
- 23 December 2014
ADECRU denounces the concession of large tracts of land to Portucel, Lúrio Green and other companies without the least consultation with affected communities.
Goodfellow takes on China role
- The Land
- 22 December 2014
Agribusiness executive David Goodfellow is heading up a project for Zhejiang RIFA Holding Group to build an Australian livestock property portfolio of similar scale to Macquarie Bank's big Paraway Pastoral business.
Collingwood Bay communities take on threat of mining after SABL land grab victory
- PNG Mine Watch
- 22 December 2014
Communities in the Collingwood Bay area of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea are fighting plans for mining on their customary land after winning a court victory against illegal leases for logging and oil palm held by Malaysia's KLK.
Japan’s farmers brace for change
- WSJ
- 21 December 2014
“There are foreign investors that would like to own their own land and bring products out under their own brand, if only investment companies were permitted,” says CEO of Mitsui.
Timika: local leader revokes PT Pusaka Agro Lestari’s plantation permit
- Awas Mifee
- 21 December 2014
A Noble Agri subsidiary oil palm plantation in Papua, PT Pusaka Agro Lestari's permit has been revoked by local government following several complaints by local civil and religious leaders about negative effects of PT PAL’s plantation on Kamoro people in Mimika Regency.
Conference Report: Agricultural investment, gender and land in Africa - Towards inclusive, equitable and socially responsible investment
- PLAAS
- 20 December 2014
The conference promoted an open exchange of experiences and evidence-based knowledge on the implications of agricultural investments for rural livelihoods, gender relations and social differentiation.
FoodTank | 20 December 2014 What Happened to the Biggest Land Grab in Africa? Searching for ProSavana in Mozambique
- FoodTank
- 20 December 2014
What if you threw a lavish party for foreign investors, and no one came? By all accounts, that is what’s happening in Mozambique’s Nacala Corridor.
Foot-dragging on regional food production
- Stabroek News
- 19 December 2014
A group of potential investors from Trinidad and Tobago were in Guyana last week to scout local lands suitable for large-scale farming initiatives, as part of an MOU between the two countries signed last year.