Québec : Les libéraux veulent freiner la vente de terres agricoles à des fonds d'investissement
    Sans le nommer directement, Philippe Couillard s’est engagé à « limiter » les activités de rachat de terres agricoles de l’un des cofondateurs de la CAQ, Charles Sirois, qui dirige le fonds d’investissement Pangea.
    • Journal du Quebec
    • 07 September 2018
    Harvard’s foreign farmland investment mess
    The university’s holdings in developing markets have proved to be more trouble than they’re worth.
    • Bloomberg
    • 07 September 2018
    El fiasco de Harvard: mil millones de dólares en tierras agrícolas
    Uno de los mayores compradores de tierras agrícolas del mundo está en problemas debido a su implicación en conflictos por la tierra, destrucción ambiental e inversiones arriesgadas. Este nuevo informe de GRAIN y Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos presenta por primera vez un análisis exhaustivo de las cuestionadas inversiones de la Universidad de Harvard en tierras agrícolas por todo el mundo.
    • GRAIN y Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018
    Un milliard de dollars de Harvard dans un fiasco lié aux terres agricoles
    L’un des principaux acquéreurs de terres agricoles au monde est sur la sellette en raison de conflits fonciers, de destruction de l’environnement et d’investissements à risque. Un nouveau rapport de GRAIN et de Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos présente, pour la première fois, une analyse exhaustive des investissements controversés de l’Université Harvard dans les terres agricoles au niveau mondial.
    • GRAIN et Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018
    O fiasco agrícola bilionário da Universidade de Harvard
    Um dos principais compradores de terras agrícolas no mundo é alvo de críticas por conflitos fundiários, devastação ambiental e investimentos arriscados. Novo relatório da GRAIN e da Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos apresenta uma análise abrangente e inédita dos investimentos polêmicos da Universidade de Harvard na compra, em escala global, de terras agrícolas.
    • GRAIN e Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018
    Harvard's billion-dollar farmland fiasco
    One of the world's major buyers of farmland is under fire for their involvement in land conflicts, environmental destruction and risky investments. A new report by GRAIN and Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of Harvard University's controversial investments in global farmland.
    • GRAIN and Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
    • 06 September 2018
    New guides help communities to negotiate fair contracts with investors
    With investors increasingly turning to more remote locations for the establishment of forestry, agribusiness, mining, and infrastructure projects, it is critical that communities worldwide gain a practical understanding of contract negotiations.
    • Namati
    • 06 September 2018
    The strategic importance of Rakhine State
    The process of primitive accumulation provides a lens to understand the current process of land grabbing in Myanmar's Rakhine State - how vast swathes of farmland, the coastal belts, and oil and offshore gas reserves are being captured.
    • Straits Times
    • 06 September 2018
    China reaches into Russia's Far East in hunt for crop supplies
    JBA Holdings, a joint venture involving Heilongjiang Agriculture Co. and Joyvio Group, will invest $100 million in a soybean crusher and grain port in Russia, and will lease 100,000 ha to grow wheat, corn and soybeans.
    • Bloomberg
    • 04 September 2018
    Contrôle à Lukutu des activités de la société PHC-Feronia par le parlement Allemand
    Une délégation du parlement Allemand a effectué une mission officielle de contrôle des activités de la société PHC-Feronia dans la localité de Lokutu en RDC
    • ACP Congo
    • 04 September 2018
    Le Liberia sur le point de valider une révolution foncière
    Au Liberia, on est sur le point de reconnaître les droits coutumiers sur les terres.
    • Commodafrica
    • 04 September 2018
    Is Guyana ready for mega-farms and genetically modified seeds?
    In June 2018, Guyana’s Ministry of Agriculture unveiled an agreement with the Brazilian Agricultural Machinery and Research Institute that gives a green light to Brazilian investors lobbying for large tracts of lands in the Rupununi savannahs.
    • Stabroek
    • 03 September 2018
    Sénégal : Les habitants de DIAMA dénoncent l’accaparement de leurs terres par le maire Oumar Mourel Sow
    Les communautés locales dénoncent l’accaparement de leurs terres par des entreprises agricoles étrangères qui ont fini de s’installer dans leur terroir
    • DakarActu
    • 02 September 2018
    Brasil: O empresário filantropo acusado de roubo de terras no Nordeste
    Euclides de Carli, dono de 13 empresas ligadas à venda e arrendamento de terras, oculta seu posto entre os maiores grileiros do país atrás da imagem de empresário filantropo
    • El País Brasil
    • 02 September 2018
    Businessman turned philanthropist accused of murders and land theft in Brazil's Northeast
    Portrait of a Brazilian businessman accused of violent land grabbing whose clients include Cargill, Bunge and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA).
    • Brasil Reporter
    • 02 September 2018

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