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08 May 2025
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Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa responds to cocoa farmers’ protest, denies land grabbing allegations Sahara Reporters | 07 May 2025
The government described the reports of protests by some cocoa farmers over farm settlements in the state as "misleading" and "emotionally distorted."
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In brief: A pension’s journey from farmland to natural capital New Private Markets | 07 May 2025
How farmland became a pillar of South Yorkshire Pension Authority's net-zero plans.
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Africa’s richest man to more than double Ghana’s publicly irrigated farmland with new sugar project Forbes | 06 May 2025
The Dangote Sugar Refinery, located in Kwame-Danso in Ghana’s Bono Region, will reportedly bring 25,000 hectares of farmland under irrigation to support industrial-scale sugarcane cultivation.
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Landless peasants rally against evictions, ‘corporate land grabs’ Dawn | 06 May 2025
Participants strongly rejected the ongoing evictions of small farmers in the name of the Green Pakistan Initiative, military-backed agribusiness ventures, and the operations of companies such as Fongrow under the facilitation of the Special Investment Facilitation Council.
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US giant KKR named preferred bidder at Aware’s $1b-plus chicken grower ProTen AFR | 05 May 2025
Macquarie shopped ProTen as a $1 billion-plus infrastructure investment given its sprawling property portfolio – 62 broiler farms nationally and 720 poultry sheds, supplying to clients like Inghams.
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How a deadly flood in Malawi may land a British food giant in court The Times | 05 May 2025
The people of Kanseche believe a sugar plantation owned by Associated British Foods was to blame for floodwaters devastating their village and killing seven
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It’s official! Cartagena to host the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) LVC | 05 May 2025
The Government of Colombia has officially launched ICARRD+20, which will be attended by representatives from more than 100 countries and will take place in the city of Cartagena de Indias, beginning on February 24, 2026.
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Ondo farmers protest alleged destruction, forceful takeover of farmland by private firm Vanguard | 04 May 2025
Aggrieved farmers in Ondo State protested over the alleged forceful takeover and destruction of their farmlands by SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, a company owned by the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, in collaboration with the state government.
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Nigeria: Tension as Tiv farmers protest alleged land grabbing Vanguard | 02 May 2025
Tension is brewing in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as Tiv farmers have issued a stern warning to Governor Abdullahi Sule over alleged forceful seizure of their ancestral farmlands by the state government for a large-scale rice farm.
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Tether acquires 70% stake in Adecoagro, signaling strategic expansion into sustainable infrastructure Tether | 30 Apr 2025
Cryptocurrency company Tether announces the acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Adecoagro S.A. , a farming company that owns over 210,000 hectares in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
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Dominant players in Australia’s rural property market revealed Weekly Times | 30 Apr 2025
Corporate-backed farming groups from North America and the UK have emerged as key players in the nation’s farmland market in the past year.
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Abidjan declaration: 1st African youth forum on land | 30 Apr 2025
The first Young Africans' Forum on Land was held in in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire to address concerns about the lack of land security for small farmers in Africa.
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Le groupe Dangote lance un méga-projet sucrier au Ghana Sika Finance | 05 mai 2025
Le projet comprend un domaine agricole de 25 000 hectares irrigués, déjà sécurisés
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Tout savoir sur le conflit entre la Socapalm et les riverains Equinoxe TV | 03 mai 2025
Reportage diffusé pendant le journal télévisé sur le conflit entre la Socapalm Edéa et les villageois d'Apouh à Ngog
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Chile: La fórmula de restitución de tierras que enfrentó a la Comisión para la Paz en su recta final La Tercera | 06 may 2025
Propuesta crea restricciones para la restitución de tierras a las comunidades indígena, cómo para el número de beneficiários, fijando un límite máximo del 5% para el aumento del número de miembros de la familia en 4 anõs, así como se mantiene la voluntariedad de los propietarios de tierras ponerlas a venta.
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Consulta y restitución de tierras al pueblo wixárika La Jornada | 05 may 2025
La población mestiza y wixárika de Bolaños empezó proceso, garantizado en la Constituición, para votar sobre si adoptan un gobierno de usos y costumbres proprio, lo que puede resultar en la restituición de 2 mil 471 hectáreas de territorio ancestral a la comunidad en Mexquitic, Jalisco.
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¡Ya es oficial! Cartagena acogerá la Segunda Conferencia Internacional sobre Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural (CIRADR+20) La Via Campesina | 05 may 2025
Repersentantes de LVC declaran que la Conferencia debe evaluar avances y retrocesos sobre el acaparamiento de tierras y recursos y la creciente concentración de la tierra; el cambio climático, y apuntan la reforma Agraria como forma de superar las múltiples crises que enfrenta la humanidad.
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Dignidad y lucha: El derecho a la tierra en Honduras ONU Notícias | 04 may 2025
Bajo Aguán, epicentro de la reforma agraria en Honduras, desde la liberalización del mercado de tierras de los 90, sufre con un despojo masivo de campesinos, violencia y asasenatos por parte de empresarios agroindustriales y con permiso del Estado. Comisión de la Verdad del Bajo Aguán intenta acabar con esta impunidad historica.
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Argentina: La comunidad Huarpe Salvador Talquenca rechaza un nuevo intento de apropiación de sus tierras Diario Huarpe | 04 may 2025
Tras la derogación Ley 26.160 que frenava los despojos de territorios indígenas por el gobierno Milei, la reactivación de orden judicial para tomar posesión de tierras amenaza la comunidad indígena de El Encón. La comunidad Huarpe cuenta personería jurídica de pueblo originario y tiene reconocimiento como preexistentes al Estado mismo.
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REDCIP: defender tierras frente a Ley del Despojo Servindi | 29 abr 2025
Ley recien aprobada em Perú promueve la formalización de predios individuales superpuestos en territorios comunales ocupados entre 2004 y 2015, abriendo paso al despojo sistemático de tierras ancestrales y debilitando la cohesión social de más de 2,000 comunidades campesinas. Campesinos exigen la inconstitucionalidad de la Ley.
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Guerra comercial entre Estados Unidos e China aquece mercado de terras no Brasil Portal do Agronegócio | 02 May 2025
Redirecionamento de mercados beneficia o agronegócio e começa a transformar o mercado imobiliário rural impulsionado pela necessidade de ampliar áreas para pecuária, soja e milho. Lei brasileira que limita compra e arrendamento de terras por estrangeiros oferece barreira.
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Governo Federal anuncia o 2º Leilão Eco Invest, voltado à recuperação de terras degradadas Secom | 28 Apr 2025
Com objetivo de atrair capital privado para financiar a recuperação de 1 milhão de hectares de terras degradadas, o Programa brasileiro pretende levantar R$ 10 bilhões, inclusie por meio dos novos Fundos para o agronegócio (FIAGROS). Combinando recursos públicos e do BID como catalizador, espera-se destravar os investimentos internacionais no agronegócio e em terras.
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Área na APA Triunfo do Xingu é leiloada para recuperação florestal Para Terra Boa | 28 Apr 2025
A empresa Systemica, quem tem o BGT Pactual como sócio, venceu o primeiro leilão no Brasil para reflorestar 30 mil ha de terras públicas da APA Triunfo do Xingu, com direito de explorar comercialmente os serviços ambientais e gerar créditos de carbono por 40 anos.
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