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Industria porcícola acapara más de 13 millones de m3 de agua en Yucatán
- Contralinea
- 10 May 2022
La crianza excesiva porcina “está rompiendo el equilibrio” ecológico en Yucatán, ha reconocido el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Cómo el régimen chino devastó sus tierras y ahora las acapara alrededor del mundo
- BLes
- 09 May 2022
Resulta contradictoria la política de tierras del PCCh, dado que con las grandes falencias en el manejo de las tierras agrícolas del país a su cargo se haya volcado a comprar tierras en el extranjero.
Relatório implica Bunge e outras multinacionais em cadeias da soja oriundas de grilagem
- De Olho nos Ruralistas
- 09 May 2022
Pesquisa da Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos humanos evidencia vínculos de empresas com queimadas, desmatamento e expropriação de comunidades rurais; SLC, Insolo, BrasilAgro, Dahma e Radar/Tellus também são citadas
Okomu rides on palm oil price spike
- Daily Trust
- 09 May 2022
Okomu Oil, one of the two commercial palm oil producers listed on the Nigeria's stock exchange, is reaping record profits from current rise in the price of palm oil.
Stakeholders at CSOs-OPWG engagement meeting
- New Republic
- 09 May 2022
Participants of Liberia's Civil Society Organizations Oil Palm Working Group, through the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), have agreed on several strategies to work within making the sector better.
Sierra Leone: Arbitrary harassment and criminalization of land activists in Malen Chiefdom, peacefully objecting to the RSPO certification of SOCFIN
- Green Scenery
- 06 May 2022
Signatories of a petition objecting to the certification of SOCFIN Agricultural Company by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil have been a target of arbitrary harassment and criminalization.
Australians support further restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland, Vote Compass data shows
- ABC
- 06 May 2022
When the ABC's Vote Compass asked whether the federal government should further restrict foreign ownership of Australian agricultural land, 88 per cent of voters said they "somewhat" or "strongly" agreed that it should.
El movimiento indígena de Ecuador propone una nueva reforma agraria en Parlamento
- EFE
- 05 May 2022
El movimiento indígena de Ecuador propuso una nueva reforma agraria que redistribuya la propiedad de las tierras de cultivo y garantice a las comunidades nativas la titularidad plena de sus territorios ancestrales.
Film by RECOWA denounces land grabbing in West Africa
- CIDSE
- 05 May 2022
Film by Reunion of Episcopal Conferences in West Africa shows how land grabbing and extractivism are depriving communities of their livelihood and making the fight for social justice increasingly urgent.
PHC/KKM2, a breath of relief for workers and local communities: the case of the Lokutu Area, Tshopo Province, DR Congo
- MUDEV
- 05 May 2022
Report prepared by MUDEV on the case of Plantations et Huileries du Congo.
Malawi: Inosselia-Greenbelt Kia Greenhouse Farm exports cherry tomatoes to DR Congo
- Nyasa Times
- 05 May 2022
The 16 ha greenhouse is a joint venture between the Israeli company, Inosselia Agro, and the government of Malawi established in 2019 that supplies vegetables to supermarkets.
Edo communities protest Okomu oil palm company over alleged marginalisation, oppression
- The Sun
- 05 May 2022
Host communities of Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC in Edo State, yesterday, staged a protest over alleged blockade, digging of trench on the road leading to their communities by the company.
Maroc : Nouvelles restrictions pour l’acquisition de terres agricoles par des étrangers
- Le 360
- 05 May 2022
Une circulaire commune, signée par trois ministres, visant à renforcer la souveraineté foncière, impose de nouvelles restrictions aux étrangers désireux d’acquérir des terres agricoles au Maroc
Belgian plantation group Socfin sees profits explode
- De Tijd
- 04 May 2022
Last year, the Belgian Hubert Fabri's plantation group Socfin saw its turnover rise sharply to more than 800 million euro. The profit even climbed to 80 million.
Le groupe belge de plantations Socfin voit ses bénéfices exploser
- De Tijd
- 04 May 2022
Le groupe de plantations Socfin du Belge Hubert Fabri a vu son chiffre d'affaires augmenter fortement pour atteindre plus de 800 millions d'euros l'année dernière. Le bénéfice a même grimpé à 80 millions.