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4-Traders | 16 Nov 2016
IFC, a member of the World Bank, will provide US$50 million to the Argentine subsidiaries of Adecoagro S.A., a company backed by billionaire George Soros, to support resource-efficient farming and food processing technologies |
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News 24 | 16 Nov 2016
Namibia's lands minister Utoni Nujoma has reportedly tabled a bill that would see foreign nationals being barred from owning land in the southern African country. |
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Truthout | 15 Nov 2016
Is land-grabbing over, in Mozambique and across Africa and the rest of the developing world? Now that crop and food prices have returned to their usual punishingly low levels, is the pressure off from foreign buyers looking to acquire large tracts of agricultural lands? |
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Frontpage Africa | 15 Nov 2016
Citizens of Kpanyan Statutory District in Sinoe County, Liberia have given a one-month ultimatum to Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) to either meet their demands or leave the county.
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Bussiness Mirror | 13 Nov 2016
Philippines Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said the Malaysian proponent is keen on tapping 200 to 300 hectares of land for the palm-oil plantation. He added that the project is purely a private-sector undertaking. |
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Rappler | 11 Nov 2016
During President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Malaysia, Malaysian businessmen expressed their interest in investing in palm oil plantations in the Philippines. |
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Bloomberg | 11 Nov 2016
The portfolio, once considered a crown jewel in the endowment, is vast with assets including timberland plantations in Central and South America, a dairy farm in New Zealand, and vineyards in California. |
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Premium Times | 11 Nov 2016
The Nigerian government extended an invitation to Russians to take advantage of the country’s arable land to produce and export agricultural products. |
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PE Wire | 11 Nov 2016
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company have confirmed plans for their joint investment in two of Russia's largest agricultural and food companies. |
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WorldStage | 10 Nov 2016
Lagos Food Security Summit and Exhibition was organized to bring together stakeholders in the Agricultural sector to proffer solutions to the challenges militating against the achievement of food security |
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No to ProSAVANA | 10 Nov 2016
Despite the numerous irregularities denounced by civil society, the governments of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan are pushing through the process of “redesigning” the Master Plan in the Nacala Corridor. |
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Jakarta Globe | 09 Nov 2016
Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby has been called out by a representative of indigenous communities for land-grabbing in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province during the 14th annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil meeting, which is taking place in Bangkok. |
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Dakar Matin | 31 Oct 2016
Pinned for fraud, with damages of more than 8 billion CFA, Senhuile had agreed to a compromise. However, it only honoured a part of its commitment, and Senegalese customs reacted with strong measures. |
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