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Unhealed scars in Papua
- APIL
- 12 December 2019
NGOs from Korea and Indonesia file OECD complaint against POSCO International for causing palm oil abuses
Forum africain sur la gouvernance foncière
- Africa 24
- 11 December 2019
Organisé par la Convergence des luttes pour la terre et l'eau ouest-africaine
Uganda: Oxfam says government wrong on land
- The Independent
- 11 December 2019
The government has prioritised provision of land to investors, mainly large scale and foreign-based, free of charge or for a nominal sum, under an incorrect assumption that this will result in livelihood improvement for all the people.
Kazakhstan inks agreements with agribusiness giants Tyson Foods, Valmont Industries
- Astana Times
- 11 December 2019
Tyson Foods, the largest meat processing company in the U.S., will invest in the construction of a modern meat processing complex in Kazakhstan with the Kusto Group, a Singapore-based company involved in beef production in Kazakhstan.
Cameroun : L’État abandonne 75 000 ha de terrain à une entreprise étrangère dans la région du Sud
- Le Bled Parle
- 11 December 2019
Plus de 30 communautés, dont les communautés autochtones Baka, vivent au sein et aux abords du site sur lequel s’est installé Sudcam, dont la concession empiète très largement sur leurs terres coutumières.
China-Africa: "Huge" ag cooperation potential
- Dimsums Blogspot
- 11 December 2019
China hosted African agricultural leaders for a forum to expand and deepen cooperation, investment, and trade with African agriculture over the next 3 years. And 11 project agreements were signed by government departments, international organizations, research units, and companies, adding to 115 agricultural projects that China has in two-thirds of African countries.
Le difficile combat des défenseurs de l’environnement au Cameroun
- VoA
- 10 December 2019
Au Cameroun, les défenseurs de l’environnement subissent toutes sortes de pression selon une coalition d’ONG locales qui mène une campagne contre la criminalisation des défenseurs des droits fonciers.
Optimum compró más tierras y expande sus operaciones agrícolas en Estados Unidos
- Infobae
- 10 December 2019
La compañía líder en agricultura concentrada adquirió 2261 hectáreas en Georgia y la marca Generation Farms
Revealed: Government officials say permits for mega-plantation in Papua were falsified
- Mongabay
- 10 December 2019
Indonesian government have alleged that permits underpinning a multi-billion dollar plantation project in Papua were falsified. The land is being opened up by investors whose identity is hidden behind anonymously owned companies, as part of a plan to develop an oil palm plantation almost twice the size of London in the remote region.
Coalition, firm differ over alleged land grabbing in Okomu
- Guardian
- 10 December 2019
A coalition of civil society organisations has alleged that SOCFIN's Nigerian subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm, is engaged in land grabbing, deforestation and killing of endangered elephant calf within its plantation
845 hectares à 33 millions pour une entreprise française : les populations de Dya disent niet au maire
- Senenews
- 10 December 2019
Au courant d’une énième tentative d’accaparement de leur terre, les populations de 15 villages de cette commune du département de Kaolack ont dit toute leur colère face à la presse.
Human Rights Day 2019: Land-related killings go up
- PANAP
- 10 December 2019
The Philippines, Brazil and Colombia ranked as the deadliest countries for farmers, farm workers, indigenous people and land rights activists.
Indian billionaire eyes Zim prime agric land
- Herald
- 09 December 2019
Indian billionaire and Pepsi International franchise holder Ravi Jaipuria wants to acquire vast swathes of prime land in Zimbabwe to diversify into production of key agricultural products.
Laguna Bay, Adveq Trust 2, sell largest Australian almond portfolio to PSP for more than A$350 million
- GAI
- 09 December 2019
PSP Investments has been doubling down on capital commitments in Australia’s ag sector – and particularly in almonds and water recently.
Palme de l’huile glissante pour les banques de développement
- Afrimag
- 09 December 2019
Bien que HRW mette directement en cause la responsabilité des entreprises Feronia et PHC, ce sont bien les banques de développement européennes qui financent les entreprises qui sont principalement la cible de ce rapport.