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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY 10 May 2017
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ARTE | 09 May 2017
Vertueuses, les multinationales ? Le business de l'aide au développement

Une part croissante de l'aide publique au développement serait-elle détournée au profit de grandes multinationales du secteur agroalimentaire ? Une enquête stupéfiante menée dans trois pays africains.

Agrimoney | 09 May 2017
Farmland Partners land portfolio expands to size of Bahrain

Expansion has been backed by borrowings which the group pegged at $437.8m as of the end of March, largely from Rutledge Investment Co and from MetLife Agricultural Investments.

FIAN | 08 May 2017
The EU must act to stop and prevent land grabbing

With business self-regulation and corporate social responsibility schemes proving to be insufficient for addressing land grabbing-related human rights issues, the EU and its Member States must implement a set of policy regulations.

China Daily | 06 May 2017
China eyes Uganda's agribusiness in new front

Tucked away over 50 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, Chinese technicians continue to set up the first agricultural industrial park in the East African country.

FPP | 04 May 2017
RSPO freezes Goodhope’s operations in Papua

RSPO has issued a Stop Work Order to Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd after joint submission by FPP, Pusaka, Greenpeace and EIA accused Goodhope’s subsidiary PT Nabire Baru of taking lands from the Yerisiam Gua people in Papua, Indonesia.

IPS | 03 May 2017
The very survival of Africa’s indigenous peoples ‘seriously threatened’

The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened by land grabbing and land dispossession caused by extractive industries, agribusiness and other forms of business operations.

NBR | 03 May 2017
New Zealand Super Fund eyes Aussie rural land and diversification away from dairy

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, which has bought up 21 local dairy farms as part of its push into rural land investment, is looking outside the dairy sector for its next foray, eyeing land used for beef and permanent crops and expansion into Australia.

Illegal Deforestation Monitor | 02 May 2017
Fires rage in Bolivia as illegal deforestation for beef and soy continues to surge

New data on land fires in Bolivia indicates that the surge in illegal forest conversion for large-scale commercial agriculture and cattle ranching seen since 2012 is accelerating.

The West Australian | 01 May 2017
China’s agribusiness investment in Australia triples

China’s investment in Australian agribusiness has tripled in just a year as China strives to meet rising demand for high-quality food among its growing middle class. Major agribusiness deals included acquisition of the S Kidman & Co cattle empire and acquisition of Tasmanian dairy giant Van Dieman’s Land.

IDI | 01 May 2017
World Bank fuels land grabs in Africa through shadowy financial sector investments

Unjust Enrichment: How the IFC Profits from Land Grabbing in Africa, new report by Inclusive Development International, Bank Information Center, Accountability Counsel, Urgewald and the Oakland Institute.

LEGEND | 30 Apr 2017
Harnessing political economy analysis

Increased private sector investment in agriculture has created both hopes and fears for rural livelihoods. One of the challenges is in empowering rural people to make informed choices, exercise their rights and have their voices heard.

Mndialisation.ca | 29 Apr 2017
Paraguay - La terre aux délinquants environnementaux

Le coup d’État contre le président Fernando Lugo en juin 2012 et l’élection de Horacio Cartes en 2013 a marqué un tournant qui touche aussi les zones rurales où accaparement des terres et expansion de la culture du soja et de l’élevage vont de concert.

Reuters | 28 Apr 2017
CPPIB plans farmland retreat

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has decided against making further investments in farmland and is open to selling its existing portfolio, a shift in strategy after some local farmers voiced concerns.

Xinhua | 27 Apr 2017
Chinese company to build modern agricultural industrial park in Laos

Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China's Xuanye (Lao) Co., Ltd/AVIC International Beijing Co., Ltd on a modern agricultural industrial park project in Laos.

franceinfo | 22 Apr 2017
Agriculture : comment la financiarisation des terres piège le modèle français

Des terres cultivables sont rachetées par des sociétés, parfois spéculatives. Comment la financiarisation dépossède-t-elle les paysans ? Franceinfo vous révèle l'ampleur d'un phénomène qui trace son sillon en France.

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FIAN | 10 mai 2017
L'accaparement des terres et l'Union Européenne

Cette nouvelle publication de FIAN contient des recommandations de mesures à prendre par l’Union européenne et ses Etats membres pour arrêter et prévenir l’accaparement des terres et promouvoir les droits humains.

Challenge | 09 mai 2017
Le Maroc, nouvel eldorado des investisseurs arabes

Après la pierre, la terre serait-elle en train de devenir la principale cible des investisseurs arabes au Maroc ?

NetAfrique | 08 mai 2017
Salifou Diallo à propos de Bagrépôle : « On trompe le gouvernement sur les réalités du terrain»

Les paysans que nous avons rencontrés nous ont dit « Oui, on parle de pôle de croissance de Bagré, mais la croissance est à Ouagadougou », raconte le président de l’Assemblée nationale

Greenpeace | 03 mai 2017
Greenpeace poursuivie en diffamation par la Socfin

Greenpeace est convoqué devant le tribunal de grande instance de Paris, suite à une plainte déposée par l’entreprise de plantations Socfin qui l’accuse de « porter atteinte à son honneur ».

360 | 01 mai 2017
Sénégal: Levée de boucliers contre Sefrioui, attributaire de 10.000 ha de terres agricoles

Anas Sefrioui se lance dans la culture du riz au Sénégal. A travers une filiale, Afri Partners Sénégal, il s’est vu attribuer une superficie de 10.000 ha pour une exploitation rizicole. La société civile s’est mobilisée pour dénoncer l’accaparement de terres agricoles par un seul investisseur.

FIAN | 28 avr 2017
Il est temps de changer la politique foncière européenne

Le Parlement européen a approuvé un rapport qui expose les problèmes urgents liés à la concentration foncière et à l’accès à la terre dans l’Union européenne et appelle à des réponses conséquentes.

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