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18 Nov 2021
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Govt open to proposal to develop idle land to drive Malaysia’s economy, says deputy minister Bernama | 17 Nov 2021
The government of Malaysia is open to lease idle land - owned land, government land or reserve land - to the private sector to generate economic activities.
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A giant investment firm paid a university to study one of its biggest assets — farmland Illinois Newsroom | 16 Nov 2021
In 2013, mammoth US investment company TIAA-CREF gave $5 million to the University of Illinois to fund a research center, branded with the company’s name, that would explore the financial niche of farmland investment.
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Leading agriculture company from UAE eyes investment in Guyana Newsroom Guyana | 15 Nov 2021
Emirati giant Elite Agro LLC is looking for opportunities to invest in specific commodities in the agriculture sector that can be produced in Guyana on a large scale.
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UAE’s investor advances interest in Guyana Petroleum World | 15 Nov 2021
Elite Agro, which farms tens of thousands of hectares in various parts of the world, may invest in the large-scale production of corn and soybean in Guyana, as well as seafood
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Palm oil land grabs ‘trashing’ environment and displacing people The Guardian | 15 Nov 2021
Growing rush for land is destroying ecosystems and disrupting lives to satisfy global demand for goods, study warns
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NLC blow as court stops Yala Swamp land allocation to Lake Agro Limited The Star | 14 Nov 2021
The High Court in Siaya, Kenya, has suspended the intended allocation of Yala Swamp land by the National Land Commission to Lake Agro Limited. “The land under Yala Swamp is yet to be registered as community land so that community around the area are allocated their share,” petitioners say.
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One in five hectares of oil palm in Indonesia is illegal, report shows Mongabay | 11 Nov 2021
A fifth of oil palm plantations in Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, are operating illegally inside forest areas that are off-limits to commercial agricultural activity, a new report from Greenpeace shows.
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African bishops demand end to ‘land grabs’ by private companies National Catholic Reporter | 27 Oct 2021
Africa’s Catholic bishops have criticized the appropriation of land, natural resources and other economic assets by private companies and called on national governments to show greater concern for local community rights and needs.
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Fresh row over move to allocate Yala Swamp land to new investor The Standard | 23 Oct 2021
In Kenya, a row is brewing between local leaders, members of the community, and Siaya county government following a notice to allocate land within Yala Swamp to a new investor, Lake Agro Limited.
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La marchandisation et la privatisation de la nature progressent en Amérique latine A l'encontre | 15 nov 2021
Entretien avec Karin Nansen, membre des Amis de la Terre International et de REDES-Amis de la Terre Uruguay
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Promotion de l’agro-écologie: La 3e caravane de sensibilisation attendue dans 5 pays de la Cedeao, du 20 Novembre au 11 décembre Fraternité Matin | 14 nov 2021
La troisième caravane sous régionale de sensibilisation, d’interpellation et de mobilisation des populations et gouvernants des Etats de l’espace Cedeao, sur l’agro-écologie et la gouvernance foncière inclusive, démarre dans les prochains jours.
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La conférence sur la politique foncière en Afrique s’ouvre sur des appels à des politiques foncières favorables aux pauvres, à l’égalité d’accès et à la propriété Financial Afrik | 03 nov 2021
L’édition 2021 de la Conférence sur la politique foncière en Afrique lance un appel aux pays africains pour que ceux-ci développent des politiques foncières inclusives
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Made in impunity : le caoutchouc belge de Côte d’Ivoire CNCD | 29 oct 2021
Zoom sur l'entreprise belge SIAT
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