Palm oil producer Socfin systematically excludes parts of their plantations from certification. This way, they do receive the RSPO certificate, while large parts of their plantations do not meet the environmental and social requirements, analysis by Milieudefensie shows.

An investigation by Mongabay, The Gecko Project and BBC News found villagers across Indonesia gave up their land to corporations in exchange for a share of the palm oil boom but have been left with empty promises. Tom Walker, head of research at The Gecko Project, argues that increasing transparency, accountability and investigations of errant companies are critical steps that could be taken to solve the problem.

Analisa dari Milieudefensie menemukan bahwa Perusahaan Sawit Socfin secara sistematis menyembunyikan sebagian dari perkebunan mereka dari sertifikasi. Dengan cara ini mereka berhasil menerima sertifikat RSPO, sementara sebagian besar perkebunan mereka tidak memenuhi persyaratan lingkungan dan sosial

Une filiale du groupe américain Fayus Inc. a entamé l’installation d’une plantation de palmier à huile sur une ferme de 3 000 hectares située dans la zone de gouvernement local d’Owan Est de l’Etat d’Edo.

One year into the war, a new report reveals how oligarchs and financial interests are expanding control over Ukraine’s agricultural land with help and financing from Western financial institutions.

Some corporate farms in rural Arizona are pumping millions of gallons of water out of the ground, turning a dry desert into green farmland.

It seems that companies are readying their joint ventures in anticipation of the approval of Charter Change under the current administration of the Government of the Philippines.

A l’occasion du Salon de l’agriculture, l’association Les Amis de la Terre France dénonce l’accaparement des terres agricoles et appelle à plafonner le nombre d’hectares contrôlables par les multinationales et les « agri-managers ».

On Dec. 1, 2022, a French court ordered Socfin to share minutes from board meetings held over the last four years with the 145 Cameroonian plaintiffs, pointing out that the Bolloré group may have actual control over the firm

Au Maroc, le producteur espagnol de fruits Daifressh vient de réaliser l’achat de deux sites totalisant une superficie de 140 hectares pour la culture de myrtilles (105 ha) et framboises (35 ha)

El responsable de Economía Agraria de COAG insiste en la necesidad de que se regule la entrada de estos fondos, para que la alimentación no esté sujeta a la especulación, ni en manos de estos fondos, que, al marcharse, pueden terminar con sectores completos de producción.

IDB Invest provided Agrovision, a US-based vertically-integrated producer and exporter of superfruits, a revolving credit line of up to $20 million to cover its blueberry production cycle in Latin America and the Caribbean, and support its growth in Peru and Mexico.