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La première entreprise certifiée durable au Cameroun suscite le tollé des communautés rurales
- VOA Afrique
- 13 July 2021
"Depuis 1897 que nous avons cédé nos terres à la Safacam, elle ne nous a jamais fait don même d’une borne fontaine".
The oil palm: a sad harvest
- Financieel Dagblad
- 13 July 2021
Investigation into the controversial palm oil sector in Liberia, the role of Dutch finance and impacts on local communities
LSU AgCenter, African Agriculture Inc. partner for training, tech transfer for Senegal
- LSU
- 13 July 2021
The Louisiana State University's AgCenter has signed a collaborative agreement with African Agriculture Inc. to work at the NY-based company's 62,000-acre "farming complex" in St. Louis, Senegal
The global food economy, peasants, the state, capital and international organizations: Unequal power relations
- 13 July 2021
In this short paper, we discuss the various ways in which scholars and activists of the global food economy/regime/system examine the relationships among producers, the state and capital.
Are we hungry for change for genuinely transforming food systems?
- Modern Ghana
- 12 July 2021
While the governments chant the mantra of "leaving no one behind", it is ironic that they are abetting corporate grabbing of land and resources, which is pushing farmers out of agriculture.
Aumenta acaparamiento de tierras de indígenas: derechos humanos en peligro
- Vatican News
- 11 July 2021
Las tierras arrebatadas a los pueblos indígenas han alcanzado una superficie igual a la de Francia y Alemania juntas. Así lo denuncia el informe "Los amos de la tierra", elaborado por FOCSIV y dedicado a los 331 líderes locales asesinados en 2020 por oponerse a la devastación y contaminación de los bosques.
Cameroun: Les communautés contestent la certification RSPO de Safacam
- NewsUpFront
- 09 July 2021
« Les auditeurs constitués par Safacam ont fait tout, sauf ce qu’il fallait faire » selon Emanuel Elong le président national de la Synaparcam, la synergie nationale des paysans du Cameroun.
European pension managers go big for indoor ag as Equilibrium closes $1.1bn CEA fund
- AgFund News
- 08 July 2021
CEFF II raised $1 billion from a group of institutional investors, mostly pension funds, to invest in high-tech greenhouses, indoor, vertical farms, and other sectors that need controlled environment agriculture facilities.
The financier farmland rush is bad for racial equity and the environment
- Food & Power
- 08 July 2021
Banks, retirement funds, retail investors, boutique asset managers, and even some nonprofits and universities are doubling down on farmland investments, making it increasingly difficult for farmers of color to access land.
Chine. La renommée des vignobles français attire les investisseurs
- Ouest France
- 08 July 2021
La Chine semble avoir ralenti dans sa course au foncier en France.
Une petite révolution en Ukraine qui va lever l’interdiction sur les transactions de terres agricoles
- Courrier d'Europe Centrale
- 08 July 2021
Le moratoire qui interdit la vente des terres agricoles est levé en Ukraine mais les conséquences restent encore floues.
Land grabbing in Cambodia: 80 Bunongs sue in France, but their case is dismissed at first instance
- Le Monde
- 07 July 2021
This community of itinerant farmers believes it was robbed of nearly 7,000 hectares of its land when the Cambodian government granted a concession to a joint venture in which the Bolloré group is a stakeholder.
L’accaparement des terres dans la province du Sud-Kivu : expériences paysannes
- CETRI
- 07 July 2021
Cette étude détaille trois cas concrets d’accaparements de terres.
Lao farmers driven from their land by foreign concessions, rising costs
- RFA
- 07 July 2021
Flooded farms, land grabs, and production costs are driving Lao villagers from their land to seek work in the cities.
Au Brésil, l’impact de la viande vendue par Casino sur la forêt et les habitants de l’Amazonie
- CCFD-TS
- 07 July 2021
C’est en documentant la déforestation en Amazonie, mais aussi l’esclavage moderne et l’expulsion de peuples autochtones que les enquêteurs sont remontés jusqu’au groupe Casino.