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28 Mar 2013Pambazuka News
BRICS grab African land and sovereignty
BRICS states, except Russia, are enhancing and facilitating land grabs abroad in a way that is inconsistent with their proclamations of sustainable development, cooperation solidarity, and respect of national sovereignty.
25 Feb 2013SA News
Land tenure plan 'not anti-investment'
The proposal to limit foreign farmland ownership in South Africa to a leasehold of a minimum of 30 years is not a sign of antagonism to foreign investment, says Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti.
12 Nov 2012Land Commodities
South African farm worker strikes reminiscent of the mine workers dispute
Could a recent farm workers dispute in, De Doorns, a wine region in the Western Cape in South Africa, become the agriculture equivalent of the Lonmin's platinum mine dispute?
07 Nov 2012IPS
Des fermiers étrangers sapent la sécurité alimentaire
Le développement agricole accru en Zambie compromettra en réalité la sécurité alimentaire du pays, puisque des fermiers continuent d’être chassés de leurs terres coutumières pour ouvrir la voie à l’agro-industrie locale et étrangère à grande échelle.
01 Nov 2012IPS
Foreign farmers undermine food security in Zambia
Increased agricultural development in Zambia will actually compromise the country’s food security as peasant farmers continue to be driven off their customary land to pave the way for large-scale local and foreign agribusiness.
26 Oct 2012HowWeMadeItInAfrica
Commercial farming in the Congo not for the faint-hearted
An organisation called Congo Agriculture, affiliated to South African farmers union Agri SA, had been established to facilitate and drive the process of setting up South African farmers in the Congo.
18 Sep 2012Bloomberg
Mendillo returns to farms as Harvard vies for Ivy rebound
Since Jane Mendillo took over the endowment in July 2008, Harvard’s holdings of forests, farms and other natural resources in Brazil as well as in New Zealand and Romania have grown to about 10 percent of the portfolio -- more than $3 billion -- and she wants to add more.
05 Sep 2012IPS
Mali: Des paysans expropriés veulent récupérer leurs terres vendues
De petits paysans maliens tentent de récupérer, par la voie judiciaire, les terres qu’ils ont perdues au profit de gros investisseurs privés.
27 Jul 2012CMCAT
Mali: Le combat n’est pas fini même si des batailles sont gagnées
Deux investisseurs visés dans des procédures juridiques, la société SOSUMAR et le négociant en céréales des sociétés 3M, Modibo Keita, ont révisé leur position.
28 May 2012Reuters
Illovo pulls out of Mali sugar project
South African group Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a 2.6 billion rand sugar project in Mali, largely due to political risk and also funding difficulties, and will focus on growth opportunities elsewhere in Africa.
23 Feb 2012Business Digest
Zimbabwe: Afrifresh to acquire Ariston Holdings stake
Afrifresh Group, a South African agriculture group, is set to acquire a controlling stake in Ariston Holdings, as Emvest pulls out.
20 Feb 2012Gulf News
Africa seeks equitable trade terms with Gulf countries
African officials have called for greater equity and fairness in trade with the GCC countries that use agricultural land in Africa to feed their populations while famines continue to ravage the continent.

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