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Farmers’ group doubts benefits of oil palm plantation in Davao
- Davao Today
- 19 June 2014
Philippines farmers' group says proposed 50,000 ha oil palm plantations will profit businessmen at the expense of farmers.
Amaechi, Mexican farmer in shady banana plantation deal…MOSOP screams ‘fraud’
- Naija Standard
- 18 June 2014
The Movement for The Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) says Rivers State Government fraudulently acquired over 2,000 ha of Ogoni farmlands and handed them to a Mexican farmer for a banana plantation.
We harvest–you profit: Investors and locals get a raw deal from African Land Ltd.
- Oakland Institue
- 18 June 2014
UK-based company uses the idea of helping African communities, together with deception around yields and profits, to lure investors–including retired individuals–into handing over their life savings.
Cocoa deficit may nurture new sector to invest in
- Agrimoney
- 18 June 2014
"Significant" large-scale plantation projects are said to be in development in Indonesia, the Philippines and West Africa.
Apply now for investigative grants on land grabbing in Africa
- GIC & FAIR
- 18 June 2014
The Gravitazz Continental Intiative and the Forum for African Investigative Reporters are offering fellowships to feature writers across Africa, who wish to undertake an investigation into underreported land transactions.
China will profit from feeding the world’s appetite
- CIC
- 18 June 2014
Farmland investments are outperforming stocks and investors are noticing, says Ding Xuedong, CEO of the China Investment Corporation
NGOs blame Berlin for feeding big business land grabs
- EurActiv
- 17 June 2014
NGOs in Germany accuse the public development agency DEG of promoting land grabbing in developing and newly industrialised countries and blames the German government for not taking the issue seriously.
Land grabber's paradise: Cameroonian environmentalist faces trial
- GRAIN et al
- 17 June 2014
GRAIN, the Oakland Institute and the World Rainforest Movement call on Herakles and the Cameroonian government to drop all charges against Nasako Besingi and his fellow activists and instead engage in good faith with local communities seeking to defend their lands.
Chinese investors treated badly - expert
- NZ Herald
- 17 June 2014
"There is a big Swiss company buying up 5 per cent of our pastoral land. Japan and Australia both have invested plenty in New Zealand land and the northern Europeans are buying farms in the South Island. But do we hear anything about that?"
Papua New Guinea landowners win lands back from Malaysian palm oil plantation
- CorpWatch
- 17 June 2014
PNG court revokes two 99 year land titles awarded to Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) of Malaysia following complaints of land grabbing by customary landowners in Collingwood Bay, Oro province.
Qatari Government buys up 14,000 hectares of prime South Australian farmland
- The Australian
- 17 June 2014
Over the past few years Hassad Australia has amassed a property portfolio of 14 major wheat and sheep farms or clusters of properties across four states, covering 287,000ha.
Não ao ProSavana - A luta continua
- Não ao ProSavana
- 16 June 2014
New video from the "No to ProSAVANA" campaign, with English subtitles.