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Conflict in ancestral forests of Indonesia
- PAN AP
- 19 October 2012
This case study is conducted by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).
Les agriculteurs sont préoccupés
- Journal du Québec
- 18 October 2012
L'Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec souhaite avoir le portrait précis des hectares de terres qui appartiennent à des agriculteurs, celles qui sont en location ou celles qui sont passées aux mains de grandes institutions.
Govts must lay foundation for private investment in agriculture
- AllAfrica
- 18 October 2012
Cargill director says its corporate affairs team has constant interaction with African governments, and is encouraging them to change land regulations to facilitate investment.
Land grab controversy remains unresolved
- Inside Vandy
- 18 October 2012
In the wake of investigations into Vanderbilt Univeristy’s investment in a hedge fund responsible for land grabs in Mozambique it is necessary to finally have some form of accountability.
Land grabbing for food and biofuel: a case of MIFEE
- PAN AP
- 18 October 2012
This case study is done by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).
Olam plans arabica coffee expansion
- Today Online
- 17 October 2012
The company plans to expand its acreage in Laos to 5,000 hectares, grow arabica in Medan, Indonesia, and acquire existing plantations in Brazil, while clearing of land has begun on the 5,000 hectares Olam has leased in Ethiopia.
A global rsh for Africa’s land: risks and opportunities
- AfDB
- 17 October 2012
Chief Economist of African Development Bank says African governments need to undertake institutional reforms, such as land auction systems, to obtain value from recent surge in land acquisition.
Venda de terras em larga escala pode agravar insegurança alimentar, alerta organização
- IHU
- 17 October 2012
A venda de terras de comunidades tradicionais em larga escala pode agravar a insegurança alimentar, principalmente com a concentração da posse por grupos estrangeiros.
Chassé de Fanaye et de Gnith : Le projet Sen Ethanol indésirable à Ronkh
- Le Quotidien
- 17 October 2012
Valsé de localités en localités, le projet Sen Ethanol est non grata dans toutes les zones où il devait être implanté pour impulser le Sénégal dans une nouvelle ère industrielle.
Displacing farmers for grass production in Pakistan
- PAN AP
- 17 October 2012
This is a case study undertaken by Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific and Roots for Equity. It looks into the intricacies of Al Dhara Company's investment in Sindh, Pakistan.
Tanzanian villagers pay for biofuel investment disaster
- Redeye
- 16 October 2012
The financial collapse of a project by UK-based Sun Biofuels shows how the development dream can quickly turn into a nightmare for local people.
Ukrainian parliament is not going to permit to sell farmlands
- Interfax
- 16 October 2012
Ukraine will have no farmland market in the near future, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.
Giving women land, giving them a future
- IPS
- 16 October 2012
The problems of access to land for women and communities have been worsened by the land grab perpetuated by multinationals and society's wealthy.
Land acquisitions: India’s investments in Africa
- CAI
- 16 October 2012
India is one of Africa’s biggest investors in agricultural land.
Who's behind the land grabs?
- GRAIN
- 16 October 2012
A slide show by GRAIN that profiles some of those who have been most actively pursuing or supporting farmland grabs around the world.