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La fiebre mundial por la tierra
- Oleo Revista
- 08 May 2023
El conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania podría dar lugar a nuevos controles sobre los recursos críticos de la tierra.
L’empire Dangote, le conglomérat tentaculaire de l’homme le plus riche d’Afrique
- 360 Afrique
- 08 May 2023
Aliko Dangote a beaucoup investi dans l’agroalimentaire, notamment dans le riz, la tomate, le sucre, le lait, le sel, la farine, les huiles et le sucre.
TLG announces secondary sale of one of Uruguay's most iconic farmland properties
- GAI
- 08 May 2023
Comprising 9,000 hectares in the heart of Uruguay, the farm, which produces beef cattle, soybeans, rice, and timber, was sold to an undisclosed European family office
POSCO International looking to grow into top 10 global food giants
- Business Korea
- 05 May 2023
The Korean corporation aims to secure 850,000 ha of arable land and produce grain through joint ventures in major farming countries such as Australia, North America and South America.
Folium Capital launches Regenerative Natural Resources Fund, combining forest and agriculture assets with carbon optionality
- GAI
- 05 May 2023
Folium’s portfolio of sustainably managed forestry and ag assets are diversified across Australia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Portugal, Spain, the U.S., and Uruguay.
Informe vincula a gigantes financieros con la deforestación del Gran Chaco paraguayo
- Mongabay
- 04 May 2023
Un informe de Global Witness dice que instituciones financian a sabiendas a comerciantes de carne vacuna acusados de tener vínculos con la deforestación en el Gran Chaco.
Turning the desert green with rental equipment
- Caterpillar
- 04 May 2023
The Nubian Desert in north-eastern Sudan might not be anyone’s idea of promising farmland, but the Agriculture Investment Holding Company (Ethmar) Ltd, a joint venture between Royal Group of Abu Dhabi and DAL Group, Sudan’s biggest conglomerate, is investing $225m to change all that on over 105,000 hectares.
Guerre et spoliation : la prise de controle des terres agricoles ukrainiennes
- Oakland Institute
- 04 May 2023
Depuis l’invasion russe en février 2022, la guerre en Ukraine est au centre des questions de politique étrangère et des médias. Cependant, peu d’attention a été accordée à une question majeure qui est au cœur du conflit : qui contrôle les terres agricoles dans le pays connu comme le « grenier de l’Europe » ?
Indonesia legalizes illicit oil palm farms in program slammed as opaque
- Mongabay
- 04 May 2023
Illegal oil palm plantations spanning an area one and a half times the size of London have been amnestied under an Indonesian government program that critics say incentivizes corporations over small farmers.
Australian agricultural fund eyes biodiversity, carbon credits
- Carbon Pulse
- 04 May 2023
Kilter Rural launches a $333.7 mln agriculture fund that will buy and develop 21,000 hectares of farmland in Southeastern Australia, creating biodiversity and carbon credits in the process.
Palm oil giant hands over sacred community land for reforestation project
- Mongabay
- 04 May 2023
Palm oil giant Socapalm has finally handed over three sacred sites on 3 hectares of land but this is far short of the 30 hectares that the Mbonjo community is demanding.
Con los pies en la tierra
- El Espectador
- 02 May 2023
En la Amazonia colombiana, como en la brasileña, aumenta el acaparamiento de tierras para la ganadería extensiva e industrial
Ignoring warnings signs, US retirement manager TIAA bought farms from alleged land grabbers with Brazilian sugar giant
- OCCRP
- 02 May 2023
TIAA has always insisted that its joint ventures with Brazilian sugar company Cosan invest responsibly. But leaked documents show they ignored a litany of red flags when buying farms in a region long known for land grabbing.
La Cámara de Diputados brasileña investigará al Movimiento de los trabajadores sin tierra
- El Observador
- 01 May 2023
En la Cámara de Diputados brasileña, hegemonizada por la oposición al presidente Lula da Silva, se creó una Comisión Parlamentaria de Investigación para investigar las ocupaciones de tierras supuestamente promovidas y dirigidas por el Movimiento de los trabajadores rurales sin tierra (MST).
Australia: Wagyu on the menu as producers dish up $300m in farmland deals
- AFR
- 30 April 2023
In the latest deal, private equity-backed Stone Axe Pastoral has acquired the Moyhu Wagyu aggregation in Victoria’s King Valley from tax reform pioneer Bob Officer for about $25 million.