Anuradha Mittal, executive director of the Oakland Institute, talks about the Western investors profiting off of oil palm plantations accused of human rights violations and environmental abuses.

Se resalta el control de territorios en el Noreste de Brasil con un enfoque especial en la multidimensionalidad del proceso en esta región. Si bien el agronegocio es el foco principal, se instalan y renuevan otras formas de explotación predatoria, siempre con la aprobación y apoyo del Estado.

The Hungarian government has officially canceled its plan to set up a EUR 400 million private equity fund to purchase farmland in the Central European region, including Slovakia, due to serious political tensions.

A Chinese company is now grabbing land in Mubende district that is owned by imprisoned defenders and that is used by the elderly.

Local farmers want the NAMPheung company to stop leasing at least 180 hectares of land in Ngeun district to Chinese farmers to grow watermelons.

The EU is trying to move soya production from Brazil to eastern Europe where big conglomerates are buying up fertile land in the country, depleting soils, planting illegal GMOs and polluting fresh water sources.

The Indonesian government has stripped back rules protecting the environment to expedite a plan to ramp up food production through a “food estate” programme. A firm run by allies of the Minister of Defence has positioned itself to profit from the programme and is seeking $2 billion in investment.

More than a decade since the surge in large-scale land acquisitions worldwide, many land deals remain in limbo. They nonetheless have far-reaching consequences for those who depend on land as foundational to life.

86 % des citoyens interrogés par le CNCD-11.11.11 et European Coalition for Corporate Justice sont d’accord avec l’idée que les entreprises devraient être légalement obligées de s’assurer qu’elles ne sont pas impliquées dans des violations des droits humains telles que le travail forcé ou l’accaparement de terres.

La firme de private equity a acquis une part majoritaire au capital d’Altilands SA, la société qui contrôle le producteur kényan de roses haut de gamme, Red Lands Roses, pour accélérer son expansion à travers l’acquisition de 20 hectares

En commençant par le développement initial d'une ferme au Sénégal, African Agriculture, une entreprise basée aux États-Unis et axée sur l'Afrique, s'est lancée dans un voyage pour fournir des protéines au monde.

Beginning with an initial farm development in Senegal, African Agriculture, a United States-based Africa-focused company, has embarked on a journey to deliver protein to the world.

En RD Congo, plusieurs villages sont à ce jour vide, la population s’étant réfugiée actuellement dans les villages voisins et dans la forêt, craignant les représailles des gardes industrielles de la société PHC.

The conflict between the communities of Bolanga and Yambienenne and the palm oil company PHC continues to escalate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Two Dutch insurance companies have invested in a fund buying farmland in Australia, Denmark, Portugal, New Zealand, and the US.