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10 Sep 2020
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Orange County redeems investment from UBS AgriVest Farmland Fund IPE | 09 Sep 2020
The pension fund is reducing its allocation to real assets from 22% to 17% as it moves its agriculture allocation to zero.
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Land-grabbing in Asia displaces indigenous people: UN expert TBS | 09 Sep 2020
Large-scale development projects, including monocrop plantations, are increasing in the region causing serious human rights violations as indigenous people lose their traditional lands and resources
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Eight land rights defenders and activists have been assaulted, arrested and taken to unknown place Witness Radio | 07 Sep 2020
Once again, the police in Kiryandongo district, Uganda are under the spotlight for the arbitrary arrest and detention of land rights defenders and activists
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TC Capital acquires a 6,550-hectare farm in Timiș county following 23.5 million Euro transaction The Diplomat | 06 Sep 2020
This transaction is the second major agricultural investment in Romania by TC Capital, which is managed by Turkish businessmen Ali Capa and Ertugrul Karaevli.
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US investor snaps up almond orchard for $98m Farm Weekly | 06 Sep 2020
Rural Funds Management has announced the sale of its Mooral almond orchard to Boston-based Hancock Agricultural Investment Group
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Louis Dreyfus in talks to sell stake to Abu Dhabi’s ADQ Bloomberg | 05 Sep 2020
For the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund a minority stake in one of the largest grain traders could boost food security for the United Arab Emirates, amid concerns brought on by disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Côte d’Ivoire agriculture project secures Atradius-backed financing GTE Review | 04 Sep 2020
Israeli and Dutch firms, backed by the Dutch export credit agency, have signed a €108mn deal to construct four agriculture production and training centres across Côte d’Ivoire.
The scheme is devised by Green 2000, an Israel-headquartered company that specialises in agriculture projects. It involves the construction of four agriculture services and training centres, which provide land, facilities and machinery for producing fruit, vegetables, fish and other products.
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Land grabs at gunpoint: Thousands of families are being violently evicted from their farms in Uganda GRAIN | 25 Aug 2020
An estimated 30,000 people in Kiryandongo district, Uganda, are being violently evicted from their homes and farms to make way for the industrial farming projects of three foreign-owned companies — Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar and Great Season SMC.
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Land dispute settlements signed in Mondulkiri between indigenous communities and Socfin Cambodia MRLG | 10 Aug 2020
On 10 August 2020 indigenous communities from Busra commune in Cambodia signed an agreement with the rubber company Socfin Cambodia to settle a long-lasting dispute about their communal and spiritual lands.
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“Conflict rubber” and land rights in southeastern Myanmar MRLG | 30 Jul 2020
After decades of war, in northern Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, rubber expansion is further aggravating tenure security and reviving historical grievances between Mon and Karen communities, ultimately undermining prospects for peacebuilding and security.
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Adecoagro obtained international credit of US $ 100 million and plans investments in Argentina eFarm News | 27 Jul 2020
The firm Adecoagro, the largest producer of raw milk in Argentina, received a loan of US $ 100 million weeks ago from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which will be used to make investments in the local agri-food sector.
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Accaparements de terres à main armée : Des milliers de familles sont violemment expulsées de leurs fermes en Ouganda GRAIN | 04 sep 2020
On estime à 30 000 les habitants du district de Kiryandongo, en Ouganda, à être violemment expulsés de leurs maisons et de leurs champs pour laisser la place aux projets d'agriculture industrielle de trois sociétés étrangères – Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar et Great Season SMC.
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Les droits humains doivent être au coeur du premier sommet mondial des banques publiques de développement FIDH | 04 sep 2020
Une lettre ouverte de 200 organisations à l'AFD souligne qu'"il n’est plus à démontrer que les activités des banques publiques de développement ont alimenté des violations des droits humains (telles représailles, accaparement de terres et expulsions forcées) sans que les communautés affectées ne puisse accéder à quelconque remède utile."
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Terres agricoles : la ruée vers l’Est des spéculateurs Ouest France | 03 sep 2020
L’est de l’Europe est victime d’un phénomène d’accaparement de terres par de gros investisseurs étrangers au monde agricole. Le dernier exemple concerne l’Allemagne et le discounter Aldi.
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« S’ils accaparent nos terres, nous sommes morts » : un village camerounais s’oppose au géant de l’huile de palme Mongabay | 29 juil 2020
Reportage de Mongabay sur le conflit autour de la Socaplam au Cameroun
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Acaparamientos de tierra a punta de pistola : En Uganda desalojan violentamente a miles de familias de sus fincas grain.org | 04 sep 2020
Cerca de 30 mil personas del distrito de Kiryandongo, Uganda, están siendo desalojadas violentamente de sus hogares y fincas para dar paso a los proyectos de agricultura industrial de tres empresas extranjeras: Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar y Great Season SMC.
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Suku Awyu, menuntut pemerintah cabut izin perusahaan kelapa sawit Pusaka | 07 Sep 2020
Lebih dari 50 warga Suku Awyu melakukan aksi unjuk rasa di Kantor DPRD Boven Digoel dan Kantor Bupati Boven Digoel menuntut pemerintah mencabut izin perkebunan kelapa sawit yang telah beroperasi dan sedang merencanakan perluasan lahan perkebunan di wilayah adat Suku Awyu.
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