The president of the African Development Bank says that this year it will launch the Africa Investment Forum as a transactional platform to leverage global pension funds and other institutional investors to invest in African agriculture
Since 2000, governments, financial investors, and corporations have been involved in land deals covering over 38.9 million ha of land in developing countries, with many of these constituting illegal “land grabs” in violation of international law.
Le Cambodge souhaite que les entreprises vietnamiennes spécialisées dans la production de noix de cajou viennent investir au Cambodge dans la culture d’anacardiers sur ses terres agricoles appropriées au développement de cet arbre.
- Courrier du Vietnam
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28 February 2018
Selon Zhao Yongsheng, les autorités françaises ne devraient pas [prendre] de mesures substantielles contre les acheteurs de terres chinois, notant que les remarques de M. Macron ne sont guère plus que du «politiquement correct».
- Quotidien du Peuple
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26 February 2018
China started to buy aggressively agriculture land abroad and already directed interest to the French wheat. In France, the authorities learned lately about the acquisition of 1,700 hectares of cereal crops in central France thanks to clever attorney’s tricks.
- Finance Apprise
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26 February 2018
Over the past four years Hu Keqin, owner of the Reward Group, has quietly snapped up 3,000 hectares of wheat fields in the central Indre and Allier regions of France.
A Chinese tycoon's purchase of vast wheat fields in France highlights China's increasing acquisition of foreign farmland as the Asian giant seeks to keep up with its massive population's growing appetite.
- The Star
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25 February 2018
América Latina mantuvo en 2017 el primer lugar en el ranking mundial de asesinatos contra personas defensoras de la tierra y el medio ambiente elaborado por Global Witness.
- Comunicaciones Aliadas
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25 February 2018
Depuis 2013, la communauté Shipibo de Santa Clara d'Uchunya lutte contre la destruction et l'appropriation de leurs terres traditionnelles en vue de la transformation des forêts en plantations de palmiers à huile.
China concentra una quinta parte de la población mundial pero solamente el 10% de las tierras arables disponibles en el mundo.
- La Nación
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23 February 2018
O presidente da França, Emmanuel Macron, buscou o meio-termo em um impasse com produtores rurais franceses, incentivando agricultores a investirem mais em vez de se queixarem da concorrência do exterior, mas ao mesmo tempo prometendo protegê-los de compradores de terra estrangeiros.
- Swiss Info
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23 February 2018
Organizaciones peruanas e internacionales emiten pronunciamiento de preocupación sobre amenazas de muerte contra líderes indígenas de la comunidad Santa Clara de Uchunya
- Forest Peoples Programme
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23 February 2018
S'il a acquis légalement ces fermes, le milliardaire Hu Keqin a joué sur une faille juridique en achetant la quasi-totalité des exploitations, et non leur totalité.
Indian businessman Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a 23-year-old woman staffer of a spa centre in Bengaluru and abusing policemen who rushed to her help.
- Times of India
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23 February 2018
Groups once again publicly denounce the alarming increase in violence and violations of rights of the communities in the Cerrado in Piauí, part of the region where the federal government is implementing its Matopiba Agricultural Development Plan
- CPT et al.
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23 February 2018