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07 Sep 2010Bloomberg
Burry, predictor of mortgage collapse, bets on farmland, gold
Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the US housing market’s plunge, said he is investing in farmland. “I believe that agriculture land -- productive agricultural land with water on site -- will be very valuable in the future.”
01 Sep 2010Reuters
Galtere says raising $1 bln agribusiness fund
Galtere, a New York fund manager, said it was raising $1 billion to invest in production facilities for agricultural commodities -- including arable farmlands in countries such as Australia, Brazil and Uruguay -- that it planned to later sell or list publicly.
24 Aug 2010Reuters
ANALYSIS-Brazil ups stakes for foreign investors in farmland
Brazil's essential role as a provider of food for the world's expanding population is at risk if the government makes good on threats to curtail foreign investment in farmland.
16 Aug 2010Al Dahra
Emirates seek overseas feed supply
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Agricultural Company is halfway through a plan involving more than 60,700 hectares of farmland in Europe, the US, south Asia and north Africa to boost the UAE’s food security.
11 Aug 2010The Oakland Institute
Tanzania : Memorandum of Understanding for conducting feasibility study between Agrisol Energy and the Mpanda District Council
Feasibility study to invest in a large scale agro-industrial project in the land designated as the Katumba and Mishamo refugee settlements
29 Jun 2010USSF
Statement from the People’s Movement Assembly on Food Sovereignty, US Social Forum 2010
We call on others in the US to demand an end to the global land grab and commit to participating in a global campaign against land grabs
29 Jun 2010Bloomberg
TIAA-CREF: Why investments in farmland are now 'like gold'
TIAA-CREF owns agricultural land in the US, Australia, Brazil and central and Eastern Europe, most of which is leased out.
27 Jun 2010Times of India
Convention entre le Mali, Illovo Group (Afrique du Sud) et Schaffer Associates (USA)
Un bail de 50 ans, renouvable pour 50 ans, portant sur 19 254 ha au Mali.
17 Jun 2010Reuters
US bean farmers seek Brazil farmland deals
In a small-town spin on a global agricultural investment trend, a group of US Midwest soybean farmers has issued a private placement this month to raise capital for farmland acquisitions in Brazil.
03 Jun 2010Bloomberg
Russia fights for world dominance—in wheat
By 2008 global grain prices were reaching record levels, and Swedish, British, Chinese, and Korean investors were piling into Russian farmland.
27 May 2010Rolling Stone
Capitalists of chaos
Rolling Stone magazine report on landgrabbing, focusing on Phil Heilberg, Carl Atkins, Jim Slater and others
19 May 2010US, Japan, AU
Co-chair’s summary of the Roundtable on Responsible Agricultural Investment
Participants agreed on the importance of an open and inclusive dialogue to continue encouraging responsible agricultural investment by various parties.
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