Sunbird Bioenergy, after the recent change of management, is set to produce sugar for the local market in Sierra Leone and for export to neighboring countries
- Global Times
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18 June 2019
Les agro-industriels de la Vallée souhaiteraient avoir la possibilité de développer encore plus leurs activités. Et pour ce faire, ils demandent des terres.
- Le Quotidien
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17 June 2019
Giant dam and irrigated sugar plantations mean people in lower Omo valley face starvation and conflict, says US thinktank
En avril 2019, Karuturi Global a informé ses actionnaires qu'on lui avait "accordé 15 000 hectares de terrain pour des activités agricoles" à Gambella, mais le contrat de bail n'a toujours pas été délivré par les autorités compétentes
A diplomatic intervention by the Indian government and law suits filed by the company appear to have pushed Ethiopian authorities to backtrack and offer a new lease in the Gambella region, this time for 15,000 hectares.
Une vingtaine de jeunes chercheurs, francophones et anglophones, viennent d’achever une session spéciale de formation et de renforcement de leurs capacités sur défis du foncier
O presente livro é resultado dos debates do I Seminário sobre Estrangeirização de Terras e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional
- Biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe
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12 June 2019
Investment companies, such as major farmland investor Duxton, that are making “ridiculous” profits from selling water to farmers struggling with drought are on notice, as the Federal Government considers shutting them down.
LGIAsuper will diversify its investment strategy and invest in the agriculture and timber funds of Folium Capital, run by former managers of Harvard's endowment funds.
- Financial Standard
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12 June 2019
Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new study by Oregon State University shows.
Two Cambodian sugar farmers are bringing a case against Thai firm Mitr Phol claiming its subsidiary illegally cleared their land.
121 familles dénoncent l'accaparement de leur territoire par une grande exploitation agricole, Estrondo
The lawsuit against Asia’s largest sugar producer, Mitr Phol, filed on behalf of about 3,000 people, is the first class-action lawsuit filed in a Thai court by plaintiffs from another country against a Thai company operating outside Thailand.
"Vivíamos muy tranquilos, pero los guardias de la granja vecina empezaron a entrar en nuestras tierras, a vigilar nuestros desplazamientos. Tenemos miedo", cuenta Sabino Batista Gomes, mirando con preocupación cada vez que pasa un vehículo por la entrada de la comunidad brasileña de Cacimbinha.
The sustained advocacy by communities affected by large land deals and civil society for change to the policies and laws governing land administration have resulted in departures from the historical norms on land rights and tenure security.
- Front Page Africa
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11 June 2019