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Serbian village raises complaint about UAE purchase of farmland
Farmers in Kula, Serbia have made formal complaints about an Abu Dhabi company, Al Rawafed Agriculture, which is trying to acquire land.

Cerca de 3 mil famílias Sem Terra ocupam área da Araupel no Paraná
Cerca de 3 mil famílias ocuparam, na manhã desta quinta-feira (17), a Fazenda Rio das Cobras, da empresa Araupel, entre os municípios de Rio Bonito do Iguaçu e Quedas do Iguaçu (PR).

Sudan reaffirms commitment to provide land for agricultural investment
Minister of Agriculture confirmed, during his meeting with China's ambassador to Khartoum, the Sudanese government's commitment to providing land for agricultural investment

Olam to invests $100m in commercial rice production
Olam reveals plans to expand its rice farm in Nigeria to 10,000 hectares.

Brazil’s agribusiness lobby pushes back against indigenous land recognition
Agribusiness interests in Brazil are facing off against indigenous peoples calling for official recognition of territorial claims.

La RD Congo lance le premier des 20 parcs agro-industriels prévus par le gouvernement
La République démocratique du Congo a lancé le premier (75 000 ha, geré par un consortium Sudafricain) d’une série de 20 parcs agro-industriels destinés à mettre en valeur le potentiel agricole énorme du pays et à doper la croissance économique.

Congo launches agri-business park in move to revamp farming
The government spent $83 million setting up the 75,000 ha Bukanga Lonzo park, where a South African consortium called Africom has been handed the management contract.

Compensaciones de carbono son "cómplices" de acaparamiento genocida de tierras
Entre 2000 y 2010, unos dos millones de kilómetros cuadrados de tierras en Asia, África y América Latina y el Caribe fue adquirido o negociado bajo acuerdos firmados en nombre de gobiernos extranjeros o empresas transnacionales.

When Wall Street went to Africa
A New York tycoon won a sweetheart deal to build a massive "sustainable" palm oil plantation in Cameroon. What followed were accusations of intimidation, corruption, bribery, and deceit.

ANZ should not leave Cambodian community ‘high and dry’
ANZ’s cutting of ties to Cambodian sugar company implicated in the use of child labour and causing food shortages after forcing hundreds of families off their land.

24 Jul 2014NY Times

White House to begin $10 billion farm investment fund

Wall Street is looking for ways to invest in America’s heartland, and the government is ready to play matchmaker.

23 Jul 2014Le Monde

Afrique du Sud : l'achat de terres par les étrangers restreint ?

Les étrangers ne pourront plus acheter de terre en Afrique du Sud d'ici cinq ans.

22 Jul 2014Addis Standard

Are Indian companies "grabbing land" in Ethiopia?

India's Ambassador to Ethiopia Sanjay Verma says India's "pioneering" investors are not land grabbing, calls conflicts with local communities "teething problems".

16 Jul 2014	Congo launches agri-business park in move to revamp farming	Reuters
15 Jul 2014	Compensaciones de carbono son "cómplices" de acaparamiento genocida de tierras	Panamaon
15 Jul 2014	African overdrive: Move to widen Indian investments in continent	Business Standard
14 Jul 2014	Philippine: Large oil palm plantation not feasible in Paquibato	Sun Star
14 Jul 2014	President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan commissions Olam’s integrated rice mill	Olam
14 Jul 2014	Projet d'agrocarburants en Sierra Léone : Les propriétaires fonciers exigent une renégociation des contrats de location des terres	PPP
14 Jul 2014	Buyout firms look for cash cows in agricultural assets	Preqin
11 Jul 2014	When Wall Street went to Africa	Foreign Policy
11 Jul 2014	Fonterra accelerates China drive with Abbott deal	Agrimoney
11 Jul 2014	Quand l'aide au développement est attribuée aux multinationales	EurActiv
10 Jul 2014	Campaña de compra colectiva de tierras para evitar el acaparamiento en África	Tercera
10 Jul 2014	Lettre ouverte à M. Hailemariam Desalegn, PM de l’Etat fédéral d’Ethiopie	HCH24
10 Jul 2014	ANZ should not leave Cambodian community ‘high and dry’	Equitable Cambodia
09 Jul 2014	Camponeses da Região Norte discutem com Governantes e Sociedade Civil a questão da Terra e Sementes	UNAC
09 Jul 2014	Agribusiness Report: Foreign purchases and rural property	NZ Herald
09 Jul 2014	La Chine ne manque pas seulement de matières premières, mais aussi de terres arables.	Nouvel Economiste
08 Jul 2014	Haití: Tierra, semillas nativas, medio ambiente: ¡este es el camino de la vida!	Vía Campesina
08 Jul 2014	ナンプーラ宣言 UNAC（全国農民連合）2014年度年次総会	UNAC
08 Jul 2014	L’Afrique se prépare au boom de l’huile de palme	Les Echos
08 Jul 2014	Saudi Agriculture '14 gains global interest on food sustainability	Saudi Gazette

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