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Open letter to African Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund: Address reprisals against Paten Clan

An open letter has been sent to the AfDB and Nordic Development Fund, calling on them to take immediate action to address reprisals against a community in Uganda impacted by the Wadelai irrigation project.
Landgrabs at gunpoint escalate in Uganda as the operations of a defender of affected communities are suspended

Uganda's Non-Governmental Organization Bureau has suspended 54 organizations for alleged 'non-compliance', including Witness-Radio, which has been defending several communities whose lands have been grabbed by foreign agribusinesses.
“Find, fix and finish him”

Nigerian grassroots defender Ajele Sunday wanted dead for helping communities fight for their land against SOCFIN's subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm Plantation in Edo State.
Macquarie Agriculture’s Lawson Grains sells to foreigners

Australia’s second-biggest farmland investor has sold its Lawson Grains portfolio comprising 105,000 hectares of crop land in NSW and Western Australia to Sydney-based global forestry investment manager New Forests and Canada’s Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
Le congrès mondial de la nature alternatif s'organise autour de l'approche "décoloniale" pour conserver la biodiversité

Les solutions fondées sur la nature détournent l'attention des vraies causes de la crise climatique et de la perte de la biodiversité - exploitation croissante et à but lucratif des ressources - et qui mènent à l'accaparement des terres des peuples autochtones
Senate Labour committee chair suspects malice in death of LAC employee who was minced by rubber processing machine

The Chairman of the Senate’s Labour Committee says that preliminary investigation into the incident that led to the death of an employee at SOCFIN's Liberia Agriculture Company has semblance of malice and negligence.
AfCFTA: Nasarawa Marks 270,000 Hectres for Commercial Agriculture

Dangote Group has taken 70,000 ha, Flour Mills of Nigeria has 20,000, Olam Farm has 9,000 and Azman has 14,000, so from our target of 270,000 hectres, we have given out nearly a 100,000 already, says state Attorney General
New overseas buyers of meatworks in WA aim to boost exports

Major Brazilian meatpacker Minerva Foods and part-owner Saudi Arabia's SALIC have bought two sheep-focused meat processors in Western Australia for almost $48 million with plans to expand their operations.
Danes plan bigger output at China RAS farm

Nordic Aqua Partners has increased planned production at its land-based salmon farming facility in China to 20,000 tonnes.
In fertile Ukraine, a 20-year freeze on the sale of farmland is lifted -- with uncertain consequences

Whether foreigners should be allowed to buy land is one of the bones of contention surrounding the reform, with more than 80 percent of Ukrainians opposed to it.

Open letter to African Development Bank and Nordic Development Fund: Address reprisals against Paten Clan

An open letter has been sent to the AfDB and Nordic Development Fund, calling on them to take immediate action to address reprisals against a community in Uganda impacted by the Wadelai irrigation project.

09 Sep 2021 https://rightsindevelopment.org/news/open-letter-to-african-development-bank-and-nordic-development-fund-address-reprisals-against-paten-clan/

« Bolsonaro est en train de faire adopter un arsenal législatif qui démantèlera les droits des Indiens sur leurs terres »

Depuis le 22 août, 6 000 Indiens du Brésil, issus de 170 peuples différents, ont planté leurs tentes sur l’esplanade des ministères à Brasilia pour s’élever contre une menace inédite sur leurs droits et leurs terres.

08 Sep 2021 Le Monde

Landgrabs at gunpoint escalate in Uganda as the operations of a defender of affected communities are suspended

Uganda's Non-Governmental Organization Bureau has suspended 54 organizations for alleged 'non-compliance', including Witness-Radio, which has been defending several communities whose lands have been grabbed by foreign agribusinesses.

07 Sep 2021 Ugandan land defenders

“Find, fix and finish him”

Nigerian grassroots defender Ajele Sunday wanted dead for helping communities fight for their land against SOCFIN's subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm Plantation in Edo State.

07 Sep 2021 The Point

New Forests, AIMCo to buy Australian farmland from Macquarie

New Forests and Alberta Investment Management Corporation have agreed to buy Lawson Grains, which owns a 90,500 hectare agricultural land estate across New South Wales and Western Australia.

