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12 Nov 2020
Stop Nigeria's lawless palm oil juggernaut! Sign the petition to support communities in their fight to protect their lands and forests from SOCFIN's subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm Plantation Plc |
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They should not be called public development banks Collective statement | 12 Nov 2020
As development banks gather for a global summit, organisations condemn the financing of corporate agribusiness and plantations, and call for public investment in agroecology and local food systems to tackle the climate crisis.
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$300 million farm bid to bring Macquarie and Costa Group closer SMH | 10 Nov 2020
Macquarie Group's $300 million takeover bid for a real estate investment trust, which owns vast farms across Australia, could pave the way for more farming deals involving the investment banking powerhouse and the fresh food giant Costa Group.
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Public Development Banks need to change to really contribute to inclusive and sustainable development European MPs | 10 Nov 2020
European MPs issue an interparliamentary statement on the “Finance in common summit”, calling on public development banks to stop "harmful investments", such as those in the oil palm plantation company Feronia in the DR Congo.
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Edo community tackles multinational rice farmer over land acquisition Sahara Reporters | 09 Nov 2020
Villagers of Illushi community want Skaff International Agro Farms Limited to vacate its operations for the interest of peace, alleging that it illegally acquired the community's lands.
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China and Zimbabwe Agricultural Company undertake ambitious US$ 2,5 agri project Daily news | 09 Nov 2020
The project 3,000 ha seed breeding project in Mazowe will produce seedlings for local farmers to grow apples, grapes, bananas, peaches and pears under contract farming.
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Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets makes all-cash bid for Aussie farmland REIT Investable Universe | 09 Nov 2020
Macquarie Group, one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, has announced that one of its agricultural funds will seek to acquire all of the issued securities in Australian listed farmland REIT Vitalharvest
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Sierra Leone civil society condemns land grabbing Politico SL | 07 Nov 2020
The Sierra Leone Land Alliance has released a report critical of the situation land ownership and acquisition in the country, with particular emphasis on the Western area.
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Uganda environment authority greenlights clearing of Bugoma Forest Mongabay | 05 Nov 2020
Two sugarcane companies have begun clearing thousands of hectares in disputed sections of Uganda’s Bugoma Forest. The National Forestry Authority (NFA) is challenging land titles granted to Hoima Sugar Limited and MZ Agencies, but a series of court defeats has forced the authority to remove its guards.
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Unifrutti Group acquires Oranfrizer, Italy’s main producer of blood oranges, with capital from the Carlyle Group Carlyle Group | 02 Nov 2020
Direct ownership of the land located in different climatic regions of the world enables the Unifrutti to produce and distribute fresh fruit that is always in season to all markets.
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Morocco, the discreet destination of Spanish investors HortiDaily | 02 Nov 2020
Spanish companies operating in Morocco keep a low profile and avoid the media spotlight, as they don't want to be accused of relocating their agricultural business to the third world.
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Les banques publiques de développement ne méritent pas leur nom Déclaration collective | 12 nov 2020
Alors que les banques de développement se réunissent pour un sommet mondial, les organisations condamnent le financement de l'agrobusiness, et appellent à des investissements publics dans l'agroécologie et les systèmes alimentaires locaux.
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RDC : le CEPAS ouvre trois journées sociales sur l’accaparement des terres Actualité CD | 10 nov 2020
Le Centre d’Etudes Pour l’Action Sociale (CEPAS) organise du 09 au 11 Novembre les journées sociales autour du thème : « l’accaparement des terres, défis du foncier en RDC »
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No deberían llamarles bancos públicos de desarrollo Declaración colectiva | 12 nov 2020
Mientras los bancos de desarrollo se reúnen en una cumbre mundial, las organizaciones condenan la financiación de los agronegocios y piden inversiones públicas en agroecología y sistemas alimentarios locales.
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Intento de acaparamiento de tierras campesinas en Haití en beneficio de transnacionales Kaos en la Red | 06 nov 2020
"Complot" del partido en la presidencia Tèt Kale. Varias organizaciones alertan sobre un intento de acaparamiento de tierras campesinas en Haití, por parte del partido en el poder, en beneficio de compañías transnacionales.
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「PDBs金融サミット」に向けた国際共同声明 Collective | 12 Nov 2020
公共開発銀行は、「公共」の意味するところからも、その名に相応しい「開発／発展」のいかなる議論からも、著しく遠いところにあります。これらの金融機関は、私たちの存在そのものの根幹を成す食と農において、企業によるアグリビジネスへの投資を集中させています。彼らは、それ以外のモデルをサポートするために設立されておらず、そうするための能力も持ってはいません。
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