Company appears to be desperately using the courts, physical assaults and intimidation to attack citizens exercising rights guaranteed in their constitution and under international law.

An American investment giant that manages multi-billion-dollar pension funds in the United States, Canada, and Sweden faces allegations that it has circumvented Brazilian laws on foreign acquisition of farmland

A U.S. investment firm that manages U.S., Canadian and Swedish pension funds came under pressure on Tuesday to give locations of its land investments in Brazil as coalition of campaign groups voiced concerns about the impact on local farmers.

The American financial group and its partners amassed vast new holdings of farmland despite a move by Brazil’s government in 2010 to effectively ban such large-scale deals by foreigners.

Une société new-yorkaise chargée de la gestion de l'épargne-retraite des travailleurs en Suède, aux États-Unis et au Canada se soustrait aux lois brésiliennes sur les investissements étrangers pour acquérir des terres agricoles

Land plots for cultivation are now in hot demand by investors, who can make profits now and protect their assets in the long term.

The world’s biggest sustainable palm oil organization is accused of ignoring flaws within its certification process that have allowed oil palm companies to hide significant violations of the body’s own sustainability standards behind its seal of approval.

A New York company managing the retirement savings of workers in Sweden, the US and Canada is evading Brazilian laws on foreign investment to acquire farmlands from a businessman accused of violently displacing local communities.

The REDD+ and its carbon trade will not resolve the climate crisis

Despite their due diligence, Rabobank missed the fact that they were buying land in a village racked with corruption and land rights abuse, and from sellers deeply involved in murky business.

Land grabs and the speculation in land acquisitions are a growing reality globally. These trends were the focus of a one-day conference near Montreal yesterday looking into the evolution and effect on farmers in the province of Quebec.

A small and poor village in Romania has become the focus of a story involving land grabbing by foreign-owned multinationals and mafia-style corruption.

Investment AB Kinnevik today announced that it has sold its Polish agricultural business Rolnyvik, which holds 6,700 hectares of land in Poland, for a total consideration of approximately SEK 400m in cash.

Logging operations are only ramping up, and exploiting special leases, meant for the development of agricultural projects, to clear forest on land belonging to customary owners.

China's appetite for offshore investment in food and agriculture is expected to rebound from a lull that has delayed some deals, given strong interest to meet growing domestic demand, a leading banker said.

SSJFZ is a unique platform which integrates multiple Singapore elements with local application across its entire "farm to table" process.

Some six years after about 2,000 families were pushed off 19,000 hectares of land that was converted to plantation for sugarcane, which is processed into sugar used by Coca-Cola.

Instead of taking suggestions on board from CSOs or its own monitoring bodies, the World Bank continues to push its agenda at the expense of small-scale farmers.

Resignation of CEO is latest setback to the project in north-eastern China's Jilin province meant to diversify food sources for Singaporeans and help improve safety standards for Chinese consumers.

A Mauritius sugarcane firm Omnicane is set to invest $250 million into sugarcane plantations in northern Ghana

Dans le secteur agricole « la Chinafrique » est loin d’avoir atteint des résultats mirifiques, malgré un intérêt majeur des groupes chinois pour le continent au début des années 2000.

Les travailleurs québécois et québécoises seront peut-être surpris d'apprendre que leurs fonds de pension fructifient en encourageant l'éviction violente de paysans de leurs terres au Brésil.

Le ministre de l'agriculture est prêt à attribuer des terres aux industriels au Sud, dans les hauts plateaux, et à établir des partenariats avec des concessionnaires de terres relevant du domaine privé de l'Etat.

La REDD+ et sa finance carbone ne résoudront pas la crise climatique

Dans son dernier ouvrage Lettre à un paysan sur le vaste merdier qu’est devenue l’agriculture, le journaliste Fabrice Nicolino dénonce l’industrialisation de l’agriculture et le Land grabbing.

La Fondation David Suzuki s'inquiète que des spéculateurs accaparent les terres agricoles de Québec, dont la valeur pourrait grimper avec un accroissement de la saison de production provoqué par le réchauffement de la planète.

Le financement du parc agro industriel de Bukanga Lonzo pour un montant de 82 Millions de dollars américainscas est le cas le plus grave de malversation financière et détournement des deniers publics de l’histoire récente du Congo

El informe, “Fondos de pensiones extranjeros y el acaparamiento de tierras en Brasil”, es el resultado de una investigación en terreno realizada por Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos, GRAIN, Inter Pares y Solidaridad Suecia-América Latina.

Pesquisa mostra que grupos internacionais estão burlando legislação brasileira que restringe capital estrangeiro no agronegócio nacional

Documentos comprovam que milhões foram gastos para aquisição indevida