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Gambia set to sign MOU with Chinese agriculture firm
- Daily Observer
- 27 April 2015
The Government of The Gambia and Zoeve Seed Company sign MOU on a farming project that will commence with 1000 hectares for rice production.
#NoLandNoLife Groups vow to further advance struggle for genuine agrarian reform
- 27 April 2015
Amid massive land grabbing, land-use conversions and plunder of natural resources in the region by foreign and local investors, peasant organizations and land reform advocates vowed to further advance the struggle for genuine agrarian reform at a recently concluded two-day conference here.
Indigenous people occupy Brazil's legislature, protesting bill's violation of land rights
- TruthOut
- 25 April 2015
"Behind the impetus for this law are the interests of Monsanto, Nestlé, Syngenta, Cargill and other corporations that want to take our lands."
Mapping Cambodia's land concession
- LICADHO
- 25 April 2015
LICADHO, a Cambodian human rights group is releasing its land concession dataset and renewing its call for the government to fully disclose all concessions.
Call for lease of state-owned land in Dzumajlija
- Republika
- 24 April 2015
14 foreign companies submitted letters of interest at a public call to lease the 4,435 hectares of farmland owned by Macedonia's state company Dzumajlija.
“Advance the struggle for genuine agrarian reform in Asia,” says APC
- APC
- 24 April 2015
Landlessness in Asia has worsened due to massive land grabbing, land-use conversions and plunders of natural resources carried out by private investors (domestic or foreign).
Africa and Asia farmers protest 'land grab'
- Times Live
- 22 April 2015
Farmers in Africa and Asia on Wednesday announced in a statement a string of protests over a holding company Socfin Bollore's "landgrab" in their areas.
Green tape could kill Ord farm
- West Australian
- 22 April 2015
A Chinese company developing farm land in the Ord River area has warned it will not proceed with the project under a raft of conditions set out by Australia's environmental watchdog.
Republic of Congo to promote foreign investment in agriculture
- UNCTAD
- 22 April 2015
The country will undertake substantial reforms to its investment policy framework in order to attract and benefit more from FDI and promote agricultural development, according to an UNCTAD policy review.
Brazilian agribusiness pushes for reversal of foreign purchase ban
- Agrimoney
- 22 April 2015
The Sociedade Rural Brasileira (SRB), which represents large- and medium-scale farmers, has opened a legal battle to open up land purchases to foreign commercial investors.
Peasant farmers launch series of occupations on Socfin’s plantations
- ReAct
- 22 April 2015
Peasant farmers deprived of their lands launch a series of occupations on Socfin’s plantations in Cameroon, Liberia, Cambodia and Côte d’Ivoire from now until the annual shareholder meetings of the Socfin group (27 May) and the Bolloré group (4 June).
Guyana firm taps equity markets to build fish, plant farm; eyes eventual strategic sale
- Undercurrent
- 21 April 2015
Spinoff of US-based emerging market project developer CARANA Corp plans to eventually operate plant and fish farms on 6,000 acres.