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ECOWAS urged to stop multinationals’ violation of community rights
- Leadership
- 20 June 2022
Friends of the Earth Africa called on the ECOWAS Parliament to expedite action against some multinational agro-commodity coorporations for land grabbing.
Citri&Co and PSP Investments seal long-term strategic alliance in fresh produce in Europe
- PR Newswire
- 20 June 2022
PSP Investments, one of Canada's largest pension investment managers, to acquire high-quality European agricultural properties, starting with Citri&Co citrus orchards in Spain.
Paraguayan authorities complicit in illegal razing of country’s forests by EU-linked agribusiness
- Earthsight
- 20 June 2022
Government documents obtained by Earthsight and El Surtidor and never before brought to light confirm the extent of illegalities committed by ranches previously exposed in Earthsight’s Grand Theft Chaco investigation
Une terre agricole domaniale va produire de primeurs sous-serre à Gabès pour l’exportation
- Webmanager Centre
- 20 June 2022
Un partenariat tuniso-hollandais, “Farhet El Hicha”, vient de louer une terre agricole de 200 ha afin de produire des tomates destinées à l’exportation.
Soja produzida por empresa envolvida em conflito fundiário no Matopiba abastece multinacionais do setor
- Repórter Brasil
- 20 June 2022
Comunidade tradicional do oeste baiano relata intimidações e ameaças relacionadas à ‘grilagem verde’ do seu território; investigação da Repórter Brasil revela conexões entre a Agrícola Xingu, uma das envolvidas na disputa, com fornecedores globais do grão
Parlement de la CEDEAO : L’ONG ‘’les Amis de la terre Afrique’’ plaide pour la reconnaissance des droits des peuples brimés par les multinationales de l’agroalimentaire
- ANP
- 19 June 2022
Selon Mme Rita Uwaka, les multinationales en s’implantant ou dans le cadre de leur fonctionnement violent les droits des populations autochtones en détruisant les forêts, les terres au détriment des femmes et des enfants qui y tirent leurs substances quotidiennes.
Sudan signed MoU with UAE for farm project, port - minister
- Reuters
- 17 June 2022
Sudan recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates for a large agricultural project linked by a road to a new port to be built on the Red Sea, the Sudanese Finance Minister said.
Infona y MADES sabían desde 2017 quienes deforestaban tierras ayoreo
- El Surtidor
- 17 June 2022
Documentos oficiales obtenidos por El Surtidor y Earthsight confirman las ilegalidades cometidas por Caucasian y Chortitzer en estancias ganaderas denunciadas en Grand Theft Chaco.
Le Soudan signe un accord avec les Emirats arabes unis sur un « grand » projet agricole et un port
- Agence Ecofin
- 17 June 2022
Le Soudan a signé un accord avec les Emirats arabes unis sur un « grand » projet agricole relié par une route à un nouveau port qui sera construit sur la mer Rouge, a annoncé le ministre soudanais des Finances
African Agriculture Sdad. - Hoja de Ruta
- AEFJN
- 16 June 2022
African Agriculture Inc compró Senhuile con sus 20 mil hectareas ubicadas en el norte de Senegal, de sus propietarios italianos, por US$7,9 millones en 2018.
Green deserts: The advance of oil palm plantations in the Amazonian state of Pará
- WRM
- 16 June 2022
Oil palm plantations are expanding rapidly in Brazil, mainly in the Amazonian state of Pará. BBF (Brasil BioFuels), the largest oil palm company in Brazil, stands accused of environmental crimes and violence against indigenous, quilombola and peasant communities such as Virgílio Serrão Sacramento, a community linked to the Small Farmers’ Movement (MPA).
Agrogeneration: Information sur la situation en Ukraine
- 16 June 2022
Agrogeneration, l'agrobusiness detenu par un fonds de capital-investissement américain et le français Charles Beigbeder, ne peut pas cultiver plus de 45 % de ses terres agricoles en Ukraine
Second Indonesian province moves to retake forests from palm oil companies
- Mongabay
- 16 June 2022
The government of Indonesia’s Papua province has recommended that district officials revoke the permits of 35 of the 54 oil palm concessions operating there.
Green deserts: The advance of oil palm plantations in the Amazonian State of Pará
- WRM
- 16 June 2022
Brasil Bio Fuels, the largest oil palm company in Brazil, stands accused of environmental crimes and violence against indigenous, quilombola and peasant communities such as Virgílio Serrão Sacramento.
Turkey plans to lease farmlands in foreign countries
- Hurriyet Daily
- 16 June 2022
Turkey is exploring opportunities to lease farmlands in 10 counties in Africa and Latin America to grow crops to boost agricultural production amid growing global concerns over food security. Authorities have been exploring such opportunities in 10 nations, besides Venezuela and Sudan.