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02 Sep 2021
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Selangor sultan owned Kuala Langat land grab company Sarawak Report | 01 Sep 2021
Research by Sarawak Report has revealed unreported ownership by the Sultan of Selangor of a key company behind the state’s hugely controversial decision to de-gazette a swathe of protected forest at Kuala Langat.
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Malaysia’s pilgrimage fund weighs taking palm oil firm private Bloomberg | 01 Sep 2021
Malaysia’s pilgrimage fund is considering taking its agricultural firm TH Plantations Bhd. private, people with knowledge of the matter said, amid a rally in palm oil prices.
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Amaryllias Farmland - India's first tech-based online platform for managed farmland ownership and portfolio diversification ANI | 01 Sep 2021
Amaryllias Farmland is a new tech-based online platform which allows one to have ownership of managed farmland from anywhere in India and also monitor its operations remotely.
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Senate Labour committee chair suspects malice in death of LAC employee who was minced by rubber processing machine FrontPageAfrica | 01 Sep 2021
The Chairman of the Senate’s Labour Committee says that preliminary investigation into the incident that led to the death of an employee at SOCFIN's Liberia Agriculture Company has semblance of malice and negligence.
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AfCFTA: Nasarawa Marks 270,000 Hectres for Commercial Agriculture This Day | 30 Aug 2021
Dangote Group has taken 70,000 ha, Flour Mills of Nigeria has 20,000, Olam Farm has 9,000 and Azman has 14,000, so from our target of 270,000 hectres, we have given out nearly a 100,000 already, says state Attorney General
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New overseas buyers of meatworks in WA aim to boost exports Farm Weekly | 30 Aug 2021
Major Brazilian meatpacker Minerva Foods and part-owner Saudi Arabia's SALIC have bought two sheep-focused meat processors in Western Australia for almost $48 million with plans to expand their operations.
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Calls mount for Indonesian ban on new palm oil plantations to be extended Mongabay | 25 Aug 2021
Calls are mounting from within the government and civil society for Indonesia’s ban on new oil palm plantations, in force since 2018 and set to expire this September, to be extended.
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Sierra Leone: MALOA is disappointed by UNDP/Fambul Tok meeting on 18th August 2021 MALOA | 19 Aug 2021
So-called MALOA representatives at the UNDP-sponsored meeting were handpicked from the membership of Hopanda, a group sponsored by SOCFIN Agriculture Company to oppose MALOA and promote the interests of the company.
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Landlords, corporations, still control vast tracts of agricultural lands – farmers Bulatlat | 13 Aug 2021
In a July 22 statement, KMP released a list of existing landholdings that are still controlled by the Philippines’ richest, based on data they gathered from 2017 to 2021.
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On the Colombian plains, a leader stands up for her people against land theft Mongabay | 11 Aug 2021
Ana Villa has fearlessly confronted agribusiness multinationals and armed groups that have tried to take over the land where rural communities and Indigenous people live in the Colombian plains, including the US corporation Cargill.
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Au Liberia, le gouvernement ferme l’usine de caoutchouc LAC Commodafrica | 30 aout 2021
Suite à un accident travail survenu à l’usine de caoutchouc de la Liberian Agricultural Company, du groupe SOCFIN, qui a entrainé la mort d’un employé, le gouvernement a ordonné que l’usine reste fermée jusqu'à ce que toutes les mesures de sécurité mises en place soient évaluées par des techniciens indépendants.
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Le toilettage de la loi 1964 s’impose SudQuotidien | 30 aout 2021
Face aux tensions et conflits fonciers au Sénégal, des experts préconisent le renforcement de la loi et la mise en pratique des décrets d’application.
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Conversation avec les Zapatistes sur l'accaparement des terres dans le monde
Collectif Paysans sans terre d'ici et d'ailleurs | Montpellier | 03 Aug 2021
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