Sixty years on, controversial agricultural projects are back in fashion in Africa and other parts of the developing world as investors - from foreign governments to wealthy individuals - hunt for land to grow food.
A policy paper will next week be presented to the annual World Bank conference on land and poverty in Washington DC in the United States, which focuses on the confrontation between peasant producers and investors in the Mozambican province of Zambezia.
Este informe analiza las principales amenazas a la Soberanía Alimentaria en África y recoge tres estudios de caso investigados por Veterinarios Sin Fronteras en tres países africanos
La soberanía alimentaria de los pueblos enfrenta un nuevo enemigo: el acaparamiento de vastas extensiones de tierras agrícolas
- Haciendo punto en otro Blog
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17 April 2012
This report, prepared by Japanese consultants, provides information on the initial planning and discussions for the Nacala Corridor project, between the governments of Mozambique and Japan.
Cerca de dois milhões e meio de hectares foram concedidos a investidores estrangeiros de países, como África do Sul, Austrália, Portugal, Suécia, Noruega e Índia.
- Zwela Angola
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26 February 2012
More than 30,000 hectares of land in Nampula province will be handed over to Vietnam’s agricultural investors, according to Mozambique News Agency.
Após terem sido analisados vários países, casos da Colômbia, Paraguai e Uruguai, Rússia, Ucrânia e também outros países africanos, a administração da SLC Agrícola decidiu-se por Moçambique por haver maior estabilidade política e incentivos por parte do governo.
- Macauhub
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10 February 2012
After analysing Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay, Russia, the Ukraine and some other African countries, the board of SLC Agrícola settled on Mozambique because of its greater political stability and incentives offered by the government.
- Macauhub
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10 February 2012
The six case studies compiled in this report illustrate the wide range of approaches and focus that private funds are adopting (legal structure, geography, agricultural production and operating strategies) to invest in farmland in different parts of the world.
- High Quest Partners
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31 January 2012
De nombreuses ONG alertent l’opinion sur les risques que les cessions de terres peuvent faire peser sur les populations locales et dénoncent un « néocolonialisme brésilien » au Mozambique.
Standard Chartered Bank’s Private Equity division has invested $74 million to acquire a minority stake in ETC Group Mauritius, one of the largest owners of African farmland.
- The Standard
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18 January 2012
