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Ethiopie. L’heure de la moisson a sonné
- L'Hebdo
- 03 September 2009
Indiens et Saoudiens sont sur le point d’effectuer leur première récolte sur sol éthiopien. Le pays a prévu de céder 2,7 millions d’hectares aux étrangers.
International agricultural land deals award Ethiopian virgin lands to foreign companies
- Abugida Info
- 13 August 2009
The terms of farmland deals are hardly made public. Although a theoretical possibility exists in a few cases for some transfer of technology for agricultural development, risk also exists to peasant farmers who cannot compete with well-resourced commercial farms. Take, for instance, the case of barley and oilseeds producers in Ethiopia.
Development experts fear unchecked international land grabs in Africa
- Deutsche Welle
- 13 August 2009
The consensus is that Africa is being out-gunned. While regulations & rules are debated, the amount of land being bought up by foreign investors is increasing at a rapacious speed.
Why corporations, emerging powers and petro-states are snapping up huge chunks of farmland in the developing world
- AlterNet
- 11 August 2009
To be brutally honest, mutual interest is the opposite of what investor countries are looking for
FAO expert meeting on international investment in agriculture
- FAO
- 31 July 2009
Topics discussed included a review of recent trends in international investment, the record on FDI in developing country agriculture, evidence on recent investments, the “land grab” and its implications, alternative business models for investments, bridging the investment gap – investment needs and sources of capital, policy implications and the case for an international code of conduct.
FAO paper on land grab is "wishy-washy"
- IPS
- 09 July 2009
The boom in the acquisition of arable land in Africa by foreign companies and governments has stirred an international debate between international institutions such as the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and non-governmental groups and independent experts.
Monopoly rural
- Espai critic i de reflexió
- 06 July 2009
De Schutter y la FAO son, a mi juicio, muy confiados, porque entienden que una regulación ética “podría ser positiva, después de muchos años en los que ha habido falta de interés en el mundo por invertir en la agricultura”.
From land grab to win-win
- FAO
- 29 June 2009
David Hallam explains how international investments in agriculture can be good news if the objectives of land purchasers are reconciled with the investment needs of developing countries.
FAO: International investments in agricultural production
- FAO
- 25 June 2009
Paper presented at the Expert Meeting on “How to Feed the World in 2050,” FAO, Rome 24-26 June 2009
La ruée vers les terres agricoles africaines
- Les Afriques
- 20 June 2009
La ruée des investisseurs étrangers vers les terres arables est une tendance lourde du continent africain
L’accaparement des terres africaines : « opportunité de développement » ou néocolonialisme foncier ?
- Basta !
- 10 June 2009
Bien étrange rapport que celui de la FAO sur l’accaparement des terres en Afrique. D’un côté les commanditaires demandent que les populations locales soient consultées et que les droits des paysans soient pris en compte. Mais de l’autre, les chercheurs refusent de parler d’accaparement et dénoncent « un certain nombre de préjugés erronés diffusés par les médias sur ce qu’on a appelé l’accaparement des terres. ».
Africa: Agriculture an underestimated "safety net"
- IRIN
- 09 June 2009
IFAD says that "land grab deals" are opportunities and should be transparent.