L’Afrique est-elle à la veille d’un nouveau cycle d’accaparement des terres, non pas pour sécuriser les approvisionnements alimentaires de pays tiers, comme à la fin des années 2000, mais pour produire les crédits-carbone destinés à compenser les émissions des gros pays pollueurs ou celles des entreprises ayant pris pour engagement d’atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici à 2050 ?
- Le Monde
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11 December 2024
Dall'Emilia-Romagna fino in Madagascar per i crediti di carbonio. Storia del progetto da 6.700 ettari di Tozzi Green, accusata dalla comunità di aver rubato la terra e distrutto l'economia locale
A US subsidiary of Saudi dairy giant Almarai Co. is “taking advantage of Arizona’s failure to protect its precious groundwater resource,” the lawsuit says.
- Mother Jones
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11 December 2024
What can possibly be wrong about planting trees? This investigation digs deeper into a conflict unfolding in southern Madagascar, between the local community and an Italian multinational. As similar green projects multiply, this case highlights a critical challenge.
- LeDéfi.Mg
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11 December 2024
Les contrats controversés de la compagnie agro-pastorale du Congo ont déjà été annulés, a annoncé lundi à Kisangani, Acacia Bandubola, la ministre des affaires foncières.
- Actualité.cd
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10 December 2024
Por Decreto Milei deroga Ley que proibia desalojar comunidades indígenas de terrenos ocupados, ya que según el gobierno " la suspensión de desalojos genera grave afectación al derecho de propiedad de los legítimos dueños”.
- El 10estape
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10 December 2024
Agricultura e pastagem expandiram 417% na Amazônia brasileira nos últimos 39 anos, ocupando 66 milhões de hectares em 2023. No Cerrado, a expansão foi de mais 68%, atualmente 90 milhões de ha. Pecuária (164 milhões de ha), soja (40 milhões ha) e cana (cerca de 9 milhões ha), ocupam 77% do total da área agropecuária.
- O Presente Rural
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09 December 2024
Con casi 20 mil hectáreas de tierras y mega proyectos de riego en la costa, Perú si convirte en el mayor exportador mundial de arándanos frescos, la mitad tiene cómo destino los Estados Unidos. Mientras tanto, el pago diario a los cosechadores cubre el costo de tres paquetes de arándanos en Nueva York.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has put one of the country's largest farmland holders and honorary consul of the Republic of Lithuania, Serhiy Tarasov, on the Wanted list for misappropriation of 12 thousand hectares of state land.
US-based Agrovision says this acquisition is “the first major step” in establishing “a 52-week cherry supply strategy,” and that the company intends to plant up to 500 hectares of proprietary cherry varieties in Chile.
Raízen (Cosan) é a maior dona de terras agrícolas no país, com 1,3 milhões de ha para produção de cana de açucar e agrocombustíveis, seguida pela SLC agrícola com 684 mil ha entre soja, milho e algodão; além da família Maggi, que também opera na Agentina e Paraguai.
- Correio de Minas
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08 December 2024
A total 4,000 hectares of land was allocated by the Ekiti State governor to young farmers in the “Bring Back the Youth in Agriculture” scheme done in partnership with an investor, YSJ Farm in Oke Ako.
Les élites nationales et les investisseurs étrangers en Afrique seront protégés par la ZLECAF. Mais ce ne sera pas le cas des communautés locales et leurs droits sur les #erres agricoles. Au nom du climat, la ZLECAF va renforcer le développement des marchés fonciers pour le carbone en Afrique.
National elites and foreign investors in Africa will be protected by the AfCFTA. But the same cannot be said for local communities and their rights over agricultural land. In the name of climate, the AfCFTA will boost the development of land deals for carbon in Africa.
Les personnes qui « achètent une terre agricole » et qui n’ont pas pour objectif de faire « de l’exploitation » sont dans la ligne de mire de Québec.
- La Presse
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05 December 2024
New Zealand has outlined new rules aimed at slowing the rate at which farmland is being converted into forestry for carbon credits.
- Bloomberg
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04 December 2024
The Asean African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has acquired 200,000 acres of land across the country in a revolutionary move to boost rice production.
- Graphic Online
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04 December 2024
Actividades ilegales como el narcotráfico, la minería ilegal y el acaparamiento de tierras son detonantes de la problemática.
- El Nuevo Siglo
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03 December 2024
Nimbel Shaw is an Oil Palm Company based in Nigeria but is in partnership with PHC (Plantations et Huileries du Congo), which is the largest palm plantation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Almarai is venturing into seafood and red meat as part of a nearly $5 billion programme to expand its food empire
- Bloomberg
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03 December 2024
Toesca Permanent Crops II aims to invest US $350mn in a portfolio of permanent crops based on regenerative and sustainable practices, in Chile, Peru and other Latin American countries.
Saskatchewan’s auditor says the Canadian province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland
- Regina Leader-Post
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03 December 2024
Japan's Sojitz is collaborating with Vinamilk and Vilico to invest in a 10,000 cattle farm and beef processing and distribution facilities.
- Viet Nam News
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03 December 2024
FPG owns and operates approximately 1,200ha of premium farmland across Australia where it grows table grapes, citrus, and berries.
- Fruitnet
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03 December 2024
The government’s corporate farming policies have led to the allocation of lands to private companies and investors, which has led to more transnational agribusiness corporations entering into different agricultural ventures.
- La Via Campesina
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03 December 2024
EBRD makes a €50 million equity investment in Croatia’s Podravka Group to support the acquisition of Fortenova Group’s agricultural division, which owns 32,000 ha of farmland and pig and cattle breeding farms
- The Sting
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03 December 2024
Les politiques gouvernementales telles que l’Initiative Pakistan Vert et l’agriculture industrielle ont conduit à l’attribution de terres à des entreprises privées et à des investisseurs, et de plus en plus de grandes entreprises agroalimentaires transnationales entrent dans diverses entreprises.
- La Via Campesina
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02 December 2024
Las políticas del gobierno, como la Iniciativa Pakistán Verde y la Agricultura Corporativa, han llevado a la asignación de tierras a empresas privadas e inversores, mientras que más corporaciones agroindustriales transnacionales ingresan a diferentes proyectos.
- La Vía Campesina
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02 December 2024
Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition is a Nasdaq-listed SPAQ that recently acquired 200,000 ha of farmland in Australia through a business combination with Australian Food & Agriculture Company Limited.
- MarketBeat
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30 November 2024
Cuatro capítulos, cuatro países, cuatro historias que muestran cómo el uso de pesticidas afecta la salud, el acceso a la tierra y el medio ambiente de distintas comunidades de Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay y Brasil.