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26 Aug 2021
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Danes plan bigger output at China RAS farm Fishfarming Expert | 23 Aug 2021
Nordic Aqua Partners has increased planned production at its land-based salmon farming facility in China to 20,000 tonnes.
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New investor for dozens of former dairy farms converting to irrigated cropping Farm Weekly | 23 Aug 2021
A controlling interest in the Murray River Land Trust Portfolio of about 15,000ha "owned, contracted and optioned land" near Strathmerton has been taken by a private equity firm.
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In fertile Ukraine, a 20-year freeze on the sale of farmland is lifted -- with uncertain consequences RFE | 22 Aug 2021
Whether foreigners should be allowed to buy land is one of the bones of contention surrounding the reform, with more than 80 percent of Ukrainians opposed to it.
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Solum Partners acquires majority stake in Monte Vista Farming Company GAI | 19 Aug 2021
Solum Partners has made its second investment since its spin-out from Harvard Management in October 2020 – acquiring a majority position in Monte Vista Farming Company, a California-based almond huller, sheller, and processor.
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Karuturi flower farm assets' sale begins The Star | 18 Aug 2021
3,000 former workers of the once flourishing Naivasha based flower farm have been gien two months notice to move out and pave way for the sale of the staff quarters.
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Koala fund chews into demand for developer offsets AFR | 15 Aug 2021
Investment platform iPartners is pushing into the agricultural sector, launching a $20 million fund to acquire Australian farmland for protected koala habitat to generate returns through its use as a biodiversity offset.
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Golden Veroleum Liberia comes under spotlight again for not living up to MOU Independent Probe | 12 Aug 2021
New analysis from community exercises indicate palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia structurally fails to comply with obligations and commitments from the MOUs signed in 2014 with affected communities. T
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Courting justice: when legal challenges to corporate land grabs go wrong Political Ecology Network | 11 Aug 2021
In July 2021, a French court ruled against a group of Indigenous Bunong farmers from Mondulkiri in Northeastern Cambodia. In light of recent discussions on the potential and constraints of legal activism, we aim here to highlight entrenched structural factors that can hinder communities in legal challenges to corporate land grabs.
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Who really benefits from the creation of a land market in Ukraine? Oakland Institute | 06 Aug 2021
In the country known as the “breadbasket of Europe,” agriculture has been dominated by oligarchs and multinational corporations since the privatization of state-owned land following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Will this change, now that a controversial law to create a land market entered into effect on July 1, 2021?
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The Fiagro and new opportunities for investment in Brazilian agribusiness Chambers | 28 Jul 2021
One view in the market is that the new Law permits (by not prohibiting) non-Brazilian individuals and entities to invest – indirectly – in rural property, by acquiring shares in Fiagros that hold the title to rural property.
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Les indigènes brésiliens manifestent contre des projets de loi Heidi News | 24 aout 2021
Depuis lundi, des milliers de membres des communautés indigènes du Brésil se massent dans le centre de la capitale Brasilia pour dénoncer les politiques d'accaparement de terres du gouvernement Bolsonaro.
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Soudan : 100 mille hectares de terres agricoles allouées aux exploitants turcs KUNA | 13 aout 2021
La Turquie a le droit d’exploiter 100 mille hectares de terres agricoles soudanaises, selon un accord entre Ankara et Khartoum.
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Retour à l’époque coloniale : L’huile de palme du Cameroun est certifiée « durable », mais la population est exploitée De Volkskrant | 25 mai 2021
Bienvenue aux « Terres de Socapalm » : six palmeraies sont réparties sur ce territoire de 58 000 hectares au sud-ouest du Cameroun – ce qui représente un tiers de la superficie de la province d’Utrecht.
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México: Mujeres indígenas y campesinas se pronuncian ante la violación de sus derechos por la palma africana Chiapas Paralelo | 19 ago 2021
En Chiapas, existen más de 60 mil hectáreas de monocultivos de palma aceitera y se espera que sigan incrementando y afectando vidas, tierras y territorios. Chiapas, representa más del 70% de toda la palma sembrada en el territorio nacional.
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