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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY 09 Sep 2015
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IIED | 09 Sep 2015
Following the money: an advocate’s guide to securing accountability for agricultural investments

This guide is for organisations and individuals working to support communities whose land rights, lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by agricultural investments.

ECNS | 09 Sep 2015
U.S. property agents cater to Chinese buyers of farmland

In the past four years, farmland agent Minor Taylor has sold more than 50,000 acres of Texas farmland to Chinese buyers.

BHRRC | 09 Sep 2015
Colombia: NGOs allege palm company Poligrow has contributed to forced displacement & land grabbing; opponents have received death threats

Poligrow did not respond saying that they cannot issue a public statement pending resolution of a lawsuit against the authors of the allegations.

Daily Monitor | 08 Sep 2015
Museveni warns development saboteurs

Mr Museveni particularly cited those still frustrating oil palm growing on Kalangala Islands, saying they don’t deserve to live because they don’t want Uganda to become self-sustaining

Business Daily | 08 Sep 2015
Karuturi owners want receiver jailed for failure to give financial records

Troubled plantations company Karuturi Limited’s owners have asked the High Court to jail the flower firm’s receiver managers for denying them access to its financial records in disregard of a court order issued in July.

The Australian | 07 Sep 2015
Dreams blocked as council cries over milk spilling to China

Bass Coast Shire Council last month unanimously rejected Ningbo Dairy Group’s plan to house 1000 milking cows in barns and build a $6 million bottling plant on its main Glenview farm

Stuff | 07 Sep 2015
New Zealand: Pengxin land buy saga takes another step

Pengxin's attempt to transfer New Zealand assets to Chinese agricultural company Hunan Dakang in the middle of seeking approval to buy 14,000 ha sheep and beef farm seen as "bizarre".

Pensions & Investments | 07 Sep 2015
Private equity plows into new territory with move to agribusiness

Private equity and venture capital firms are going down to the farm, moving into the agribusiness and agriculture technology sectors in a big way.

Reuters | 06 Sep 2015
Myanmar land activist faces prison

While powerful businessmen and military officials are responsible for most of the displacement, foreign investors often benefit from the land grabs.

Mail & Guardian | 04 Sep 2015
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's white ally in land grab row

Zimbabwean peasant farmers accuse Billy Rautenbach of destroying their livelihoods.

Wall Street Journal | 03 Sep 2015
China plows big money into Australian agriculture

Chinese investors increasingly explore a new natural-resource boom in Australia: agriculture, pouring in 632 million Australian dollars ($450 million), almost twice as much as the year before.

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Pétition de Sauvons la forêt
« Bolloré a pris nos terres. Et maintenant notre liberté. » Des paysans d’Afrique et d’Asie accusent la holding luxembourgeoise Socfin de s’être accaparée leurs terres pour ses cultures d’huile de palme. Ils ont lancé une série de blocages dans les plantations pour que l’actionnaire principal Bolloré s’emploie à faire respecter leurs droits et restituer leurs terres. Soutenons leur action ! 

 
Jeune Afrique | 07 sep 2015
Tanzanie : le candidat du parti au pouvoir promet de redistribuer les terres non utilisées

Le candidat du parti au pouvoir en Tanzanie à l'élection présidentielle du 25 octobre, John Magufuli, a promis dimanche de redistribuer les terres non utilisées

BHRRC | 26 aout 2015
Sénégal: Un rapport accuse Senhuile de s'accaparer des terres des paysans pour une exploitation agro-industrielle; l'entreprise répond

Réponse de Senhuile à l’invitation de Business & Human Rights Resource Centre relative au rapport sur l’accaparement de terre au Sénégal

Jeune Afrique | 20 aout 2015
Congo-Brazzaville : la renaissance des pépinières

En sommeil pendant vingt ans, palmiers à huile et cacaoyers font leur retour en force dans la Sangha.

Gabonactu | 14 aout 2015
Gabon: L’usine d’huile de palme de la société Olam mise en service

Cette usine n’est qu’une première étape pour Olam qui a obtenu plusieurs permis d’implantation de palmiers à huile dans plusieurs provinces du Gabon

INRA | 15 dec 2014
Au-delà de l’accaparement. Ruptures et continuités dans l’accès aux ressources naturelles

En rupture avec une représentation réductrice du « land grabbing », cet ouvrage invite à replacer ce phénomène dans le temps long et à mettre en évidence la diversité des dynamiques à l’œuvre

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Con Nuestro Perú | 07 sep 2015
Perú: Gobierno excluye a agricultores peruanos de compra de tierras agrícolas y las ofrece en el exterior

La política de marginación contra los agricultores peruanos continúa a pasos galopantes por parte de este cuestionable gobierno, que prefiere convocar a extranjeros para adquirir lotes grandes.

No a la Mina | 05 sep 2015
Argentina, Esquel: Marcha contundente en defensa del territorio y repudiando el espionaje a vecinos

"Acompañamos y reivindicamos el legítimo derecho del Pueblo Nación Mapuche Tehuelche a la recuperación de sus tierras ancestrales que fueron apropiadas por la compañía Tierras del Sud, propiedad de Benetton"

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IFRIS | Paris | 24 Sep 2015
Au-delà de l’accaparement

http://ifris.org/agenda/dixieme-matinale-de-lifris-au-dela-de-laccaparement/

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