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17 Apr 2025
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The abuse allegations at rubber plantations supplying top tiremakers Bloomberg | 16 Apr 2025
Bloomberg's Big Take podcast looks at an investigation into allegations of sexual coercion at plantations run by Socfin, a rubber company supplying top tiremakers.
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The Rubber Barons: Sex for work allegations hang over Socfin plantations supplying top tiremakers Bloomberg | 16 Apr 2025
Hubert Fabri and Vincent Bolloré own plantations accused of land appropriation and labor abuses. Their company says it has taken steps to improve matters, but a trip to West Africa shows sexual coercion claims remain widespread.
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The growing competition for Africa’s agricultural land GIS Reports | 15 Apr 2025
Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy challenges.
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NSW cropping farms sold for $32m-plus to foreign buyer Weekly Times | 14 Apr 2025
The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has bought a fourth major Aussie cropping aggregation.
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NSDC, Chinese firm sign $1bn sugar production deal in Nigeria NAN | 13 Apr 2025
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and Chinese conglomerate, SINOMACH have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale sugarcane cultivation and processing project in Nigeria.
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Italy supports sustainable agriculture projects in Ghana ANSA | 13 Apr 2025
A Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of sustainable and modern agriculture projects in Ghana was signed at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador in Accra, by the Minister of Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Ghana, Eric Opoku, the Managing Director of BF International Best Fields Best Food Limited, Federico Vecchioni, and the President of BF Ghana Ltd, Georges Mikhael.
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Pakistan: Peasant unions to mobilize on April 13 against corporate farming, land grabs, and for fair crop prices LVC | 11 Apr 2025
Peasant unions, including the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee (PKRC), have announced a nationwide protest on April 13 to oppose the so-called Green Pakistan Initiative, which they claim is a front to open up the country’s agriculture sector to corporate farming.
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Uruguay firm The Land Group expands its regen ag-focused asset management model to Brazil AFN | 31 Mar 2025
Part asset manager, part farmland operator, The Land Group acquires property and manages it with a variety of regenerative practices for institutional, family office, and fund investors. The firm currently has 40,000 hectares under operation in Uruguay and Paraguay.
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Des champs devenus supermarchés : la perte croissante de terres agricoles en Europe Euractiv | 16 avr 2025
En Europe, l'appropriation de terres agricoles par d'autres acteurs, tels que des investisseurs et des supermarchés, suscite des inquiétudes en faisant grimper les prix et en réduisant l'accès des futurs agriculteurs, ainsi qu'en menaçant la sécurité alimentaire et la durabilité de l'UE.
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Crise sociale à la Socapalm : appelé au banc des accusés, le chef du village Apouh rectifie la copie du préfet La Voix du Koat | 11 avr 2025
Droit de réponse à la suite du point presse du Préfet de la Sanaga Maritime
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Position officielle de la Socapalm sur le conflit foncier à Apouh : dialogue, responsabilité sociale et engagement durable Camer Press Agency | 10 avr 2025
Selon une déclaration officielle transmise à Camer Press Agency, l’entreprise se dit « attachée à un dialogue constructif avec les communautés riveraines et les autorités locales, dans le respect du cadre légal et des droits de chacun »
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