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16 Apr 2020
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Some 60% of Ukrainians not support land sale law, 46% against cooperation with IMF – social survey Interfax | 15 Apr 2020
If a national referendum on the sale of agricultural land was held in the next week, 74% would vote against the sale of land as required by the IMF, Ukranian researchers show
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Coronavirus may help spur aquaculture investments in Africa Undercurrent News | 14 Apr 2020
IDH is working with FMO, the Dutch development bank -- which last year granted Zambian fully integrated tilapia operation Yalelo a $10.5 million senior secured loan facility -- to draw up guidelines for investing in African aquaculture.
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Ukraine's Rada fails to pass all draft resolutions blocking farmland bill UNIAN | 14 Apr 2020
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has failed to pass any of the draft resolutions submitted by lawmakers who propose that the parliament's previous decision to adopt the bill on the launch of the farmland market be canceled and its signing be blocked.
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AAM's diversified agriculture fund acquires Terrick Station as cornerstone asset GAI | 09 Apr 2020
The Australian fund has confirmed that it has completed an off-market deal to acquire Terrick Terrick, a 55,000-hectare property from long-time owners Russel Pearson and the Pearson family, for an undisclosed amount.
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Bucolic botch: Why big farms flopped in Ethiopia Economist | 09 Apr 2020
Too few investors knew the land; too many deals were crooked. Yet officials hint that the government wants to promote huge farms once more, this time by expanding wheat production to boost food security.
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Bolloré facing the landless peasants Seuil | 10 Oct 2019
French lawyer Fiodor Rilov's account the lawsuit brought by Bunong communities from eastern Cambodia against Bolloré group.
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ARGAȚII RISE Moldova | 19 May 2019
While the Law on how to sell and buy agricultural land prohibits foreigners from buying land in Moldova, then the Land Code does not provide such restrictions.
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The globalization of farmland: Theory and empirical evidence IMF | 22 Jun 2018
This IMF/WB paper provides both theoretical and empirical evidence of farmland globalization whereby international investors directly acquire large tracts of agricultural land in other countries.
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Cameroun : un projet de concession de 150 000 hectares de forêt rencontre l’opposition de Greenpeace et des populations Agence Ecofin | 15 avr 2020
Les 150 000 ha seront scindés en deux concessions voisines de la plantation d’huile de palme de l’agro-industriel Greenfil Palm Plantation Ltd qui, avec une assistance technique française et malaisienne, a défriché plus de 1700 ha depuis 2017.
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En Roumanie, une agriculture de subsistance aux côtés des agroholdings Avenir Agricole | 10 avr 2020
Les agroholdings sont financées par des capitaux privés étrangers ou des fonds d’investissement. “Ils travaillent 1 000 ha comme un seul.”
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La finalisation du rapport d’investigation sur le conflit foncier de Malen : une étape constructive vers la résolution du conflit FIAN Belgium | 31 mar 2020
FIAN Belgium salue la finalisation du Rapport d’investigation du Comité technique, qui conclut la phase d’investigation du processus de résolution du conflit foncier dans la chefferie de Malen en Sierra Leone, impliquant la multinationale d’huile de palme SOCFIN.
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Bolloré face aux paysans sans terre Seuil | 10 oct 2019
Récit de l'avocat français Fiodor Rilov sur le procès intenté par les communautés Bunong, de l'est du Cambodge, contre le groupe Bolloré
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