06 Sep 2021 IPE

Macquarie Agriculture’s Lawson Grains sells to foreigners

Australia’s second-biggest farmland investor has sold its Lawson Grains portfolio comprising 105,000 hectares of crop land in NSW and Western Australia to Sydney-based global forestry investment manager New Forests and Canada’s Alberta Investment Management Corporation.

06 Sep 2021 Weekly TImes

Argentina: Somos Monte denuncia destrucción de bosque y acaparamiento de tierras en Chaco

El grupo ambientalista Somos Monte denunció destrucción de bosque nativo y acaparamiento de tierras en el Paraje La Fidelidad, localidad de Misión Nueva Pompeya, departamento General Güemes, provincia de Chaco.

02 Sep 2021 Momarandú

Le congrès mondial de la nature alternatif s'organise autour de l'approche "décoloniale" pour conserver la biodiversité

Les solutions fondées sur la nature détournent l'attention des vraies causes de la crise climatique et de la perte de la biodiversité - exploitation croissante et à but lucratif des ressources - et qui mènent à l'accaparement des terres des peuples autochtones

01 Sep 2021 Ladepeche.fr

Panen melimpah, pemerintah bakal tambah 2000 hektare lahan di food estate Humbahas Sumut

Sekitar 2.000 hektare lahan tanam akan ditambah di Food Estate (FE) di Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan (Humbahas), Sumatera Utara.

01 Sep 2021 IDX Channel

Selangor sultan owned Kuala Langat land grab company

Research by Sarawak Report has revealed unreported ownership by the Sultan of Selangor of a key company behind the state’s hugely controversial decision to de-gazette a swathe of protected forest at Kuala Langat.

01 Sep 2021 Sarawak Report

Malaysia’s pilgrimage fund weighs taking palm oil firm private

Malaysia’s pilgrimage fund is considering taking its agricultural firm TH Plantations Bhd. private, people with knowledge of the matter said, amid a rally in palm oil prices.

01 Sep 2021 Bloomberg

Amaryllias Farmland - India's first tech-based online platform for managed farmland ownership and portfolio diversification

Amaryllias Farmland is a new tech-based online platform which allows one to have ownership of managed farmland from anywhere in India and also monitor its operations remotely.

01 Sep 2021 ANI

Senate Labour committee chair suspects malice in death of LAC employee who was minced by rubber processing machine

The Chairman of the Senate’s Labour Committee says that preliminary investigation into the incident that led to the death of an employee at SOCFIN's Liberia Agriculture Company has semblance of malice and negligence.

01 Sep 2021 FrontPageAfrica

Group gets nod to invest $14.2m in Ekiti’s agro-allied industry

Exxess Group will invest US$14.2 million in large scale cassava farming and processing on 3,600 hectares of farmland in Ekiti state, Southwest Nigeria.

31 Aug 2021 The Guardian

Protestan en Honduras contra la cesión de territorios a inversionistas

Este lunes (30), miles de personas se movilizaron en múltiples ciudades de Honduras para exigir la cancelación de la Ley Orgánica de las Zonas de Empleo y Desarrollo Económico, eje rector del conocido como proyecto ZEDE o Ciudades Modelo.

31 Aug 2021 Avispa

Au Liberia, le gouvernement ferme l’usine de caoutchouc LAC

Suite à un accident travail survenu à l’usine de caoutchouc de la Liberian Agricultural Company, du groupe SOCFIN, qui a entrainé la mort d’un employé, le gouvernement a ordonné que l’usine reste fermée jusqu'à ce que toutes les mesures de sécurité mises en place soient évaluées par des techniciens indépendants.

30 Aug 2021 Commodafrica

New Forests, AIMCo to buy Australian farmland from Macquarie

New Forests and Alberta Investment Management Corporation have agreed to buy Lawson Grains, which owns a 90,500 hectare agricultural land estate across New South Wales and Western Australia.

06 Sep 2021 IPE