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22 Jul 2021
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This Is Our Land: Why reject the privatisation of customary land ActNow PNG | 20 Jul 2021
New factsheet from ActNowPNG breaks down 6 myths used to justify the privatisation of customary land, showing how it's not about development but about profits for corporations
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China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down. Politico | 20 Jul 2021
Bipartisan pressure is building to stop foreign nationals from purchasing American farm operations and receiving taxpayer subsidies.
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New booklet: Nine reasons to say NO to contract farming with palm oil companies WRM | 19 Jul 2021
Why do peasant farmers lose out when they produce for the palm oil industry? A publication based on experiences from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Dole plans Philippine expansion BusinessWorld | 19 Jul 2021
Dole Sunshine Co, which grows pineapples and other produce across more than 30,000 hectares of farmland in the Philippines, says it plans to increase its farm production area in the country
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Danish investor in farming land continues divestment of Romanian properties Romania Insider | 19 Jul 2021
The Danish farming company FirstFarms announced that it reached an agreement to sell its assets in northwestern Romania, some 2,400 ha of land, for nearly EUR 14 mln, Profit.ro reported.
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Fonterra completes sale of China JV farms COOP News | 19 Jul 2021
Dairy giant Fonterra has sold two joint venture farms in China to Singapore-based AustAsia Investment Holdings for US$115.5m.
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Stanbic to auction Karuturi assets over Sh1.8bn loan Business Daily | 19 Jul 2021
Stanbic Bank, in Kenya, is now free to auction assets of Karuturi Ltd over a debt of USD 16.6 million after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by its shareholders and guarantors.
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How farmland fits in the investment portfolio of the future GAI | 16 Jul 2021
Global AgInvesting held its 13th annual gathering in the US with a special optional golf tournament at the exclusive Sleepy Hollow Country Club, bringing together ag investors, asset managers and agribusiness executives.
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Bunong, Bollore land dispute overruled by French tribunal Phnom Penh Post | 15 Jul 2021
A joint statement issued by 97 Bunong indigenous families in Mondulkiri province expressed disappointment in the Tribunal of Nanterre in France which overruled their complaints concerning 2,386ha of disputed land with French company Bollore. The families from Pech Chreada district’s Bou Sra commune said they would grant lawyers the right to file an appeal in France.
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Korindo: Korean palm oil giant stripped of sustainability status BBC | 15 Jul 2021
Korean palm oil giant, Korindo has been rejected from the world's green certification body in the wake of a BBC investigation. Korindo controls more land in Papua than any other conglomerate. The company has cleared nearly 60,000 hectares of forests inside its concessions - an area the size of Chicago or Seoul.
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Chinese companies corralling land around world Nikkei | 13 Jul 2021
In Japan, concerns are growing that emerging and developing countries, as sources of supply for food and natural resources, will fall under China's sway.
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European pension managers go big for indoor ag as Equilibrium closes $1.1bn CEA fund AgFund News | 08 Jul 2021
CEFF II raised $1 billion from a group of institutional investors, mostly pension funds, to invest in high-tech greenhouses, indoor, vertical farms, and other sectors that need controlled environment agriculture facilities.
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Spéculation foncière et accaparement des terres au Burkina Faso, le CES tire la sonnette d’alarme Commodafrica | 21 juil 2021
« La conviction est que si nous continuons dans cette dynamique, les générations futures seront sacrifiées et nous serons tous responsables de cette situation », déclare la VP du Conseil économique et social, Fatoumata Legma.
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Peut-on contraindre les multinationales à respecter les droits humains ? France Culture | 19 juil 2021
De l’accaparement des terres au travail forcé, de plus en plus de multinationales se retrouvent sous le feu des projecteurs pour violation des droits humains. Faut-il instaurer une réglementation internationale ?
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Accaparement des terres au Burkina Faso : « Le gouvernement reste responsable » (Issoufou Porgo) Burkina 24 | 16 juil 2021
La Confédération Paysanne du Faso (CPF) tire la sonnette d’alarme sur l'accaparement des terres au Burkina Faso et pointe de doigt le gouvernement
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Neuf raisons de dire NON à l’agriculture contractuelle des entreprises d’huile de palme WRM | 16 juil 2021
L’objectif principal des entreprises industrielles d’huile de palme est de maximiser leurs profits. Plus elles peuvent contrôler de terres, plus elles peuvent vendre d’huile de palme. Nouvelle brochure de WRM.
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