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The Vicuñas and the $9,000 sweater
- Bloomberg
- 13 Mar 2024
Thirty years of providing the world’s finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes.
Skewed policies in favor of forest-destroying tycoon
- Pusaka Bentala Rakyat
- 13 Mar 2024
Two oil palm plantation companies related to the Fangiono family and Ciliandry Arky Abadi Group are set up in the land belong to the Moi Sigin and Moi Kelim Indigenous communities in Southwest Papua. Fangiono family is one of the richest palm oil tycoons in Indonesia reportedly have taking over 100,000 hectares of land forest areas in the Moi Sigin and Moi Kelim indigenous territory.
Prisca Macaillat : "le fait d'occuper les terres entraine une insécurité alimentaire des populations"
- RCF
- 13 Mar 2024
Prisca Macaillat, la responsable de projets de la Commission Diocésaine Justice et Paix de Pointe-Noire en République du Congo, évoque un rapport réalisé sur la compensation carbone au prix des droits humains.
Loggers have ‘grabbed’ around 1m hectares of Indigenous land in DRC
- Carbon Brief
- 12 Mar 2024
A new study identifies around 18m hectares of land in Cambodia, Colombia and the DRC that have been acquired in large-scale deals for logging, intensive agriculture, fossil-fuel extraction and mining.
Provincial authorities use weapons in Preah Vihear land dispute, nearly 30 residents detained
- CamboJa News
- 12 Mar 2024
At least 30 residents have been charged by provincial court in Cambodia for allegedly illegally occupying state land. The detention stems from an incident when authorities mounted a mass crackdown during a clash over a long-disputed land. The authorities said the land belonged to a rubber company called Seladamex, having received an economic land concession (ELC) from the state.
Nigeria : US Eximbank octroie 196 millions $ pour la réalisation de 2 projets agroindustriels dans l’État du Niger
- Agence Ecofin
- 11 Mar 2024
Le premier projet porte sur le développement d’un domaine agricole irrigué de 15 500 hectares dédié à la culture du maïs et du soja alors que le second concerne une plantation de canne à sucre de 7 400 hectares.
Brazilian growers go bust in blow to $7 billion farm-credit boom
- Bloomberg
- 11 Mar 2024
Tumbling corn and soybean prices are sparking defaults, undermining returns for so-called Fiagros, the Brazilian investment funds backed by agricultural receivables such as interest, dividends and land-lease payments.
Saudi dairy company Fondomonte ceases water pumping in far west Arizona
- KTAR
- 11 Mar 2024
A Saudi dairy company that once pumped water through a lease on local farmland in far west Arizona has officially ceased operations.
Abu Dhabi-owned Unifrutti eyes further Latam growth after fresh acquisitions
- Reuters
- 09 Mar 2024
The company has reached a deal to buy both AvoAmerica Peru and Bomarea from U.S.-based Solum Partners and Alpine Fresh, it said on Saturday, following its January acquisition of Verfrut, which produces fruits in Chile and Peru.
Carbon Done Right buys London Carbon Exchange ahead of AIM listing
- Investing News
- 08 Mar 2024
The Company intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone and will transfer the same model to Ghana and Liberia and other countries across Africa, where approximately 90% of land suitable for restoration is held by smallholders.
Cambodge : les communautés récupèrent leurs terres
- CCFD-TS
- 05 Mar 2024
Dans la province de Koh Kong, au Cambodge, des communautés locales luttent depuis 2006 contre l’accaparement de leurs terres. Après un long combat, un accord historique avec l’entreprise Tate & Lyle a permis la restitution d’une partie des terres et l’obtention d’une compensation financière
Sampofu seeks investors to put up green schemes in Zambezi region
- Namibian
- 05 Mar 2024
Zambezi's appeal to investors for developing green schemes over fertile land aims to transform Namibia into a food basket, marking a significant step towards sustainable agriculture and food security.
Agribusiness financialization grows, deepens old problems, and creates new ones
- Brasil de Fato
- 05 Mar 2024
Fiagros are a new type of fund that can allow foreigners to circumvent legal restrictions and acquire land in Brazil.
¿Qué es más conveniente en la distribución de tierras? | LIBRO
- Mongabay
- 04 Mar 2024
La restauración del suelo es mucho menos costosa que la tala de bosques. Así el cultivo intensivo de soya crecen a través de la conversión de pasturas, los ganaderos monetizan un activo de bajo rendimiento, mientras la ganadería expandese gracias a la deforestación.
Company name change, vertical integration into technology enabled project monitoring, and intention to dual list on London's AIM Market
- CNW
- 04 Mar 2024
Klimat X intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone beyond the 57,000 ha that have been secured to date to at least 100,000 hectares and will transfer the same model to other countries across Africa, starting in Ghana and Liberia