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From Asia to Africa: Tentacles of oil palm plantations are squeezing communities dry
- WRM
- 12 September 2022
As companies take over more community land, they also grab the water sources from them.
New farming project as Morocco pushes development in Western Sahara
- Arab Weekly
- 10 September 2022
Morocco is seeking investors for a $213 million agriculture project in Western Sahara that will establish farms on 5,200 ha for growing fruit, vegetables and animal feed.
A community of over 300 smallholder farmers conned as their land is sold to a local investor without their consent
- Witness Radio
- 09 September 2022
As foreign agribusinesses take over Kiryandongo communities’ fertile land, other local investors are also eyeing the remaining land occupied by the poor families in the southwestern district of Uganda to grab their land.
As a Cameroon palm oil firm gets RSPO certified, it’s also found in breach
- Mongabay
- 09 September 2022
Fresh controversy has emerged over the leading certification scheme for sustainable palm oil after a verification mission exposed ongoing issues around certified oil palm plantations in Cameroon.
Indonesian palm oil billionaire goes on trial
- Asia Sentinel
- 09 September 2022
A tycoon once named one of Indonesia’s richest has gone on trial for alleged corruption estimated to have cost the state the equivalent of US$5.25 billion and caused major environmental damage from the destruction of vast amounts of virgin forest for oil palm plantations.
Alberta MLA and Quebec MNA showing leadership on farmland ownership, says NFU
- NFU
- 09 September 2022
Canada's National Farmers Union applauds the efforts by two provincial members of parliament tabled in their respective provincial legislatures this spring and attempt to curb farmland grabbing by powerful financial actors.
‘The Grab’ review: Exposing a nearly invisible conspiracy to control the world’s food and water
- Variety
- 08 September 2022
Film maker Gabriela Cowperthwaite uncovers a massive global scheme to gobble up resources, pairing with the Center for Investigative Reporting to bring these shadowy operations to light.
New Forests launches New Agriculture to buy global farmland
- Farm Online
- 07 September 2022
The $8.7 billion Sydney-based global investor and manager of nature-based property assets has formed New Agriculture to build a much bigger portfolio of agriculture assets.
We need a movement to take pensions out of financial markets
- GRAIN
- 02 September 2022
Conversations held with activists from around the world in May and June webinars of 2022 make clear the need for a movement to take pensions out of financial markets - including land grabs!
Brazil: Time to end the ravages of industrial agriculture in the Cerrado and the Amazon
- Oakland Institute
- 01 September 2022
As the climate emergency gets more acute and devastating everyday, we can’t waste more time waiting for the decisive actions required to end the ravages caused by industrial agriculture in Brazil.
Angola: Minister calls for more Chinese investment
- LUSA
- 01 September 2022
Angola wants more Chinese investors to grow agricultural products in the African country that can be exported to China, says Angola’s minister for economy and planning.
Farming out: China's overseas food security quest
- NIkkei
- 01 September 2022
As the Ukraine war sparks shortages, China looks to invest abroad to secure food supplies