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26 Mar 2020
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Palm oil giant Olam under scrutiny again over Gabon plantations Mongabay | 25 Mar 2020
The World Rainforest Movement (WRM) has accused Singapore-based agribusiness company Olam of making meaningless “zero deforestation” pledges about a major oil palm development in Gabon and neglecting the rights of local communities.
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IMF in talks to increase its assistance to Ukraine to $9.5bn Intellinews | 25 Mar 2020
The IMF is said to be making the passage of a law to privatise farmland a condition for emergency assistance to Ukraine to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
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New player starts clearing rainforest in world’s biggest oil palm project The Gecko Project | 24 Mar 2020
The Digoel Agri Group has begun operating in an Indonesia mega project being fought over by investors from around the world earmarked to become the world’s largest oil palm plantation, in a vast project that has been mired in allegations of lawbreaking.
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Unfair trade: How Dutch rose growers avoid paying taxes in Kenya The Elephant | 23 Mar 2020
Dutch flower growers who dominate the flower farms in Kenya are being accused of avoiding taxation while proudly wearing the “fair trade” badge.
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Report of the Technical Committee on the Malen Chiefdom Land Dispute in Pujehun District Government of Sierra Leone | 20 Mar 2020
The mandate of the committee was to enquire into and come out with recommendations that would resolve the conflict between the landowners, the Chiefdom council and the SOCFIN Agricultural Company in Sierra Leone.
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China encourages firms to raise pigs overseas to plug domestic pork shortage Reuters | 17 Mar 2020
China has urged local authorities to support qualified domestic firms to “go out,” and build hog farming bases in countries where pig products are eligible to be exported back to China.
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Palm oil firm has farmers jailed for harvesting from land it stole from them Mongabay | 17 Mar 2020
PT Hamparan Masawit Bangun, an affiliate to one of palm oil trader Wilmar International suppliers, has been operating illegally on community lands in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Now the company accused three indigenous farmers of stealing palm fruit from the land, an emblematic case of how corporations can weaponize law enforcement against communities over land disputes.
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Chinese soybeans grown in Russia want subsidies Dimsums Blogspot | 15 Mar 2020
China grow more soybeans in Russia to replace imported American soybeans. More than 70 companies from Heilongjiang province already grow soybeans in Russia and there are eight foreign agricultural "industry parks" covering an area of 600,000 ha. The main threat of the soybean ventures appears to be incursions of Russian territory as China effectively colonizes its distant, empty Far East.
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Behind the findings of the Global AgInvesting rankings & trends report 2019 GAI | 12 Mar 2020
This report highlights nearly 700 organizations that are investing in food and agriculture globally in a sector that had over $131 billion in Assets Under Management in 2019.
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Création d'une pépinière d'entreprises à l'agropole de Kara au Togo Commodafrica | 25 mar 2020
Le Togo va lancer une pépinière d’entreprises dans l’agropole de 165 000 ha situé dans le bassin de la Kara, au nord-est du pays
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Rapport du Comité technique sur le différend foncier de la chefferie de Malen dans le district de Pujehun CGLTE | 23 mar 2020
Le mandat du comité était d’enquêter et d’émettre des recommandations qui résoudraient le conflit entre les propriétaires fonciers, le conseil de la chefferie et la SOCFIN Agricultural Company au Sierra Léone
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Le gouvernement décidé à mettre fin à la spéculation foncière Malijet | 20 mar 2020
Le gouvernement du Mali vient d’adopter un projet de loi domaniale et foncière censé apporter des innovations, y compris la constatation des droits coutumiers conformément aux dispositions de la loi sur le foncier agricole
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SOCAPALM, Groupe BOLLORE et Groupe SOCFIN, au Cameroun : Communiqué de suivi du PCN français DG Trésor | 18 mar 2020
Le PCN recommande au Groupe Bolloré de veiller à exercer son devoir de diligence vis-à-vis du Groupe Socfin et de la Socapalm afin de contribuer aux objectifs du plan d'action de la Socapalm
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À Abidjan, l’Église ouest-africaine à l’heure de Laudato Si Africa La Croix | 11 mar 2020
Du 9 au 14 mars, évêques, prêtres et laïcs membres des Caritas, Commissions justice et paix, et pastorale des migrants des conférences épiscopales d’Afrique de l’ouest sont en travaux à Abidjan pour proposer des solutions au problème de l’accaparement des terres
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Mévente de la pomme de terre, les producteurs accusent les indiens Seneplus | 03 mar 2020
Au Sénégal, les producteurs pointent un doigt accusateur sur une concurrence déloyale exercée par SENEGINDIA, qui bénéficie d'une concession de 10 000 ha
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Argentina: Benetton plantó su arbolito El Cohete a la Luna | 17 mar 2020
El grupo Benetton recibió fondos públicos no reintegrables para las forestaciones con especies exóticas en Chubut hasta el final del gobierno de Mauricio Macri
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Di tengah pandemi Covid19 dan ancaman krisis pangan, perusahaan perkebunan dan aparat menggusur dan membunuh petani lahat; dua petani tewas, dua kritis Walhi | 22 Mar 2020
Ditengah ancaman krisis pangan akibat wabah Covid19 yang semakin meluas, petani digusur perusahaan perkebunan sawit. PT. Artha Prigel menggusur secara paksa petani di Desa Pagar Batu, Kabupaten Lahat, Sumatra Selatan. Berakibat tewasnya dua petani yang menolak penggusuran.
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