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07 Nov 2019
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4 new Cambodian banana plantations approved for export to China Produce Report | 06 Nov 2019
This brings the total number of Cambodian banana plantations approved to export to China up to nine, representing a total planting area of around 10,000 hectares.
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Saudi Arabia seeking investment opportunities in foreign agricultural markets Future Directions | 06 Nov 2019
Consistent interest from Saudi Arabia in direct investment in foreign agriculture, such as SALIC's recent purchase of 200,000 ha in Western Australia, will continue.
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Argentinian cropping company buys Northern Territory cattle station Sturt Downs for $6.8 million ABC | 06 Nov 2019
Cross Pacific Investments, which is backed by the Buratovich family of Argentina, has now spent more than $43 million on top end Australian land in the last few months, totalling just over 540,000 hectares.
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Crop firm wilts under cash crunch The Citizen | 05 Nov 2019
Kilombero Plantations Limited in Tanzania joins a long list of failed big agriculture projects in Africa in recent years, including Agrisol and Sun Biofuels in Tanzania; Karuturi in Kenya and Ethiopia; Nile Trading in South Sudan; Senhuile in Senegal, and Bukanga Lonzo in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Kazakhstan seeks to ban sales of land along its borders Bloomberg | 05 Nov 2019
The proposed legislation would bar both foreigners and locals from buying any land in all districts bordering China and in a 25 kilometer-wide strip adjacent to Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
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The money farmers: How oligarchs and populists milk the EU for millions NYT | 04 Nov 2019
The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing and land grabs.
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Indonesia protests: Land bill at center of unrest Mongabay | 03 Nov 2019
In recent weeks, Indonesia has seen its largest mass protests since the “people power” movement that forced President Suharto to step down in 1998. Among a variety of pro-democracy demands, the protesters want lawmakers to scrap a controversial bill governing land use in the country.Critics say the bill could be used to imprison indigenous and other rural citizens for defending their lands against incursions by private companies.
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Why Chinese farmers have crossed border into Russia's Far East BBC | 01 Nov 2019
Chinese companies first appeared in Russia's Far East in the early 2000s, but Beijing's interest in the region increased after the global financial crisis of 2008. Chinese investment was followed by an influx of Chinese migrants.
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Debate rages over intensive oil palm farming in Gabon Mongabay | 01 Nov 2019
Nearly 88 percent of Gabon is covered in forests, but NGOs fear that the development of oil palm plantations threatens this viable resource. Local communities accuse SOTRADER, a public-private partnership between the government and the multinational Olam, of land grabbing.
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Singapore's Olam taps Vietnam for farm product exports to Asia Nikkei | 31 Oct 2019
Singapore-based Olam International has positioned Vietnam as an export center for Asia, symbolized by a massive pepper plantation in central Vietnam the size of roughly 150 baseball stadiums.
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AFP seizes $17.3m worth of property in Victoria, Tasmania in Chinese money laundering probe ABC | 31 Oct 2019
A mansion in Melbourne's east, newly constructed units and more than 3,000 acres of Tasmanian farmland are among $17.3 million in property seized by authorities as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering by Chinese nationals.
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Ukraine’s plan to sell farmland raises fears of foreigners AP | 31 Oct 2019
The government’s plans to open up the land market are stirring fears that Ukraine’s coveted black earth will be bought up by foreigners, including Russians. Report from Associated Press.
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L'hévéa, arme de déforestation massive au Cameroun France 24 | 01 nov 2019
Dans le sud du Cameroun, la société Sud Cameroun Hévéa, filiale du géant du caoutchouc de Halcyon Agri, basé à Singapour, exploite une concession de plus de 100 000 hectares de terres.
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Perú: ONU pide a Goreu derogar norma pro deforestación y tráfico de tierras Servindi | 04 nov 2019
El Comité insta al GOREU a tomar medidas especiales para proteger los derechos de la comunidad Santa Clara de Uchunya en el conflicto originado por la conversión a plantación de palma aceitera de 7000 ha de su territorio tradicional.
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