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Brazilian multinationals accused of 'slave labour' in Angola
- Africa Review
- 19 Mar 2014
Odebrecht notified by the Brazilian Public ministry of allegations of slave labour conditions at its 32,000 ha Biocom sugarcane operation.
“Global efforts to curb deforestation are failing”: The Palangka Raya declaration on deforestation and the rights of forest peoples
- REDD-Monitor
- 19 Mar 2014
Last week representatives of communities, indigenous peoples and NGOs met in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia to discuss deforestation and the rights of forest peoples.
Fire destroys 200 hectares of Sime Darby's Liberia plantation
- Reuters
- 19 Mar 2014
Workers at the Bomi plantation, who requested anonymity, said the blaze was started by suspected arsonists and had blazed for about two weeks before being brought under control.
German agriculture boss endorses foreign investment in African farming
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 19 Mar 2014
Amatheon has already invested €30m in farming projects in Zambia and Uganda, and plans to spend an additional €350m in the coming two years in other African countries, such as Ghana and Mozambique.
PepsiCo enacting a new land policy
- AP
- 19 Mar 2014
PepsiCo enacting policy that will have zero tolerance for land grabs by agricultural suppliers.
FG plans $75bn oil mill, plantation investment expansion in Edo State, NIgeria
- This Day
- 18 Mar 2014
Governor of Edo State announces allocation of another 20,000 ha of land to SOCFIN's Okomu Oil Palm Plc and 50,000 hectares of land to Dangote Group for rice production.
China to cooperate with Crimea after situation stabilizes
- ITAR-TASS
- 18 Mar 2014
China has plans to lease about 10,000 hectares of agricultural land in Crimea, says Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
Saudi must look east for grains
- food-navigator
- 18 Mar 2014
Saudi food firms have invested in Sudan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, but their respective political situations have forced investors to look for alternatives, with Pakistan and Australia looking to be a good fit.
Ningxia Province to invest in rice production at Weta
- Diamond Radio
- 17 Mar 2014
Under an agreement between the Volta Regional Coordinating Council and China's Ningxia Province, the Ningxia Agricultural Development Group will begin investing in 100 hectares acquired at the irrigation site.
Burst and bubble: the scramble for Africa’s land, who benefits?
- Joy Online
- 17 Mar 2014
Where the culprits were largely governments and authoritative bodies, now multinational governments are working with these entities to take lands and deprive local communities of critical resources.
Land grabbing for agriculture is causing conflict in southern, Sierra Leone
- Development Diary
- 17 Mar 2014
Farmers say Socfin Agricultural Company's plantation causes instability, fear, mistrust, poverty, and violence.
Govt to assess land concession viability
- Vientiane Times
- 17 Mar 2014
The Lao government has approved hundreds of thousands of hectares in concessions, but has yet to identify how many hectares of land investors have already used or whether they have followed their original proposals.