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Wall Street investors buying up farmland
- DesMoines Register
- 15 September 2015
Investors have turned to farmland as part of a sweeping push into physical assets — everything from lumber, hotels and apartments to parking meters, bridges and highways.
Accaparement des terres: une convergence d'actions pour eradiquer le mal!
- Droit Libre TV
- 13 September 2015
Les organisations et associations de lutte contre les accaparements de terre des pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest ont décidé de faire lutte commune contre la mainmise des entreprises et des gouvernements sur ces ressources naturelles.
Edo State sets aside 300,000 ha of land for investment
- Agro Nigeria
- 11 September 2015
The Edo State government has articulated a policy that allows investors to own government lands irrespective of the size for about 200 thousand naira.
Que font les riches familles belges d'AB InBev avec leur argent ?
- Trends
- 11 September 2015
AB InBev est actionnaire du Natural Resources Value Fund, une sicav luxembourgeoise qui a acheté 10.000 hectares de terres agricoles et de forêts en Roumanie.
Millionaire investors buying up farm lands
- The National
- 11 September 2015
Some prominent Nigerians, including wealthy foreign investors, are purchasing huge tracts of land for farming with projects worth millions of naira
Intensification de la répression sur la plantation Socfin Agricultural Company contrôlée par Bolloré
- ReAct
- 11 September 2015
Arrestation de 7 membres de l'association MALOA en Sierra Leone
Chinese company introduces modern farming technology into Angola
- Xinhua
- 10 September 2015
CITIC is negotiating with the Angolan government to open another 30,000-hectare farm in the central Bie province to plant rice with financial support of Chinese banks.
Une compagnie chinoise introduit des technologies agricoles modernes en Angola
- Xinhua
- 10 September 2015
Citic Construction gère deux fermes en Angola, chacune large de 10.000 hectares dans les provinces d'Uige et de Malanje, qui servent désormais de modèle de développement du secteur agricole en Angola.
Bladex leads $102 million secured loan for Ecuador agri-company Favorita
- TEF
- 09 September 2015
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior has arranged a loan for companies of Ecuadorian agribusiness conglomerate with diversified business activities in banana plantations, dairy, and fertilisers.
Following the money: an advocate’s guide to securing accountability for agricultural investments
- IIED
- 09 September 2015
This guide is for organisations and individuals working to support communities whose land rights, lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by agricultural investments.
U.S. property agents cater to Chinese buyers of farmland
- ECNS
- 09 September 2015
In the past four years, farmland agent Minor Taylor has sold more than 50,000 acres of Texas farmland to Chinese buyers.
Colombia: NGOs allege palm company Poligrow has contributed to forced displacement & land grabbing; opponents have received death threats
- BHRRC
- 09 September 2015
Poligrow did not respond saying that they cannot issue a public statement pending resolution of a lawsuit against the authors of the allegations.