The deadline for registration of foreign interests in agricultural land in Australia is fast approaching.
- Lexology
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25 February 2016
Farmers association says Bidco’s pronouncements fall flat, calls for a coalition to fight against company’s influence peddling
Des dizaines de citoyens et des représentants d’ONG belges ont labouré les parterres du groupe SOCFIN pour dénoncer la politique d’expansion agressive pratiquée par SOCFIN aux quatre coins du globe.
También el diputado de UNE criticó la "extranjerización" de la tierra al permitirse la venta de lotes a personas que no son oriundas de Argentina.
- LM Neuquén
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24 February 2016
Ernst Janovsky, head of agribusiness at Barclays Africa, says curbs on foreign land ownership in many countries are the biggest deterrent to attracting foreign capital.
- Bloomberg
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24 February 2016
A ten-part video series, called Territories of Life, tells the stories of indigenous groups who have challenged development on their land. It covers a range of issues, from the tactics developers use to acquire land to case studies of successful resistance.
- Mongabay
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23 February 2016
Ugandan farmers want the United Nations Development Programme to cut ties with Kenya’s Bidco and investigate it for alleged malpractices against Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian growers.
- The Nation
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23 February 2016
A 2015 report said Kachin, Myanmar's northernmost state bordering China, has the second largest number of land confiscations, fuelled by the outgoing semi-civilian government liberalisation policies that have driven up land prices and attract foreign and domestic investment.
Campesinos de Jocolí llevaron a la Legislatura el reclamo por el joven baleado por la policía mientras defendía su tierra.
- Eplicito Online
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23 February 2016
There are fresh calls for closer scrutiny of “who owns what” amid concerns baby formula and dairy product prices could soar after Treasurer Scott Morrison rubber-stamped the sale of Australia’s biggest dairy farm to Chinese business interests.
- Herald Sun
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23 February 2016
A Chinese investment firm has won approval to buy Australia's oldest dairy farm, making it the first overseas company to be subject to new rules aimed at ensuring foreign companies pay tax on their Australian earnings.
A Campanha Não ao Prosavana convida e apela a todos os movimentos para ampla mobilização, engajamento e organização de uma frente comum de resistência ao ProSavana.
- Não ao ProSavana
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23 February 2016