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Karuturi fights receivers over property auction
- The Standard
- 15 October 2021
Cash-strapped Karuturi Flowers in Naivasha is back in court in a bid to stop receiver managers from auctioning its property over Sh1.8 billion debt
Podcast: Who benefits from resource extraction in DRC?
- Mongabay
- 14 October 2021
Anuradha Mittal, executive director of the Oakland Institute, talks about the Western investors profiting off of oil palm plantations accused of human rights violations and environmental abuses.
Grandes Transacciones de Tierras del noreste Brasileño
- Land Matrix
- 14 October 2021
Se resalta el control de territorios en el Noreste de Brasil con un enfoque especial en la multidimensionalidad del proceso en esta región. Si bien el agronegocio es el foco principal, se instalan y renuevan otras formas de explotación predatoria, siempre con la aprobación y apoyo del Estado.
Hungary backs down from Slovak land acquisition plan after fiery criticism
- Hungary Today
- 14 October 2021
The Hungarian government has officially canceled its plan to set up a EUR 400 million private equity fund to purchase farmland in the Central European region, including Slovakia, due to serious political tensions.
Uganda: A decade of land grabs with impunity
- Ugandan Land Defenders
- 14 October 2021
A Chinese company is now grabbing land in Mubende district that is owned by imprisoned defenders and that is used by the elderly.
People in Laos oppose leasing lands to Chinese farmers
- ANI
- 14 October 2021
Local farmers want the NAMPheung company to stop leasing at least 180 hectares of land in Ngeun district to Chinese farmers to grow watermelons.
The soya curse: Is Ukraine facing the same fate as the Amazon?
- Open Democracy
- 14 October 2021
The EU is trying to move soya production from Brazil to eastern Europe where big conglomerates are buying up fertile land in the country, depleting soils, planting illegal GMOs and polluting fresh water sources.
Politically connected firm seeks to profit as Indonesian government cuts down orangutan habitat
- The Gecko Project
- 14 October 2021
The Indonesian government has stripped back rules protecting the environment to expedite a plan to ramp up food production through a “food estate” programme. A firm run by allies of the Minister of Defence has positioned itself to profit from the programme and is seeking $2 billion in investment.
What happened to land grabs in Africa?
- Africa is a Country
- 13 October 2021
More than a decade since the surge in large-scale land acquisitions worldwide, many land deals remain in limbo. They nonetheless have far-reaching consequences for those who depend on land as foundational to life.
Droits humains et environnement: les Belges veulent responsabiliser les entreprises
- Le Soir
- 13 October 2021
86 % des citoyens interrogés par le CNCD-11.11.11 et European Coalition for Corporate Justice sont d’accord avec l’idée que les entreprises devraient être légalement obligées de s’assurer qu’elles ne sont pas impliquées dans des violations des droits humains telles que le travail forcé ou l’accaparement de terres.
Adenia Partners acquiert une part majoritaire dans une entreprise floricole au Kenya
- Agence Ecofin
- 13 October 2021
La firme de private equity a acquis une part majoritaire au capital d’Altilands SA, la société qui contrôle le producteur kényan de roses haut de gamme, Red Lands Roses, pour accélérer son expansion à travers l’acquisition de 20 hectares
Comment l'agriculture africaine stimulera la sécurité alimentaire et protéique mondiale - Alan Kessler
- AAMN
- 12 October 2021
En commençant par le développement initial d'une ferme au Sénégal, African Agriculture, une entreprise basée aux États-Unis et axée sur l'Afrique, s'est lancée dans un voyage pour fournir des protéines au monde.