There is a large gap between SOCFIN's “responsible management” policy and the reality of violence and destruction around its plantations, where, with the complicity of national governments, the company attempts to suppress people’s resistance.
Oil palm plantations managed by the Canadian-based agribusiness company FERONIA Inc have been opposed by local residents ever since they were established
Swedish investor EcoDevelopment registered a claim at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the Tanzanian government on September 11, 2017 for revoking a land title amid concerns over the impact on local communities and a wildlife sanctuary.
Selon des témoignages recueillis par le quotidien britannique « The Guardian », les victimes auraient été abattues par un gang de criminels qui souhaitait s’emparer de leurs terres
Experience in Mozambique with agribusiness investments shows Investors need to better educate themselves about the local context in which their funds are deployed.
One final straw for the German company which owns 70,000 ha of land in Oromia has put a definitive end to its Ethiopian adventure.
- Africa Intelligence
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22 September 2017
Le groupe allemand propriétaire de 70 000 hectares de terres en Oromia a vu un dernier événement mettre un point d'arrêt définitif à son aventure éthiopienne.
- Africa Intelligence
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22 September 2017
La multinationale annonce son intention de sortir du pays suite à l’annulation de son allocation de terres. Karuturi est l’un des premiers investisseurs étrangers à louer des terres en Éthiopie.
- Bloomberg
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21 September 2017
Around 2006, Mitr Phol Sugar Corporation., Ltd. One of major sugarcane and sugar companies in Thailand began to expand their production base to neighboring countries. This infograhpic solely looks at the case of sugarcane plantation investment in Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia.
- The Mekong Butterfly
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21 September 2017
Karuturi Global Ltd., an Indian flower grower, demanded compensation from the Ethiopian government for a series of failed land deals as it prepares to exit the Horn of Africa nation.
- Bloomberg
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21 September 2017
La empresa planea salir del país después de que se cancelara su asignación de tierras. Karuturi fue uno de los primeros inversores extranjeros en arrendar tierras en Etiopía.
- Bloomberg
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21 September 2017
Dangote et Sefrioui veulent désormais contribuer à réduire le gap de l’offre dans des produits alimentaires essentiels en Afrique.
- Agence Ecofin
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20 September 2017
Hong Kong based investors who recently took a 51 percent stake in northern NSW export beef processor, Bindaree Beef have plans to further develop their Western Australian grazing property investments, purchased in April last year.
- Beef Central
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20 September 2017
COFCO Corp, China biggest agricultural products supplier by revenue, plans by 2020 to see 60 percent of its revenue contributed by overseas markets and control up to 50 million metric tons of foreign grain resources.
- China Daily
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20 September 2017
Le nouveau schéma foncier du PDIDAS promeut des affectations délibérées comme mode de transactions foncières