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Ukraine crisis seen softening political ground for foreign farm land sales
The crisis in Ukraine looks set to trigger major changes in its vast agricultural sector with state-owned farm land and small family plots likely to go up for sale despite concerns over the impact on local farmers.

From Africa's Palms
People & Power investigates the environmental consequences of palm oil plantations in equatorial Africa.

Green Fuel accused of grabbing villagers’ land
Zimbabwe's Parliament has ordered Arda board chairman Basil Nyabadza to clarify the status of the land at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Green Fuel and the Chisumbanje community.

Qatar's Hassad Food eyes Brazilian sugar, poultry assets
"We are not closing the book on farmlands, but for the time being we are focusing on other layers of the chain," says vice president for business development at Hassad Food.

Inquiets de leur sort : les travailleurs de Senhuile demandent l’arbitrage du président Sall !
Le directeur général de Senhuile, Massimo Castellussi, pourrait être interpellé dans les tout prochains jours, par les autorités compétentes du pays, informe une source en provenance de la présidence.

Fiji: $10m investment for rice industry
Korean rice company, Grace Road Company Ltd, in Navua is looking at investing $10 million in the revitalisation of the rice industry in the country and in expanding its farm.

Expropriação de terras é neocolonialismo em Moçambique, acusam camponeses
"O colonialismo português está de volta" é o título de um novo relatório sobre os negócios fundiários em Moçambique, centrado no Corredor de Nacala, no norte do país.

Acaparamiento de tierras en Uruguay
27 conglomerados empresariales poseen 1.641.000 hectáreas. Trasnacionales con al menos 10% de la tierra productiva en Uruguay.

Shanghai Pengxin aims to double its NZ farm assets
The New Zealand farm group arm of the Shanghai Pengxin Group owned by Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhoabai says it plans to double its $500 million of local assets within the next five years.

Mali: Accaparements des terres à l’office du Niger : Le PDG est-il complice ?
Il ressort de notre enquête plus d’un million de victimes de l’accaparement des terres au Mali, écrit Lassana Coulibaly.

27 Feb 2015El Periódico

Sé quién ganará en Ucrania

Fondos de inversión y multinacionales agrícolas están controlando las fértiles tierras ucranianas

27 Feb 2015ABC

Paraguay: Aparecen firma panameña y extrañas coincidencias en el caso Chino Cue

¿Quiénes están detrás de Tierra de Negocios, supuesta dueña de 10.300 ha de Chino Cue?

27 Feb 2015IP & Real Estate

New Mexico Investment Council makes first major agriculture move

The US sovereign wealth fund has approved a $200m allocation to TIAA-CREF’s Global Agriculture II fund, its first major commitment to the sector.

27 Jan 2015	Indonesia: We reject the palm oil companies because this is our home	WALHI
27 Jan 2015	Press release on Bamba Village shooting incident	ALLAT
27 Jan 2015	The corporate takeover of Ukrainian agriculture	IPS
26 Jan 2015	Flower firm Karuturi goes under the gave	The Daily Nation
26 Jan 2015	Canadian province eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys	Reuters
23 Jan 2015	Can the FAO tenure guidelines stop land and water grabs?	PLAAS
23 Jan 2015	Multi-country seminar discusses land and ocean grabbing issues in Africa	FIAN
23 Jan 2015	Institutional, impact investing find common ground in agriculture	Institutional Investor
23 Jan 2015	Chinese ambassador briefed about investment prospects in agriculture	The Messenger
23 Jan 2015	Feronia Inc. announces secured convertible debenture financing of up to US$16.325 million led by CDC, the UK Government's development finance institution	Marketwired
22 Jan 2015	Ndiaël : Marche des populations contre Senhuile	Ndar Info
22 Jan 2015	Residents told to support Kwale sugar firm	The Star
22 Jan 2015	Beware fake land investments in Australia	Every Investor
22 Jan 2015	Rwanda: Canadian firm acquires licence, to grow stevia plant on 1,000 hectares	New Times
22 Jan 2015	Investment fund pours cash into cleaner, greener fish farming	NPR
22 Jan 2015	US: Fight foreign ownership of Wisconsin farmland (Part 2)	Agri-View
22 Jan 2015	Remise en cause des lois foncières et semencières en Afrique	AFSA/GRAIN
22 Jan 2015	Africa's land and seed laws under attack	AFSA/GRAIN
22 Jan 2015	O ataque às leis fundiárias e das sementes da África	AFSA/GRAIN
21 Jan 2015	Crise foncière dans le Ndiael : les populations disent "non à Senhuile"	Ndar Info

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