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18 Aug 2022
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New laws of the land: Sierra Leone reshapes environmental battleground NYT | 09 Aug 2022
The West African nation will let communities veto mining, farming and industrial projects. Activists say the legislation is a progressive landmark. At least one investor calls it unworkable.
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Huge foreign farmland investor fee hike stirs Labor agenda unease Farm Online | 04 Aug 2022
Foreign investors in Australian rural property now pay up to $1 million in fees when applying to buy farmland or commercial agribusiness assets.
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Brazil’s FIAGRO promotes agribusiness: key points about this new form of investment DLA Piper | 04 Aug 2022
Federal Law n° 14,130/2021: Investment Funds in Agro-industrial Production Chains allows foreign investors to participate in the land market without having property or domain over rural lands.
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International Finance Corporation should stop bankrolling destructive agribusiness Food Tank | 03 Aug 2022
The World Bank’s private sector arm approved a US$200M loan to agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Company under the guise of “sustainable development.
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Major investor challenges Sierra Leone’s landmark land bill Politico SL | 29 Jul 2022
An official of the giant oil palm company, Socfin, says the new Customary Land Rights Bill which is before Parliament, will make foreign investment in agriculture totally impossible when it becomes fully operational.
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Cameroun/Revendications : à Mbonjo, la population déterminée à déraciner la Socapalm Ndengue | 05 aout 2022
Le 1er août 2022, les habitants du village Mbonjo, à l’initiative de la Synergie nationale des paysans et riverains du Cameroun (Synapacam), se sont mobilisés pour contester l’occupation de leurs sites sacrés.
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