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Cameroun : Des pleurs et des colères dans le Moungo
- Journal Intégration
- 06 November 2022
Des riverains crient au secours face à l’appétence foncière des entreprises installées sur leur patrimoine.
After rubber firm deal, Bunong fear broken promises, uncertain land tenure
- CamboJa News
- 04 November 2022
For more than a decade, some Bunong villagers have been trying to reclaim and gain legal recognition for their customary land that have been acquired by Luxembourg-based Socfin Group’s subsidiaries since 2007. Some details of the settlement were released this September, in a joint statement issued by the firms and community representatives who negotiated on behalf of 210 families in five villages.
México: Con artimañas desmantelan la propiedad ejidal en Campeche
- La Jornada
- 02 November 2022
Mediante simulados contratos de usufructo y sociedades de inversión o el avecindamiento ilegal para que foráneos se hagan pasar como ejidatarios y reciban sus dotaciones de tierras, en Campeche han sido acaparadas en las últimas tres décadas por lo menos 300 mil hectáreas de 2 millones 938 mil 329 que poseen como propiedad social los 385 ejidos de la entidad.
Peran militer dalam rencana Food Estate
- TAPOL dan AwasMIFEE
- 02 November 2022
Pada April 2020, saat pandemi Covid-19 mulai melanda dunia, Pemerintah Indonesia mengumumkan rencana untuk mengubah ratusan ribu hektare lahan menjadi ‘Food Estates’. Laporan ini fokus pada satu aspek yang sangat mengganggu dari proyek food estate – peran militer dan Kementerian Pertahanan dalam pengelolaan food estate.
Paine Schwartz buys up minority stake in Costa Group for $161m
- GAI
- 31 October 2022
Paine Schwartz has increased its stake in Australia’s top grower, packer, and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables and owner of several blueberry farms in China and Morocco.
Pourquoi les mégabassines posent l’enjeu grandissant de l’accaparement de l’eau
- Rapports de force
- 31 October 2022
En France, la mobilisation de collectifs écologistes et de paysans contre les mégabassines - qui ont un impact important sur le foncier - a franchi un nouveau cap.
Bananas, beef and gold: China’s appetite drives ‘Made in Laos’ brand, but at what cost?
- SCMP
- 30 October 2022
As soon as the rice is harvested, the corn is seeded; three months later it’s watermelons then bananas, cash crops grown year round on farms in Laos rented by Chinese investors to feed China’s insatiable appetite for fresh produce.
Émergence agricole – Madagascar vise l’autoffisance en riz dès 2024
- L'Express
- 29 October 2022
Le ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’élevage compte aménager 222 000 hectares de terrains domaniaux en "Zone d’émergence agricole" et valoriser 68 945 hectares de terrains privés pour devenir le grenier de l’océan Indien en 2028
Belarus, Kazakhstan to implement joint projects in agriculture
- Belta
- 28 October 2022
Belarus and Kazakhstan plan to implement joint projects in the agricultural sector, including a 1,200 head dairy farm in Kazakhstan.
L'Algérie, un pôle attractif pour les investissements arabes
- APS
- 26 October 2022
Un protocole d'accord a été signé entre le groupe "Agrodiv" et la société émiratie "Elite Agro LLC", en vue de développer des fermes pilotes pour la production de céréales, de fourrages et de fruits et légumes.
Cambodian villagers challenge sugar giant in Thai court
- JusticeInfo.net
- 25 October 2022
In 2014, over 700 Cambodian villagers filed a complaint with the Thai Human Rights Commission against Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, accused of forced displacement, property destruction and land grabbing.The trial on the substance of the case is expected to start in April 2023, with a verdict at the end of next year.
Australian Lamb Company sold to Minerva Foods Australia in $400 million deal
- News Achieve
- 25 October 2022
Minerva is 35% owned by the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company, which already has 211,000 hectares of farmland and two mutton processing plants in Western Australia.
Arable expands premium fruit footprint, partners with BlazerWilkinsonGee and industry veteran David Sullivan
- GAI
- 25 October 2022
Food and agribusiness investor Arable Capital Partners has expanded its footprint in the fresh fruit segment through a new partnership with BlazerWilkinsonGee, a grower, packer, and shipper of strawberries in North America.
Mauritanie : l’approche PPP blocs agricoles mise en pratique
- APIM
- 24 October 2022
La délégation s’est entretenue avec les autorités locales, élus et les coopératives agricoles autour des questions foncières, sujet important dans le processus d’investissement.
Guatemala: Campesin@s plurinacionales
- Ollantay Itzamná
- 24 October 2022
150 representantes de comunidades campesinas agrarias, provenientes de diferentes departamentos de Guatemala, se reunieron en el denominado "Encuentro Agrario Plurinacional, por la Soberanía Alimentaria y de la Defensa de la Madre Tierra".