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2 Norwegians say company guards harassed them in Oil Palm Plantation
- MindaNews
- 13 October 2011
Harassment and threats abound in areas where land grabbing is taking place.
Sierra Leone arrests 39 in oil palm land lease dispute
- Reuters
- 12 October 2011
Sierra Leone authorities have arrested 39 protesters in the south of the West African nation, following tensions between the local population and a unit of Socfin, owned by France's Bolloré Group
Dakar closer to Rome
- Radio Mundo Real
- 12 October 2011
Tens of ambassadors of the countries participating in the Committee on World Food Security listened to the appeal read by Mamadou Ba, of the National Council of Concetration and Cooperation of the Senegalese rural population.
Karuturi to outsource Ethiopian land to Indian farmers
- Business Standard
- 12 October 2011
Karuturi Global is looking at outsourcing 20,000 hectares of farm land in the African nation to Indian farmers on a revenue-sharing basis.
Land grab by foreigners denies African farmers of livelihoods – Oxfam
- Daily Times
- 12 October 2011
Millions of hectares of farmland are being sold or leased to foreigners to the detriment of farmers
Conflict in Pujehun over land
- Awoko
- 12 October 2011
Socfin Agricultural Company is embroiled in serious land lease agreement tussle that has the tendency to ignite conflict between foreign investors and locals.
La Sierra Leone arrête 39 manifestants dans un affrontement concernant la location de terres destinées à la production d’huile de palme
- Reuters
- 12 October 2011
Les autorités de la Sierra Leone ont arrêté 39 manifestants dans le sud de cette nation ouest-africaine, à la suite de tensions entre la population locale et une unité de Socfin, l’investisseur international en agrobusiness.
Massively underpriced post-Soviet agriculture market promises huge returns
- Agriculture 2.0
- 12 October 2011
NCH has been able—by direct purchase or lease—to acquire, aggregate and operationalize roughly 700,000 hectares of prime farmland in Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries at a fraction of their actual value.
Piccinini recomendó declarar inconstitucional decreto sobre acuerdo con China
- ADN
- 12 October 2011
La procuradora general, Liliana Piccinini, recomendó declarar inconstitucional el decreto del Poder Ejecutivo provincial que ratifica el acuerdo agroalimentario con China y que fuera cuestionado por la legisladora Silvia Horne (PJ) por medio de un recurso de amparo.
Farmers' networks urge government action against land grabbing
- IPS
- 11 October 2011
Civil society organisations and global farmers' networks are gathered in Rome this week to ask governments to stop the "disastrous practice of land grabbing", ahead of next week's Committee on World Food Security.
The new East India Cos
- Outlook India
- 11 October 2011
Obtaining millions of hectares for farming in Africa, Indian firms are playing predator.
Early warning: Growing tension in Malen Chiefdom
- Green Scenery
- 11 October 2011
Thirty peaceful protesters were arrested in Sahn Malen, Sierra Leone for blocking access to oil palm plantations owned by Socfin, which they accuse of grabbing their lands.
China interest in Argentina land irks locals
- Al Jazeera
- 11 October 2011
Farmers worried about damage that comes with the excessive use of chemicals in large-scale agriculture.
Alerte précoce : Tensions exacerbées dans la chefferie de Malen
- Green Scenery
- 11 October 2011
La police a arrêté des manifestants opposés à l’accord foncier de Socfin en Sierra Leone. Les parties prenantes devraient se mettre à la table des négociations.
Derechos contra la carestía
- Radio Mundo Real
- 11 October 2011
Representantes de campesinos, indígenas, pastores y pescadores artesanales dieron un claro mensaje a los gobiernos: para enfrentar la crisis alimentaria y el constante aumento de precios se debe detener el acaparamiento de tierras.