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11 May 2023
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TLG announces secondary sale of one of Uruguay's most iconic farmland properties GAI | 08 May 2023
Comprising 9,000 hectares in the heart of Uruguay, the farm, which produces beef cattle, soybeans, rice, and timber, was sold to an undisclosed European family office
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POSCO International looking to grow into top 10 global food giants Business Korea | 05 May 2023
The Korean corporation aims to secure 850,000 ha of arable land and produce grain through joint ventures in major farming countries such as Australia, North America and South America.
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Folium Capital launches Regenerative Natural Resources Fund, combining forest and agriculture assets with carbon optionality GAI | 05 May 2023
Folium’s portfolio of sustainably managed forestry and ag assets are diversified across Australia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Portugal, Spain, the U.S., and Uruguay.
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Indonesia legalizes illicit oil palm farms in program slammed as opaque Mongabay | 04 May 2023
Illegal oil palm plantations spanning an area one and a half times the size of London have been amnestied under an Indonesian government program that critics say incentivizes corporations over small farmers.
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Australian agricultural fund eyes biodiversity, carbon credits Carbon Pulse | 04 May 2023
Kilter Rural launches a $333.7 mln agriculture fund that will buy and develop 21,000 hectares of farmland in Southeastern Australia, creating biodiversity and carbon credits in the process.
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Palm oil giant hands over sacred community land for reforestation project Mongabay | 04 May 2023
Palm oil giant Socapalm has finally handed over three sacred sites on 3 hectares of land but this is far short of the 30 hectares that the Mbonjo community is demanding.
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Ignoring warnings signs, US retirement manager TIAA bought farms from alleged land grabbers with Brazilian sugar giant OCCRP | 02 May 2023
TIAA has always insisted that its joint ventures with Brazilian sugar company Cosan invest responsibly. But leaked documents show they ignored a litany of red flags when buying farms in a region long known for land grabbing.
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Australia: Wagyu on the menu as producers dish up $300m in farmland deals AFR | 30 Apr 2023
In the latest deal, private equity-backed Stone Axe Pastoral has acquired the Moyhu Wagyu aggregation in Victoria’s King Valley from tax reform pioneer Bob Officer for about $25 million.
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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use Associated Press | 28 Apr 2023
Worsening drought has focused new attention on a Saudi-owned dairy company and whether Arizona should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.
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Solum Partners closes Fund II oversubscribed at $850M GAI | 27 Apr 2023
Fund II invests on a global scale in production assets across a range of crop types including coffee, almonds, apples, avocados, blueberries, and olive oil.
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Farmland investments in Tanzania: The impact of protected domestic markets and patronage relations World Development | 26 Mar 2021
Article assesses the local impacts of farmland investments in the Kagera and Pwani regions of Tanzania, and particularly the Kagera Sugar operations in Misennyi district.
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États-Unis: la Floride interdit aux Chinois d'acheter des terres agricoles AA | 09 mai 2023
Le gouverneur de l’État de Floride, Ron DeSantis, a approuvé un projet de loi qui interdit aux Chinois n’ayant pas la nationalité américaine ou qui ne sont pas résidents permanent, d'acheter des terres agricoles en Floride.
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L’empire Dangote, le conglomérat tentaculaire de l’homme le plus riche d’Afrique 360 Afrique | 08 mai 2023
Aliko Dangote a beaucoup investi dans l’agroalimentaire, notamment dans le riz, la tomate, le sucre, le lait, le sel, la farine, les huiles et le sucre.
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Guerre et spoliation : la prise de controle des terres agricoles ukrainiennes Oakland Institute | 04 mai 2023
Depuis l’invasion russe en février 2022, la guerre en Ukraine est au centre des questions de politique étrangère et des médias. Cependant, peu d’attention a été accordée à une question majeure qui est au cœur du conflit : qui contrôle les terres agricoles dans le pays connu comme le « grenier de l’Europe » ?
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Cameroun: Le géant de l’huile de palme contraint de céder des terres pour des sites sacrés communautaires Mongabay | 11 avr 2023
Le plaidoyer des communautés soutenues par des organisations de la société civile a contraint l’entreprise à ne céder que trois sites sur les cinq escomptés, pour une superficie totale d’environ trois hectares, alors que les communautés en espéraient 30 hectares.
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La fiebre mundial por la tierra Oleo Revista | 08 may 2023
El conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania podría dar lugar a nuevos controles sobre los recursos críticos de la tierra.
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Informe vincula a gigantes financieros con la deforestación del Gran Chaco paraguayo Mongabay | 04 may 2023
Un informe de Global Witness dice que instituciones financian a sabiendas a comerciantes de carne vacuna acusados de tener vínculos con la deforestación en el Gran Chaco.
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Con los pies en la tierra El Espectador | 02 may 2023
En la Amazonia colombiana, como en la brasileña, aumenta el acaparamiento de tierras para la ganadería extensiva e industrial
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La Cámara de Diputados brasileña investigará al Movimiento de los trabajadores sin tierra El Observador | 01 may 2023
En la Cámara de Diputados brasileña, hegemonizada por la oposición al presidente Lula da Silva, se creó una Comisión Parlamentaria de Investigación para investigar las ocupaciones de tierras supuestamente promovidas y dirigidas por el Movimiento de los trabajadores rurales sin tierra (MST).
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Landgrabbing: Ärztekasse veräußert Beteiligung an hochproblematischem Fonds FIAN Deutschland | 10 May 2023
Die Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL) hat sich nach zehn Jahren aus hochproblematischen Landkäufen in Brasilien zurückgezogen
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