Cambodian authorities have taken back thousands of hectares of land concessions from eight private companies, in order to create a national park
Chinese investors are eying the potential of multi-million dollar investments in banana and other tropical fruit plantation projects in Saravan province, according to the provincial deputy governor.
- Vientiane Times
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29 September 2014
UNAC espera que a Conferência International Camponesa sobre Terra seja um espaço de partilha de pautas de luta e formas de resistência, com o objectivo de realçar e fortificar a luta dos camponeses a nível mundial pela reforma agrária e soberania alimentar
Indonesia’s attractiveness for being the preferred destination of Malaysian oil palm planters has been shaken by reports of the country’s plan for a plantation bill that will limit foreign ownership to 30% from the present 95%.
- The Star
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27 September 2014
Discussion paper for the workshop ‘Mapping the State of Play on the Global Food Landscape’ Waterloo, 25-27 September 2014.
Au moins trois gros fonds d’investissement, aux États-Unis, ont entrepris de récupérer une grande partie de leur mise foncière agricole.
- La Terre
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25 September 2014
Ce reportage a été réalisé à Mbomboye, un village sénégalais où presque toutes les terres culivables ont été cédées à des multinationales, investisseurs au détriment des paysans.
- Oeildafrik
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25 September 2014
Officials from Hassad Food arrived in Turkey to make investments aiming to slake the country’s basic agricultural requirements as the small peninsula lacks sufficient arable land
- Daily Sabah
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24 September 2014
Des sociétés étrangères ont signé plus de 60 accords représentant 4 millions d'hectares pour développer des plantations de palmiers à huile en Afrique, selon GRAIN.
Over the past fifteen years, foreign companies have signed over 60 deals covering nearly 4 million hectares in central and western Africa for the development of oil palm plantations, reports GRAIN.
The latest fast-buck fad for high-roller investment trusts, hedge funds and venture capital speculators is "farming."
- AlterNet
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24 September 2014
Video by Alfredo Bini explores the phenomenon of land grabs through the eyes of foreign investors, governments and the people on the land.
- Grassroots International
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24 September 2014