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When the levee breaks
Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia.

Riserva naturale di biocombustibili
A pochi chilometri dal confine con la Mauritania, dove la natura sembrerebbe offrire solo sabbia e poca erba secca, centinaia di migliaia di girasoli e lunghi canali artificiali riempiti d'acqua appaiono davanti a noi.

Perú: Observatorio alerta sobre el problema de la extranjerización de la tierra rural
El Observatorio de los Derechos sobre la Tierra en el Perú llamó a estar alertas con el proceso de extranjerización de tierras rurales porque las posibilidades de controlar el fenómeno son bastante limitadas debido a las prerrogativas de las que gozan los inversionistas extranjeros.

Ismail vows to punish Sudan’s investment ministry staff accepting bribes
Sudan investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail revealed that Saudi Arabia requested over million acres (405,000 ha) of land for investment in food security

G8 should implement the CFS Tenure Guidelines rather than launch a new initiative aimed at increased transparency in land transactions
Groups strongly reject and condemn the G8’s proposed transparency initiative.

L’accaparement du Nil, un scénario qui inquiète l’Egypte
L’Egypte voit la ruée étrangère vers les terres agricoles en Afrique comme une menace pour ses ressources en eau.

Africa may not reap much from its riches
Africa is white hot with minerals and land deals in what could be the second scramble for Africa.

Policy brief: The role of European development finance institutions in land grabs
Aprodev commissioned research to investigate the involvement of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in land grabs. The evidence shows that European DFIs are indeed involved in some land grabs, and there are real risks of being complicit in others in the future.

Rubber barons - a Global Witness report
Rubber Barons shows how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two of Vietnam's biggest largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG).

Tunisie: Pour un mécanisme de partenariat investisseurs-conglomérats agricoles de l'OTD
"La cession des terres agricoles tunisiennes aux étrangers représente un danger pour la souveraineté de l'Etat et une ingérence dans ses affaires," estime Mohamed Mabrouk de l'Institut tunisien des études stratégiques

20 May 2013Reuters

Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs

A Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits.

18 May 2013Agoravox

Réserve naturelle de biocombustibles

Les témoignages que l'on entend dans les villages de Ndiael, au Sénégal, nous narrent une histoire bien connue.

16 May 2013Jeune Afrique

Rapport Cyclope : l'appétit de la Chine est annonciateur de tensions

L'impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope 2013. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l'Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la Chine va renforcer ses achats de terres et de céréales sur le continent.

17 Apr 2013	Unfair Govt Policies Fanning Land Grabbing-Uganda Land Alliance	New Vision
17 Apr 2013	Land concentration, land grabbing and people’s struggles in Europe	ECVC
17 Apr 2013	Un nouveau rapport affirme : La concentration et l’accaparement des terres prennent en Europe un caractère inquiétant	ECVC
16 Apr 2013	Los dueños de la tierra: Cresud, en el campo y la ciudad	Argenpress
16 Apr 2013	L'accaparement des terres au centre d'un atelier sous-régional à Yaoundé	Yaoundé Infos
16 Apr 2013	Petition against landgrab in the state of Odisha, India	SOLIDARITÉ
16 Apr 2013	Pétition contre l’accaparement des terres dans l’État d’Odisha, Inde.	SOLIDARITÉ
16 Apr 2013	Lack of transparency when Swedish Pension Fund AP2 invests in farmland in Brazil	Swedwatch
15 Apr 2013	Gabon : La communauté internationale se mobilise pour Marc Ona Essangui	Le Podcast Journal
15 Apr 2013	Uganda condena a una multinacional a devolver sus tierras a 2.000 campesinos	El País
15 Apr 2013	Dubai needs food from Africa	Halal Focus
15 Apr 2013	Who owns the land? Cameroon's large-scale land-grabs	Think Africa Press
15 Apr 2013	La ruée vers l'or vert en question	RFI
15 Apr 2013	40% des terres arables attribuées à des privés, selon un universitaire	APS
15 Apr 2013	"Sons and Daughters of the Earth": Indigenous communities and land grabs in Guatemala	Food First and the Transnational Institute
14 Apr 2013	The Saudi-Sudanese Investment Forum - Is it a rehearsal for other Arab investments?	Sudan Vision
14 Apr 2013	'Quick-fix' development gives away more than it gets back	Al Jazeera
14 Apr 2013	Terra em transe: capital estrangeiro avança sobre áreas agrícolas	Portal Vermelho
14 Apr 2013	Key discusses farmland issue in China	NZ City
12 Apr 2013	Honduras: SABMiller’s sugar company Azunosa landgrab with alleged plans to kill	Art Action Union

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