Swedish TV4 said H&M was using cotton from areas in Ethiopia vulnerable to land grabbing -- the buying or leasing of land in developing countries, often by foreign companies, without the consent of affected local communities.
Des peines de cinq ans ferme ont été prononcées au Sénégal contre Salif Ka et Saidou Dia reconnus coupables de meurtre et détention d'arme à feu sans autorisation administrative dans l’affaire dite de Fanaye.
GlobalGrain, la grand’ messe des entreprises du commerce des aliments agricoles, se déroule pour la 12ème fois à Genève
There’s little doubt that the use of palm oil is expanding rapidly throughout the world, and with it the need for millions of hectares of land to grow oil palm trees. The results can be devastating for local communities.
En kartläggning som Kalla fakta gjort visar att H&M, via mellanhänder, köper bomull som kommer från områden där det förekommer tvångsförflyttningar, enligt människorättsorganisationer. Man menar att brott mot mänskliga rättigheter begåtts.
“We are looking at seven projects in the farming sector. They involve mostly Chinese and a number of Arab co-investors," says head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund.
Large scale businesses like Wilmar risk being labeled land grabbers, but we don't have that in Nigeria, says Minister of Agriculture Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.
Representatives of Oddar Meanchey villagers who allegedly lost their homes in a 2008 land grab by Thai-owned sugar giant Mitr Phol are hopeful a settlement may soon be reached.
Ethiopia is selling off vast chunks of its land to foreign investors who are growing food products for export — and those who get in the government's way are being killed or silenced.
Posición de la CLOC- Vía Campesina Sudamérica con respecto al inminente juicio oral y público contra los campesinos y las campesinas procesados por el caso de la masacre de Curuguaty
Tanzania's Minister of State, Dr Mary Nagu, has urged US companies to invest in agriculture since Tanzania is blessed with over 43 million hectares of arable land.
Colombians are being kept off their farms by armed groups and illegal businesses. Those fighting for land restitution have a blunt message for British firms and politicians
Chiquita-Unifrutti will invest US$60 million in a 2,000 ha banana plantation in an area previously occupied by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The report uncovers the truth behind a reported massacre of 30 to 50 Suri people in May 2012 near a 30,000-hectare Malaysian-owned Koka plantation.
Rwanda is pushing for massive irrigation projects to boost agricultural production, where an investment of $200 million is needed for 35,800 hectares of farmland.
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