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Mozambique won’t be Mato Grosso
- Monde Diplomatique
- 11 June 2018
A popular movement centred on a small farming village in northern Mozambique has, for the moment, halted an attempt to move to cash-crop monocultures mainly for export.
Lettre d’interpellation adressée au gouvernement de la République du Sénégal, des pays membres du G7 et à l’Union Africaine
- IPAR
- 10 June 2018
A la lumière du constat d’échec de la NASAN au Sénégal, la société civile et les mouvements paysans appellent les décideurs politiques à mettre l’agriculture familiale au cœur des stratégies de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle
Les bâillonnés (2/2)
- RFI
- 09 June 2018
Depuis 10 ans, une vingtaine de procès ont été intentés contre des journalistes et des médias français qui enquêtent sur les investissements du groupe Bolloré en Afrique.
ERA/FoEN’s RSPO certification claims spurious, libelous—Okomu Oil
- Business Post
- 09 June 2018
The management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc has reacted to an allegation made against it by ERA/FoEN, alleging that the company had been “parading” a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certificate.
Huile de palme : à Bornéo, des pratiques qui font tache
- Libération
- 08 June 2018
Déforestations, conditions de travail déplorables… L’île, dont le territoire est partagé entre Malaisie et Indonésie, peine à instaurer des règles de bonne conduite.
Argentina: La extranjerización del territorio y la soberanía
- Río Negro
- 08 June 2018
Valiosas propiedades rurales están hoy en manos de pocas firmas extranjeras. La ley 26737 fijó un límite, pero tiene falencias. Un fallo ordenó investigar varias ventas de tierras rionegrinas.
Argentina, Río Negro: Tierras, Justicia y autonomía nacional
- Río Negro
- 08 June 2018
La modificación de la ley de Tierras que realizó Mauricio Macri facilitando la compra de tierras a extranjeros va en consonancia con su política de liberalización y apertura que destruye a ritmos alarmantes la producción nacional y el tejido social de empleo y seguridad social.
The great Polish land grab
- ARC 2020
- 08 June 2018
Land prices have increased dramatically and despite a moratorium on foreign land purchasing, foreign entities have found a way to buy land. Polish farmers are despairing and protesting en masse.
Karuturi workers accuse CFC Stanbic Bank for the malpractice
- Kenyan WallSt
- 06 June 2018
The employees accuse CFC Stanbic of demanding more money than it lent to Karuturi, saying the South African lender is responsible for the poverty that struck their families since Karuturi was placed under receivership, 3 years ago.
Cameroun. Socapalm, des terres agricoles louées à prix d’ami
- L'Humanité
- 06 June 2018
La Socapalm, ancienne société publique privatisée en 2000, est aujourd’hui détenue à 67 % par une holding luxembourgeoise, la Socfinaf, elle-même contrôlée à 59 % par la Socfin, une firme agro-industrielle belgo-luxembourgeoise détenue à 38,8 % par le groupe Bolloré.
Campanha reitera sua posição contra o Prosavana em Moçambique
- 06 June 2018
" Reafirmamos que investimentos como o ProSavana, programa de desenvolvimento do corredor logístico de Nacala e o programa Sustenta não são e jamais serão alternativas de desenvolvimento agrário que se ajustam às necessidades dos moçambicanos e moçambicanas".
Campaign reiterates opposition to ProSavana in Mozambique
- No to ProSavana
- 06 June 2018
The peasant men and women who are members of the No to ProSavana Campaign maintain our opposition to this program and the way it has been imposed on us
Bollore's Belgian friend in court
- Africa Intelligence
- 06 June 2018
With Socfin in the firing line of several non-governmental organisations, this latest legal twist was the subject of much discussion at the company's annual general meeting, which was held on 30 May at the Parc Belair hotel in Luxembourg.
Stop parading RSPO certificate, ERA charges Okomu Oil
- The Sun
- 06 June 2018
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth charged the Okomu Oil Plc to stop parading the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certificate as it has not met its requirement.
Failed farmland deals: a growing legacy of disaster and pain
- GRAIN
- 06 June 2018
2017 went down as one of the deadliest years ever for land defenders. It was also a pretty bad year for several land grabbers.