La silence du groupe SOCFIN a mené à une nouvelle série de mobilisations dans les différents pays dès le mois d’Avril 2015, qui se sont achevées par des actions lors des assemblées générales du groupe Socfin puis Bolloré.
La concentration des terres dans les mains de grands groupes explose, notamment en Europe, au détriment des petits agriculteurs. Comment réformer un modèle aux airs d’agrobusiness ?
On pourrait assister à une installation sans esclandres de la société Senhuile dans la commune de Fass Ngom où elle vient d’acquérir 5 000 ha.
- Le Quotidien
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29 September 2015
Australia’s rural farming sector is witnessing a spurt in Chinese investments, backed by high expectations of the upcoming free trade agreement with China.
- International Business Times
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29 September 2015
George Soros participates in $500 million capitalisation of new firm, Tunbridge Partners, that will invest in "real assets" in timber and agriculture.
Cargill Inc said on Monday that it will spin off Black River Asset Management LLC and split the hedge fund arm into three separate employee-owned firms. The subsidiary owns farms in Colombia, covering over 120,000 acres.
- Reuters
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29 September 2015
The charges brought against the human rights defenders relate to a food security workshop that the they were due to attend in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2015.
- Front Line Defenders
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29 September 2015
« Notre pays dispose d'un million d'hectares de terres arables et d'un plan d'affectation des terres », selon l'ambassadeur Haut représentant du Gabon en France, Ngoyo Moussavou.
- Mediapart
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28 September 2015
Chinese investors have spent $120 million in the last two months buying rural properties across Australia and the signs are that the buying spree is only the beginning, with more than $1 billion worth of deals in play.
- Financial Review
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28 September 2015
Olam International Ltd., a commodity trader controlled by Singapore's investment company, plans to more than double coffee-plantation acreage in Africa to improve quality control on the continent.
- Bloomberg
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28 September 2015
This video looks into the scale, drivers and impacts of the global rush for land. In this video we hear from indigenous peoples from Asia, Latin America and Africa who have first hand experience of the impacts of land grabs.
- Life Mosaic
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28 September 2015
Rollex, an agriculture division of UK-based Lonrho, has more than 150 farmers under its contract scheme and also runs its own farms.