Israeli and UAE firms sign MOU to tackle global agriculture challenges
- Jerusalem Post
- 16 August 2023
The proposed joint venture would bring together irrigation techniques and integrating digital tools into farming and landscaping projects.
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China firm plans ‘$12B’ smart-agri investment
- Phnom Penh Post
- 15 August 2023
A Chinese agricultural company has announced plans to invest “$12.7 billion” in the agriculture sector on 750,000 ha of land in four provinces in Cambodia along the Tonle Sap Lake: Battambang, Pursat, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom.
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Belgisch-Luxemburgse palmoliegroep in nauwe schoentjes na besteld onderzoek
- IPS
- 14 August 2023
Na verschillende terreinbezoeken aan plantages in Liberia en Kameroen, hebben onderzoekers aantijgingen bevestigd van seksuele intimidatie, oneigenlijk grondgebruik en oneerlijke wervingspraktijken aan het adres van het Belgisch-Luxemburgs palmoliebedrijf Socfin.
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L'alliance pour la dictature foncière contre Mbane
- SenePlus
- 14 August 2023
Senegindia, le maire de Mbane et un Libanais d’origine font pression sur de pauvres paysans afin de leur arracher leurs terres et réaliser l’accès tant rêvé de cette entreprise aux eaux très prisées du Lac de Guiers, selon Yacine Fall
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Japan’s PFJC corporate pension invests in Australian farmland
- Asian Investor
- 14 August 2023
Through Macquarie Asset Management, PFJC will invest in farmland with various crops, such as wheat, beans, cotton and avocados on farmlands spread across eastern and western Australia.
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Investigation confirms most allegations against plantation operator Socfin
- Mongabay
- 11 August 2023
Earthworm Foundation visited the plantations run by Socfin’s subsidiaries, one in Liberia and the other in Cameroon, where communities and local and international organizations had raised serious allegations of sexual harassment, land grabs, pollution and unfair labor practices.
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Socfin publishes action plans following Earthworm Foundation’s investigation of allegations against SRC (Liberia) and Socapalm Dibombari (Cameroon)
- Socfin
- 11 August 2023
Socfin agrees that more needs to be done to further "reduce" communities' "concerns" and that some serious issues need immediate action
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State pension fund is helping a Middle Eastern firm export Arizona’s precious groundwater
- Reveal
- 10 August 2023
The state’s retirement system invested heavily in a private land deal that allowed a foreign company to effectively ship Arizona’s scarce water supply overseas.
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Arab Land Initiative dit que les terres domaniales en Tunisie sont mal évaluées
- African Manager
- 09 August 2023
Les droits des petits exploitants agricoles tunisiens doivent être assortis de mécanismes garantissant l’utilisation productive de leurs terres, selonn une ONG soutenue par UN Habitat
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Indigenous activists demand justice after 5 shot in Amazonian ‘palm oil war’
- Mongabay
- 09 August 2023
Between Aug. 4 and Aug. 7, security guards for a palm oil company Brasil BioFuels S.A. (BBF) in the Amazonian state of Pará that’s been dubbed the “palm oil war” region allegedly shot and wounded five Tembé Indigenous people. The shootings are the latest outburst in a chain of violence tied to the disputes between Indigenous communities and palm oil companies over land in the region.
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Comment un activiste angolais veut faire entendre sa voix à Genève
- swissinfo
- 08 August 2023
Au niveau local, l’ONG aide les communautés agricoles à mieux se protéger face aux investisseurs. Sur le plan national, elle plaide pour une révision de la loi.
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MAP Liberia Land Platform launches programs
- New Dawn
- 08 August 2023
The Multi Actors Platform on Land Governance and Responsible Agricultural Investment in Liberia launches a series of programs including the Private Sector Engagement Strategy and the Responsible Agriculture Investment.
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