The Japan International Cooperation Agency says the project will advance sustainable agricultural development in the northeastern region of Mato Grosso State and bring benefits to Japanese and global food security

La journaliste camerounaise Madeleine Ngeunga et Indra Van Gisbergen de Fern se sont rendues dans des villages aux abords de deux plantations de palmiers à huile de la Socapalm afin de déterminer si les problèmes à l'origine des différends entre les habitants et la société étaient en passe d'être résolus.

La loi autorise pour la première fois des ressortissants étrangers à faire l’acquisition de parcelles de terrain, à condition que celles-ci soient utilisées dans le but déclaré lors de l’achat.

Selon Ti-c, les principaux problèmes que rencontrent les populations en matière foncière, dont l’accaparement des terres, ont pour dénominateur commun le titre foncier.

“Os fundos de pensão estão menos preocupados com a produção e muito mais preocupados com o tema dos juros e da valorização da terra, ou seja, da especulação".

Widespread contract farming for Cavendish bananas to export to China began in the North of Thailand two years ago, along with a large-scale plantation owned by a Thai-Chinese joint venture.

The Government of Bangladesh has decided to acquire land in Sudan in a bid to explore commercial farming opportunities in the Northeast African country.

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria decries the takeover of 14,000 ha of farmlands by the Kebbi State government to give to a company for cassava planting

Under a proposal from Australia's federal government the 15 per cent concessional rate of withholding tax for foreign investors in agricultural land will be lifted to 30 per cent by July 1 next year.

Qatar's Hassad Foods continues the strategic repositioning of its Australian agricultural investments, securing an agreement to transfer its agricultural portfolio to Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.

Guardiani delle piantagioni di palma da olio che tormentano la popolazione, salari bassi e contratti fantasma: ecco la denuncia dei leader comunitari raccolta dalle ong nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo.

Une délégation du parlement allemand vient d'effectuer une mission de contrôle des activités de l’entreprise Plantation et Huilerie du Congo PHC/Feronia. Reportage de Radio Okapi.

A new report accuses Harvard University’s endowment of contributing to “environmental destruction,” and the displacement and harassment of communities in its pursuit to acquire $1 billion worth of farmland worldwide over the past decade.

Front Line Defenders identifies the root causes of violence in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and the Philippines, where more than 80% of the human rights defenders killed globally over the last four years were murdered.

The US university, through its endowment fund, maintains a business chain with Brazilian companies and its subsidiaries to circumvent Brazilian law, according to a report.