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Malaysian company to invest in Pakistan’s palm oil sector
- Business Recorder
- 22 July 2013
FELDA proposes that the Pakistan government provide it with 30,000 ha for oil palms to help the country balance its surging imports of palm oil from Malaysia.
Philippines is third-largest ‘seller’ of farmlands to foreigners
- Business Mirror
- 21 July 2013
Despite its prohibition on the foreign ownership of land, the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with the largest tracts of farmland that were ceded to foreigners globally, according to the 2013 WTO Report.
Guyana a potential, new agricultural investment hotspot for Middle East investors
- Guyana Chronicle
- 21 July 2013
The Ajeenkya D Y Patil Group of India has signed an MoU with the Government of Guyana for 65,000 ha in the Canje Basin, to be used for agriculture-related projects.
Sifca to invest $417 million in West Africa palm-oil expansion
- Bloomberg
- 21 July 2013
Sifca Group, which owns Africa’s biggest palm-oil refinery located in Ivory Coast, said it plans to spend $417 million in the next five years on plantations and factories in Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia.
PHL is third-largest ‘seller’ of farmlands to foreigners
- Business Mirror
- 21 July 2013
DESPITE its prohibition on the foreign ownership of land, the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with the largest tracts of farmland that were ceded to foreigners globally, according to the 2013 World Trade Organization (WTO) Report.
Law suspending sale of agriculture land to foreigners to be challenged
- Civil Georgia
- 20 July 2013
A new law suspending sale of agriculture land to foreigners till end of 2014 in Georgia will be challenged by Transparency International.
Georgia bans selling farm land to foreigners
- Eurasianet
- 19 July 2013
In what seems like a drastic reversal of policy, Georgia on July 19 placed a ban on selling agricultural land to foreign nationals.
Are US and UK 'turning a blind eye' as Ethiopia uproots natives?
- CSM
- 19 July 2013
California think tank issues double-barreled report alleging Washington, London are willfully ignoring gross violations.
Blumberg grain executes letter of intent to expand its agricultural investments to Nigeria with $250 million commitment
- Miami Herald
- 18 July 2013
Miami-based company's investment deal includes the acquisition of farmland and establishment of private farms. Similar deal signed the previous week with Ghana.
Indonesia's palm oil industry rife with human-rights abuses
- Bloomberg
- 18 July 2013
Among the estimated 3.7 million workers in the industry are thousands of child laborers and workers who face dangerous and abusive conditions. Debt bondage is common, and traffickers who prey on victims face few, if any, sanctions from business or government officials.
The global land rush: Markets, rights, and the politics of food
- SSRN
- 18 July 2013
Frameworks that emphasize procedural safeguards to protect land users’ rights are ineffective at contesting the power dynamics at play in land transactions.
Chinese market for beef soaring; companies after overseas farms and processors
- MercoPress
- 17 July 2013
Chinese meat firms are looking abroad to scout for potential acquisition targets among beef farmers and processors.