Workers at Indonesian palm oil plantations that supply Pepsi and Nestle suffer from labor abuses according to new report from RAN. The report covers three palm oil plantations operated by Indofood, the biggest food company in Indonesia.
AFSA’s new study on Land Rights in Africa identifies the drivers of the land use changes that have displaced millions of rural people and continue to threaten millions more – particularly women
"2017 has been an exciting year for Pegasus Food Futures, as we acquired farms in Abu Dhabi, Ras-Al-Khaimah and two sites in Portugal," says UAE-based company which already owns farms in Oman, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain.
- Pegasus FF
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06 December 2017
Malaysia's Camcashew Company and South Korean Naroo Marine Company will invest $100 million in a cashew nut export project in Kampong Cham province, including a 4,000 ha plantation and a 40,000 ha contract farming scheme.
- Khmer Times
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06 December 2017
Agri-ressources déploie des activités au Congo suite à la signature d’un bail emphytéotique de 29 000 hectares à Louvakou dans le département du Niari.
« Plus de 800 000 hectares de terres ont été confisqués par des sociétés et des fonds domiciliés au Luxembourg, ce qui place notre petit Etat en tête des pays européens complices de l’accaparement des terres. »
- Cercle de Coopération
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05 December 2017
The ripples from the firing of Matt Lauer as the co-host of the “Today” morning news show have hit the world of New Zealand property, where officials are already scrutinizing the role of foreign buyers in an increasingly expensive market.
- NY Times
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05 December 2017
PHI Group, Inc, a company investing globally in agriculture and farmland, signs an agreement to set up a bank fund in Luxembourg to provide financing for the Company’s and its clients’ projects.
- PHI Group
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05 December 2017
El límite fijado por ley es del 15%. Pero hay 45 departamentos donde la barrera se rompe, con casos por encima del 50%. En Bariloche, el indicador da 21%, y en Cushamen, 23%.
Le groupe marocain multiplie les échecs au Sénégal
- Leralnet
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02 December 2017
Grupos chineses já investiram mais de 10 bilhões de dólares em aquisições de empresas brasileiras em 2017.
Associate Finance Minister David Parker says "New Zealanders should not be outbid by "one percenters" from overseas" when it comes to farmland.
- Radio NZ
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01 December 2017
Commodities supplier Olam International announced on Dec 1 it has completed the sale of its 5,100 acre (around 2,100 hectares) Edible Nuts orchards to Farmland Partners Inc (FPI) for US$110 million in cash.
- Business Times
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01 December 2017
Le groupe émirati Phoenix a annoncé, le mardi dernier, un investissement de 205 millions $ dans le développement de ses activités au Mozambique, au Bénin, en Côte d’Ivoire et en Inde
- Agence Ecofin
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01 December 2017
The Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) is very pleased that the Government announced that, as of December 2017, the rules around foreigners buying NZ farmland have been tightened up.