Over 5,000 farmers from Kebbi State have been displaced as the state government took over their farmlands and allocated them to a Chinese firm for mass agricultural production.
"L’heure n’est pas au choix entre exploitations familiales et agrobusiness," affirme Dr Waly Diouf, du ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Equipement rural.
MIGA—the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group—plays an important role in making agricultural FDI more effective by reducing investors’ perceived risks to encourage market entry while applying environmental and social performance standards that boost the project’s sustainability.
Benjamin Dummai, director-general de Senhuile SA, un proyecto de agronegocios que ocupa ilegítimamente 20 mil hectáreas en el norte de Senegal, está acusado de malversar casi medio millón de dólares.
Favoriser le climat d'investissement ne devrait pas conduire à des réformes des politiques d'investissement et des réglementations foncières au détriment des agricultrices et agriculteurs familiaux. Rapport d'Oxfam France.
Selon l’Association malienne des réfugiés (AME) les autorités maliennes sont complices des accaparements de terres au Mali, notamment dans la zone office du Niger
- Le Républicain
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22 May 2014
Benjamin Dummai, the Director-General of Senhuile SA, an agribusiness project illegitimately occupying 20,000 ha in northern Senegal, accused of embezzling almost half a million dollars.
Benjamin Dummai, le directeur d'un projet agroalimentaire italo-sénégalais qui occupe illégitimement 20.000 hectares dans le nord du Sénégal, est accusé d'avoir détourné près d'un demi-million de dollars.
Senhuile not only faces bankruptcy because of Dummai’s criminal behavior, but must also address the mounting pressure from local communities opposing its industrial agricultural plantations.
- Oakland Institute
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21 May 2014
Mungkin kisah PT Menara Group di Aru telah usai, sekarang saatnya untuk melihat ke Boven Digoel.
The story may be over for the Menara Group in Aru, Indonesia. Now it’s time to look at Boven Digoel, where Menara is using the pretext of oil palm plantations to get its hands on 400,000 ha of primary forest.
Millions of smallholder farmers worldwide have been left homeless and hungry because of private investment promoted by policies such as tax breaks and cheap loans, says report
A las 6:00 de la mañana, unos 300 miembros de la Operación Xatruch y la policía Nacional, ejecutaron un desalojo violento.
The people of Collingwood Bay have won back their land from Malaysian oil palm company KLK after a hard fought battle in which they received support from many groups and individuals both in PNG and overseas.
Le 19 mai, 500 à 600 personnes vont battre le pavé à Niono, au Mali, pour réclamer leurs droits.