Tucked away over 50 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, Chinese technicians continue to set up the first agricultural industrial park in the East African country.

RSPO has issued a Stop Work Order to Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd after joint submission by FPP, Pusaka, Greenpeace and EIA accused Goodhope’s subsidiary PT Nabire Baru of taking lands from the Yerisiam Gua people in Papua, Indonesia.

Le CED a lancé une plateforme digitale pour lutter contre les abus et les injustices qui sont monnaie courante dans le secteur du foncier.

The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened by land grabbing and land dispossession caused by extractive industries, agribusiness and other forms of business operations.

Greenpeace est convoqué devant le tribunal de grande instance de Paris, suite à une plainte déposée par l’entreprise de plantations Socfin qui l’accuse de « porter atteinte à son honneur ».

Au Parlement, la droite et le parti des grands propriétaires relancent l’accaparement des terres indigènes et son lot de violences. Les Indiens organisent leur résistance.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which has bought up 21 local dairy farms as part of its push into rural land investment, is looking outside the dairy sector for its next foray, eyeing land used for beef and permanent crops and expansion into Australia.

New data on land fires in Bolivia indicates that the surge in illegal forest conversion for large-scale commercial agriculture and cattle ranching seen since 2012 is accelerating.

Anas Sefrioui se lance dans la culture du riz au Sénégal. A travers une filiale, Afri Partners Sénégal, il s’est vu attribuer une superficie de 10.000 ha pour une exploitation rizicole. La société civile s’est mobilisée pour dénoncer l’accaparement de terres agricoles par un seul investisseur.

China’s investment in Australian agribusiness has tripled in just a year as China strives to meet rising demand for high-quality food among its growing middle class. Major agribusiness deals included acquisition of the S Kidman & Co cattle empire and acquisition of Tasmanian dairy giant Van Dieman’s Land.

Unjust Enrichment: How the IFC Profits from Land Grabbing in Africa, new report by Inclusive Development International, Bank Information Center, Accountability Counsel, Urgewald and the Oakland Institute.

Increased private sector investment in agriculture has created both hopes and fears for rural livelihoods. One of the challenges is in empowering rural people to make informed choices, exercise their rights and have their voices heard.

Le coup d’État contre le président Fernando Lugo en juin 2012 et l’élection de Horacio Cartes en 2013 a marqué un tournant qui touche aussi les zones rurales où accaparement des terres et expansion de la culture du soja et de l’élevage vont de concert.

Le Parlement européen a approuvé un rapport qui expose les problèmes urgents liés à la concentration foncière et à l’accès à la terre dans l’Union européenne et appelle à des réponses conséquentes.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has decided against making further investments in farmland and is open to selling its existing portfolio, a shift in strategy after some local farmers voiced concerns.