A Lao villager held in jail since 2011 as a leader of a land protest in the country’s Salavan province has died in custody. The seizure of land for development or agricultural use has been a major cause of protest in Laos and other authoritarian Asian countries
- Radio Free Asia
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20 May 2019
While the Law on how to sell and buy agricultural land prohibits foreigners from buying land in Moldova, then the Land Code does not provide such restrictions.
Harvard University has listed its large scale cropping aggregation at Hillston, New South Wales, Australia for sale
In a letter addressed to SOCFIN's Nigerian subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm, the Traditional Council of Okomu Kingdom tells the company it will enforce its rightful ownership of the lands that the company currently occupies.
- Okomu Kingdom
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17 May 2019
Gulf agribusiness companies found their panacea in Egypt, which is prioritizing investment in large-scale, modernized farming to export crops over pursuing strategic crop cultivation and traditional farming methods in the Nile Valley and Delta.
Sous l’accord de libre-échange complet et approfondi (ALECA) en cours de négociation entre la Tunisie et l’Union européenne, les investisseurs européens auraient la possibilité d’acquérir les terres agricoles les plus fertiles en Tunisie
- CCFD-Terre Solidaire
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15 May 2019
SOCFIN Société de Agriculture Sierra Leona Ltd (SAC) llegó en 2011 a la jefatura de Malen, situada en la provincia meridional de Sierra Leona, en el marco de una gran inversión en aceite de palma.
L'investissement étranger dans le foncier au Sénégal n'a pas toujorus l'effet escompté car il y a un décalage de valeur entre le Sénégal et le reste du monde, explique l'expert foncier Kader Fanta Ngom
En augmentant le soutien financier public belge à des entreprises (par le biais de l’agence belge d’investissement BIO), la Belgique a favorisé l’accaparement de terres vivrières.
- CNCD-11.11.11
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15 May 2019
EPO indique qu’il est peu probable que de nouveaux aménagements fonciers et/ou plantations soient réalisées avant la fin septembre 2019
Spain-based El Ciruelo has reached an agreement with Grupo JD to acquire its subsidiary Labrunier, the largest Brazilian table grape producer, with 2,400 hectares of land in Brazil.
- Fresh Fruit Portal
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14 May 2019
One of the key proposals is the establishment of 50 new large-scale farms of 2,500 acres or more that will be funded, owned and operated by the private sector, in a plan aimed at unlocking up to 500,000 acres.
Harvard University has been grabbing lands from indigenous communities, cutting down forests, and depriving rural people of access to water around the world for years.
- Harvard Crimson
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14 May 2019
Sous la menace de l’accaparement de la société agro-industrielle Biopalm, des femmes autochtones Bagyeli du département de l’Océan disent non à la production du palmier à huile dans leurs forêts.
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