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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY 24 Jan 2018
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Radio NZ | 24 Jan 2018
PNG group criticises govt for organising 'land grabs'

A community group in Papua New Guinea says the government needs to stop organising 'land grabs' disguised as investment.

Weekly Times | 24 Jan 2018
Foreign ownership: More detail needed, NFF says

More detail surrounding foreign ownership of Australia’s agricultural assets should be made publicly available, the National Farmers’ Federation says.

GAI | 24 Jan 2018
Brazilian farmland – Is the risk worth the reward?

In spite of a growing agricultural sector, attractive farmland prices and increasing foreign investment flowing into the sector, the decision to invest in Brazilian farmland is still very much a risk versus reward consideration.

Rising Kashmir | 23 Jan 2018
Strategic litigation against public participation

To censure activism and opponents, Indian corporates have been using legal protection against journalists and campaigners but the debate on this issue has not taken off, possibly because of fear.

The Monitor | 22 Jan 2018
Buvuma palm oil project: 5,000 reject compensation for land

About 5,000 residents in the Island district of Buvuma have rejected a government proposal to compensate them for their land to pave way for oil palm growing for Bidco Uganda, claiming their property was undervalued.

Gobal AgInvesting | 18 Jan 2018
A decade in the farmland asset class evolution

A continued proliferation of farmland managers and investment strategies is expected in the years ahead, says president of AgIS Capital LLC

Macauhub | 15 Jan 2018
Chinese companies invest in agriculture in Mozambique

A joint venture between Chinese companies Power China International Group Ltd and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp. plans to make use of 3,000 hectares of irrigated land in Chókwé, southern Mozambique

NBR | 15 Jan 2018
Canada's Public Sector Pension Board gets OIO approval to buy $17.7M dairy farm and block

Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board, got a green light to buy a medium-sized New Zealand dairy farm and a neighbouring dairy support block in Canterbury for $17.7 million just ahead of tougher requirements on land sales to foreign buyers.

Farm Online | 15 Jan 2018
China's Rifa boss to lead $1b Canadian ag portfolio in Australia

One of the people most active in driving Chinese investment in Australian farmland, David Goodfellow, is switching camps to help build a $1 billion Canadian investment portfolio.

Reuters | 10 Jan 2018
Denied land, Indian women stake claims in collectives

Fed up with local officials denying their demand for land, 40 women decided to form a collective and start farming a plot near their village of Pallur, India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu. As of March 2017, about 300,000 women were farming more than 51,000 hectares of land in collectives.

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Mediapart | 24 jan 2018
Face aux poursuites-bâillons de Bolloré : nous ne nous tairons pas!

Ce jeudi 25 janvier s’ouvrira un procès contre Mediapart, L’Obs et Le Point et deux ONG, Sherpa et ReAct, attaqués en diffamation par la holding luxembourgeoise Socfin, fortement liée au groupe Bolloré.

Jeune Afrique | 24 jan 2018
Agroalimentaire : Seaboard Corporation, enquête sur le géant de la farine africaine

L’acquisition des actifs meuniers de Mimran pour plus de 300 millions d’euros signe l’arrivée du groupe américain, Seaboard Corporation au Sénégal et en Côte d’Ivoire.

L'Humanité | 23 jan 2018
Mobilisation de soutien à un militant poursuivi suite à une manifestation devant le groupe Bolloré

En demandant la relaxe pour Marcus, nous exigeons non seulement que justice soit faite, mais exprimons également notre solidarité à l’égard des riverains des plantations Socfin-Bolloré

Agence Ecofin | 23 jan 2018
Sénégal : un projet agro-industriel tourne au bras de fer foncier à Dya

Dénonçant un accaparement de leurs terres, les habitants des villages de Sagne Bambara et Ngane, à Dya, dans l’Ouest du Sénégal, ont organisé, ce dimanche 21 janvier 2018, une marche de protestation contre un projet de construction d’une usine d’extraction de sel.

RT | 18 jan 2018
Des Parisiens contre la confiscation de terres agricoles au Mali

Environ 50 personnes protestaient à Paris, en solidarité avec les agriculteurs maliens, contre la confiscation de leurs terres.

El Watan | 17 jan 2018
Des opérateurs du Golfe intéressés par l’investissement dans la filière

Des opérateurs du Golfe ont manifesté leur intention d’investir dans la filière des agrumes dans la wilaya de Chlef, en Algérie

Reporterre | 16 jan 2018
312 défenseurs de l’environnement et des droits humains ont été assassinés en 2017

Selon Front Line Defenders, 312 défenseurs des droits humains et environnementaux ont été tués en 2017 dans 27 pays. Plus des deux tiers d’entre eux défendaient les droits fonciers, environnementaux et autochtones.

France 2 | 11 jan 2018
Agriculteurs : ils font leur blé en Ukraine

Des exploitants agricoles français font le choix de produire ailleurs, dans des pays à la main-d'oeuvre bon marché et aux règles moins contraignantes. Des céréaliers louent ainsi des surfaces en Ukraine.

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El Pilón | 21 ene 2018
Colombia: Sector agropecuario del Cesar atrae inversionistas extranjeros

El sector agropecuario del Cesar sigue siendo atractivo para inversionistas internacionales que están llegando para mirar la posibilidad de establecer agronegocios en la región.

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World Bank | Washington, DC | 19 Mar 2018
World Bank Land Conference 2018

http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2017/08/07/land-and-poverty-conference-2018-land-governance-in-an-interconnected-world

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