Mozambique

Moçambique oferece terra à soja brasileira
- IHU
- 14 August 2011
O governo de Moçambique está oferecendo uma área de 6 milhões de hectares - equivalente a três Sergipes- para que agricultores brasileiros plantem soja, algodão e milho no norte do país.
Lords of the land: Preliminary analysis of the phenomenon of land grabbing in Mozambique
- JA/UNAC
- 27 July 2011
Investors from Nordic countries, despite in their countries of origin meeting the highest standards of respect for human rights, behave completely differently in Mozambique. Their practices feed a corrupt system and aggravate the already precarious living conditions of most rural communities.
US investors acquire more land, to produce food crops
- The Guardian
- 12 July 2011
At least 21 investors from famous US firms who were in Tanzania to scout for business opportunities for 10 days have acquired, among other things, land for production of food crops in East Africa’s second largest economy.
Os senhores da terra
- JA/UNAC
- 11 July 2011
Análise Preliminar do Fenómeno de Usurpação de terras em Moçambique. Casos de Estudo
OPIC board approves nearly $500 million for renewable resources investment funds
- OPIC
- 28 June 2011
The US Overseas Private Investment Corporation pours $150 million into fund targeting farmland acquisitions in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
Danish roundup: PKA, Silverland, PFA Pension, Carlsberg Byen
- I&PE
- 21 June 2011
Denmark's PKA has invested DKK250m (€33.5m) in African agriculture via the Silverland private equity fund (a SilvertStreet Capital fund)
Hedge funds & African farms
- CBC
- 13 June 2011
The mad scramble for Africa. Critics say the financial firms that helped cause the global recession by inflating the real estate bubble -- are back. And this time they're being accused of pulling the same tricks with the world's food supply.
Hedge funds 'grabbing land' in Africa
- BBC
- 08 June 2011
Hedge funds are behind "land grabs" in Africa to boost their profits in the food and biofuel sectors, a US think-tank says
Moçambique: Há focos de conflito com investidores estrangeiros no acesso à terra - investigador
- Lusa
- 08 June 2011
Moçambique já regista "focos de conflitos" entre a população e investidores estrangeiros no acesso à terra, devido às cumplicidades entre as elites locais e o grande capital na exploração dos recursos naturais, considera o economista moçambicano João Mosca.
BAD: China e Suécia na "corrida à terra" em Moçambique -- CoDA
- Lusa
- 07 June 2011
Moçambique é um dos alvos principais da "corrida à terra" por investimentos estrangeiros no continente africano, com a China e a Suécia à frente dos principais projetos, revelou hoje em Lisboa a Coligação para o Diálogo Sobre África (CoDA).
Mauritius firm to develop land in Mozambique
- Reuters
- 03 June 2011
Mauritius firm, British American Investment, it is planning to develop 6,000 hectares of land in Mozambique in partnership with Sun Biofuels
South Africa's white farmers are moving further north
- Guardian
- 01 May 2011
Other countries believe their agricultural expertise can kickstart an agrarian revolution across the African continent