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24 Aug 2023
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Israeli coworking farm hub in Rwanda to ensure food security Israel21c | 23 Aug 2023
Eleven investors plan to start farming on 4,000 hectares in the fourth quarter of this year, at the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub-- designed by Israel's Netafim and funded by Rwanda’s government.
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Whispers of injustice: Socfin’s decade of legal battle echoing in communities across Cameroon Pulitzer Center | 23 Aug 2023
For villagers whose ancestral lands have been lost to the expansive reach of Socapalm’s plantations, the passage of time has failed to bring about the restitution they so desperately seek.
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Carbon forestry is pushing up farm prices out of reach Stuff | 22 Aug 2023
A report commissioned by Beef and Lamb said the amount of farm land converted to carbon farming was twice what the Climate Change Commission showed in a 2021 demonstration path would be needed for New Zealand’s path to net-zero.
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Investing in farmland to buffer inflation Barron's | 22 Aug 2023
To give a wider swath of investors access to farmland as an asset class, Nuveen Natural Capital is opening its Global Farmland Strategy to qualified retail investors through an evergreen private-market fund.
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Koh Kong land activists sentenced to a year in prison for incitement CamboJa News | 17 Aug 2023
Koh Kong provincial court in Cambodia convicted ten land activists on Tuesday of incitement to commit serious social disorder and malicious denunciation and sentenced them to one year in prison plus a total fine of 40 million riels to be paid to the plaintiff, tycoon Heng Huy.
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China firm plans ‘$12B’ smart-agri investment Phnom Penh Post | 15 Aug 2023
A Chinese agricultural company has announced plans to invest “$12.7 billion” in the agriculture sector on 750,000 ha of land in four provinces in Cambodia along the Tonle Sap Lake: Battambang, Pursat, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom.
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Investigation confirms most allegations against plantation operator Socfin Mongabay | 11 Aug 2023
Earthworm Foundation visited the plantations run by Socfin’s subsidiaries, one in Liberia and the other in Cameroon, where communities and local and international organizations had raised serious allegations of sexual harassment, land grabs, pollution and unfair labor practices.
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Socfin publishes action plans following Earthworm Foundation’s investigation of allegations against SRC (Liberia) and Socapalm Dibombari (Cameroon) Socfin | 11 Aug 2023
Socfin agrees that more needs to be done to further "reduce" communities' "concerns" and that some serious issues need immediate action
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Rwanda : une ferme agricole irriguée de 74 millions $ entrera en service d’ici la fin 2023 Agence Ecofin | 22 aout 2023
« The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub », un domaine agricole de 15 600 hectares, est une joint-venture avec l’entreprise israélienne Netafim spécialisée dans les solutions d’irrigation de précision.
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Nigeria : l'Etat d'Ogun veut mettre en place une rizière de 20 000 hectares Agence Ecofin | 21 aout 2023
Au Nigeria, le gouvernement de l’Etat d’Ogun cherche à mobiliser 20 000 hectares de terres agricoles dans les localités de Yewa north et d’Imeko-Afon pour l’installation d’une rizière.
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L'alliance pour la dictature foncière contre Mbane SenePlus | 14 aout 2023
Senegindia, le maire de Mbane et un Libanais d’origine font pression sur de pauvres paysans afin de leur arracher leurs terres et réaliser l’accès tant rêvé de cette entreprise aux eaux très prisées du Lac de Guiers, selon Yacine Fall
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Los fondos de inversión, a la caza de la tierra Las Provincias | 19 feb 2023
El responsable de Economía Agraria de COAG insiste en la necesidad de que se regule la entrada de estos fondos, para que la alimentación no esté sujeta a la especulación, ni en manos de estos fondos, que, al marcharse, pueden terminar con sectores completos de producción.
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Belgisch-Luxemburgse palmoliegroep in nauwe schoentjes na besteld onderzoek IPS | 14 Aug 2023
Na verschillende terreinbezoeken aan plantages in Liberia en Kameroen, hebben onderzoekers aantijgingen bevestigd van seksuele intimidatie, oneigenlijk grondgebruik en oneerlijke wervingspraktijken aan het adres van het Belgisch-Luxemburgs palmoliebedrijf Socfin.
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