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04 Apr 2019
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Namibia: How corruption affects women's land rights The Namibian | 03 Apr 2019
Corrupt practices in the context of large-scale land-based investments in Africa contribute to the unauthorised conversion of customary land to commercial land, to the detriment of poor rural women's access
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UN’s SABL response due in seven days Post-Courier | 03 Apr 2019
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination asked the PNG government yet again, to respond to concerns that PNG continues to authorise the exploitation of indigenous land by foreign companies through SABLs.
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Nowhere to go: Myanmar farmers under siege from land law Al Jazeera | 03 Apr 2019
The Myanmar government has tightened a law on so-called 'vacant, fallow and virgin' land, and farmers are at risk.
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One of Africa’s most fertile lands is struggling to feed its own people Bloomberg | 02 Apr 2019
Little of the 5 million acres [2.02 million hectares] that Sudan's agriculture ministry estimates are in foreign hands—perhaps less than 1 in 20 acres—has been cultivated.
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The Madhvanis: The industrialists who have tasted sucrose and success Forbes | 02 Apr 2019
Interview with Mayur and Kamlesh Madhvani, the Joint Managing Directors of the Madhvani Group which controls a 14,000 hectare sugar estate in Uganda
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Socfin’s response to FIAN’s report on land grabbing for palm oil in Sierra Leone BHRRC | 01 Apr 2019
Socfin denies allegation and argues amongst other things that they went through a lengthy process of consultation with the communities, resulting in an overall acceptance and support to the project
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How land grabbers co-opt indigenous ritual traditions in Papua: Q&A with anthropologist Sophie Chao Mongabay | 29 Mar 2019
Industrial-scale agriculture poses considerable risk to the indigenous peoples of Papua. Anthropologist Sophie Chao has studied the often fraught relationship between Papuans and plantation firms, and the mechanisms through which indigenous people are compelled to give up their land.
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139 groups from 26 countries mark ‘Day of the Landless’ PAN AP | 29 Mar 2019
In a strong show of support to rural communities asserting their right to land, 139 organizations from 26 countries across Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America, North America and Europe issued a joint statement to mark the Day of the Landless last 29 March with several solidarity actions were also held on the same day.
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Day of the Landless 2019: Reclaim our lands, reclaim our future! PAN AP | 29 Mar 2019
29 March is Day of the Landless, it marks the founding anniversary of Asian Peasant Coalition and the launching of No Land, No Life! campaign. 126 organizations from 24 countries are issuing the following statement to commemorate the struggle of rural communities around the world for land and resources.
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In Indonesia, a company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits Mongabay | 26 Mar 2019
A state-owned plantation company, PTPN XIV, is evicting farmers to make room for an oil palm estate on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The case is one of thousands of land disputes simmering across Indonesia.
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Resisting human rights violations in West Africa ESCR-Net | 20 Mar 2019
ESCR-Net members have been engaged in several actions in opposition to Luxembourg registered agri-business Socfin Group and its operations in several Western African countries.
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A growing proposition Asia Asset Management | 31 Jul 2017
Agribusiness represents a substantial opportunity as well as a priority or even a problem for investors in Asia
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Sous-location de terres agricoles: ces Belges qui exploitent les terres picardes Couerrier Picard | 02 avr 2019
Pourtant interdite, la sous-location de terres agricoles françaises à des exploitants belges se répand dans les Hauts-de-France. Une pratique qui inquiète les autorités et le monde agricole.
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ING finance l’accaparement de terres en Afrique CNCD et al | 28 mar 2019
Sous la pression de SOCFIN, ING a accepté de maintenir ses financements et donne un sursis de 3 ans supplémentaires à la société pour obtenir une certification RSPO de toutes les plantations.
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Le groupe Bolloré condamné pour « procédure abusive » contre France TV Le Parisien | 28 mar 2019
Le reportage dénonçait certaines activités de l’entreprise Socapalm qui produit de l’huile de palme au Cameroun et dont Bolloré est actionnaire
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Agriculture : « On a besoin d’avoir une souveraineté sur le foncier », affirme Marc Fesneau Public Sénat | 25 fev 2019
« La souveraineté sur le foncier c’est la souveraineté sur notre alimentation », rappelle le ministre français chargé des relations avec le Parlement
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