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UN casts eye on GCC's farmland investment
- Bahrain Tribune
- 07 September 2010
Abu Dhabi finalises scheme to purchase 29,400 hectares of land in Sudan
Terres agricoles en Afrique : en attendant le marché foncier rural
- Les Afriques
- 06 August 2010
Là où le bât blesse, c’est dans le prix de la transaction : dans la plupart des pays, il n’y a pas – ou pas encore – de marché du foncier rural. Comment, alors, établir le prix d’un hectare de terre ?
How the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines can effectively address governance of large-scale land acquisitions
- Global Witness
- 15 July 2010
Global Witness proposes how the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on responsible governance of land tenure can best address the macroeconomic impacts of corruption and governance failures in large scale land acquisitions.
Q+A: Will "land grab" rules benefit developing countries?
- Reuters
- 14 July 2010
Opponents of land grabbing say the capital, technology and expertise from large land investments are unlikely to trickle down to poor farmers.
Food shortages puts rural Asia at risk of international exploitation
- Radio Australia
- 12 July 2010
The Asian Development Bank is warning the region's rural sector could be expoited by international investors as concerns about global food and fuel security intensify.
In Brief: Manila forum to mull farmland purchases in developing countries
- IRIN
- 07 July 2010
A two-day “Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific” opened in Manila on 7 July to look at overseas leases or purchases of farmland in developing countries.
The new land rush in Africa: An interview with Michael Taylor of the ILC
- SID
- 07 June 2010
ILC is actually trying to promote some sort of dialogue between the different proposals for principles for responsible farmland investment
La ONU y la FAO preocupados por el neocolonialismo agrícola
- La Nación
- 26 April 2010
Quieren reglamentar reparto de tierras de los países ricos en las naciones pobres.
La course aux terres arables devient préoccupante
- Le Monde
- 23 April 2010
Les espaces agricoles sont devenus des actifs convoités : les Nations unies cherchent à encadrer ces investissements.
Land, investment and development
- Global Donor Platform
- 04 February 2010
Presentations from a meeting organised by the Global Donor Platform on Rural Development and FAO/SDC/IFAD, where today's largescale farmland acquisitions figured high on the agenda
Wikileaks: Investing in food security: Experts address Responsible Agricultural Investment at global Donor Platform meeting
- Wikileaks
- 04 February 2010
US government cable discusses 24 January 2010 meeting organised by Swiss Development Corporation, UN Food and Agriculture Organization and International Fund for Agricultural Investment on "Land, Investment, and Development," attended by many of the key players working on responsible international agro-industrial and land investment principles
Wikileaks: Rome agencies on voluntary "code of conduct" for responsible agro-investments
- Wikileaks
- 28 January 2010
US government mission in Rome discusses FAO's work to develop principles for international farmland "investments"