German airline Lufthansa in talks with several investment firms about taking on management of a private equity fund that will invest into farmland in Cameroon and Eastern Europe to grow oil crops.
Taking aim at one of the less-traveled areas of private equity, Agriculture Capital Management is targeting $250 million for a debut fund called ACM Permanent Crops.
The ProSavana agriculture programme is causing environmental degradation and the near extinction of indigenous communities in the savannah regions of northern Mozambique.
En Villa Ygatimi, Canindejú, realizaron desmontes de área boscosa nativa por medio de la quema.
Au Mali, une grande marche était prévue mardi pour protester contre l’accaparement des terres mais au dernier moment, les autorités ont décidé de l’interdire. RFI était sur place.
Some experts say that the Chinese engagement in African agriculture is still in the exploratory stage.
- All About Feed
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03 September 2014
Georgian government signs MOU with Chinese counterparts for $20-25 million investments in the agricultural sector in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
- Georgia
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03 September 2014
Global Witness is urging Papua New Guinea to block a bid by one of Malaysia’s biggest logging companies, Rimbunan Hijau, to renew a license that permits it to flatten over 40,000 hectares of tropical rainforest in order to grow oil palm.
- Global Witness
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03 September 2014
Le gouvernement du Québec n’a pas l’intention de créer une société publique qui participerait aux transactions foncières relatives aux terres agricoles du Québec.
- Journal de Montréal
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02 September 2014
AP Pension, the €16 billion Danish pension fund, has now invested €40 million into local farms representing half of its farmland allocation for the year.
DGC Asset Management, a UK-based agriculture investment company, is launching its first farmland investment vehicle, offering investments into US-based blueberry farms, next month.
La Convergence malienne contre les accaparements de terres et l’Union des associations et coordinations d’association pour le développement et la défense des droits des démunis organisent aujourd'hui une marche pour la justice et les droits fonciers
- UACDDDD
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02 September 2014
