Brazil

Quest for food security breeds neo-colonialists
- The Times (London)
- 05 Mar 2009
Perhaps the UN’s hand-wringing is just sentimental. Deals will be done and the rush to buy land has begun in Europe, too.
Commodity giants on our shores
- Business Day
- 23 February 2009
“We have a land fund in South America, we have in Ukraine. Now we are developing one in Africa. We need to acquire land for farming,” says Guy de Montule, Louis Dreyfus’ chief executive officer for Middle East and Africa
La konkista de la tierra
- La Jornada
- 27 December 2008
Los defensores del modelo de poner a producir las tierras desde los gobiernos, inversionistas o grandes corporaciones argumentan que se generan puestos de trabajo, que se hace rendir tierras ociosas y que se producen alimentos. Pero en ese análisis falta el principal elemento. La pobreza en el mundo reside en el campo, precisamente por modelos como éste.
Pays riches et groupe financiers achètent des terres cultivables dans les pays pauvres
- RTL
- 23 December 2008
Des pays en quête de ressources alimentaires et des groupes financiers séduits par les perspectives du marché mondial de l'agriculture acquièrent en masse des terres arables dans des pays le plus souvent pauvres ou émergents, un phénomène qui inquiète des ONG.
'Global land grab' causing alarm among NGOs
- AFP
- 23 December 2008
The global food and financial crises have combined to create a new form of colonialism in which countries short of resources and corporations desperate for profits are buying up arable land in emerging nations, NGOs say. The non-governmental organisations have expressed concern at this "global land grab," which they say is threatening the survival of rural livelihoods in some parts of the world.
Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply
- The Guardian
- 22 November 2008
Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of agricultural land in developing countries in an effort to secure their own long-term food supplies.
PE looks at Brazilian agriculture
- PE Hub
- 11 October 2008
Private equity funds remain optimistic that Brazil’s farm sector offers investment opportunities despite the deteriorating world credit market, executives said on Thursday.
Private equity bullish on Brazil ag despite crisis
- Reuters
- 09 October 2008
Private equity funds remain optimistic that Brazil's farm sector offers investment opportunities despite the deteriorating world credit market, executives said on Thursday.
CHS, Mitsui & Co. raise stake in Multigrain JV in Brazil
- World-Grain.com
- 08 October 2008
The owners of Multigrain, a leading Brazil-based agricultural commodity business, announced today the company has acquired 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of farmland and related processing operations intended to strengthen its ability to serve customers around the world.
FACTBOX: Investing in Africa: Land and agriculture
- Reuters
- 07 October 2008
Soaring food prices, supply fears among import-dependent countries and rising demand for biofuels have driven up investment in agricultural land, notably in Africa.
Angola launches $6bn agriculture expansion
- Financial Times
- 04 October 2008
Angola, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, has launched an ambitious plan to exploit both its fertile soils and high global food prices to attract $6bn (€4.3bn, £3.4bn) in agriculture investments over the next five years.
Un projet de loi pour restreindre l'acquisition de terres par des étrangers
- Le Monde
- 30 September 2008
Le gouvernement brésilien envisage de limiter les achats de terres par des étrangers ou par les compagnies nationales dont le capital est majoritairement entre des mains étrangères. Il prépare un projet de loi en ce sens qui sera soumis au Congrès fédéral.