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Une caravane pour la terre, l’eau et les semences va mobiliser l’Afrique de l’Ouest
- FIAN
- 26 January 2016
Une caravane de la Convergence globale des luttes pour la terre et l’eau traversera Afrique de l’Ouest pendant le mois de mars
Land grabbing and violations of human rights in Ethiopia
- Finfinne Tribune
- 26 January 2016
Analytical evaluation of effect of current land grabbing policy indicates destabilization of livelihood assets of rural communities of Oromia and Southern Ethiopia.
Comida ‘made in China’
- Palabre-Ando
- 26 January 2016
La expansión agraria de la China avanza con tres estrategias. La primera, muy conocida, es la política de control de tierras en terceros países.
Cargill subsidiary Black River spins off private equity firm
- Reuters
- 26 January 2016
Cargill Inc subsidiary Black River Asset Management LLC announced on Monday the spinoff of a private equity firm focused on food and agriculture, including farmland investments.
Statement of solidarity with UNAC representatives in response to threats and attacks committed by JICA-hired MAJOL consultancy firm representative
- 25 January 2016
support letter by members of the international “No! to ProSAVANA” campaign and of the “International Network of those Affected by Vale” to UNAC (União Nacional de Camponeses) in response to the threats and attempted physical attacks they suffered on 11 January 2016.
Declaração de Solidariedade aos Representantes da UNAC diante das Ameaças e Agressões proferidas pelo Representante da empresa de consultoria MAJOL, contratada pela JICA
- 25 January 2016
Carta dos movimentos sociais do Brasil integrantes da Campanha Internacional “Não ao ProSavana” e da Articulação Internacional dos Atingidos pela Vale
公開質問状　プロサバンナ事業における「市民社会の関与プロジェクト」及び JICA契約現地企業MAJOL社について
- 25 January 2016
posted by: Mozambiquekaihatsu published: January 25 2016
Sénégal : Des terres dépossedées au profit des riches
- Sud Online
- 25 January 2016
La réforme foncière en cours au Sénégal cherche à doter le pays d’un outil qui puisse préserver la paix sociale de manière durable, en évitant certains pièges qui risquent de précipiter les terres entre les mains de l’agrobusiness.
Israël veut s’approprier des terres agricoles en Cisjordanie
- Medias-Presse-Info
- 24 January 2016
Le gouvernement israélien est sur le point de déclarer « terres d’État » 150 hectares de terres situées près de la ville palestinienne de Jéricho en Cisjordanie.
Preliminary analysis of the JICA primary documents
- No! to Landgrab, Japan
- 24 January 2016
Japanese groups assess the JICA contracts with the ‘Communications Strategy’ consultants and the ProSAVANA Master Plan (MP) Japanese consultant reports
Poland: State ag land sales to be suspended
- USDA FAS
- 22 January 2016
Polish Ministry of Agriculture proposes new legislation suspending for 5 years sales of the state owned agricultural land. The proposed legislation aims to strengthen the protection of agricultural land in Poland from speculative purchases by domestic and foreign buyers
Haiti’s fraudulent presidential frontrunner seizes land for his own banana republic
- OWAP
- 22 January 2016
Farmers remain homeless and out of work while the land grabbed by the company Jovenel Moïse founded, Agritrans, now hosts a private banana plantation.