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New FIAN report on landgrabbing in Kenya and Mozambique
- FIAN
- 16 April 2010
A new report by FIAN International documents land grabbing in Kenya & Mozambique and concludes that land grabbing violates human rights.
JICA development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa
- JICA
- 17 Mar 2010
JICA is building a new development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa, both to help prevent another global food crisis and to deter a land grab by foreign enterprises across the continent, according to Senior Vice President Kenzo Oshima.
L'Afrique vibre au rythme du Brésil
- Jeune Afrique
- 24 February 2010
Devenu une puissance agricole mondiale majeure, le plus grand pays d’Amérique du Sud veut faire bénéficier l’Afrique de son expertise dans l’exploitation des ressources agricoles et y transposer son modèle au nom d’une solidarité Sud-Sud.
Mauritian company to invest in agro-food industries in Mozambique
- PANA
- 28 January 2010
Mauritius has established a company to facilitate investment in Mozambique, particularly in the area of agro-food. The company was established after the Mozambican government granted Mauritius 23,500 hectares of land.
Deslocalización agricola: ¿Un nuevo colonialismo?
- Solidaridad
- 20 January 2010
Un fenómeno en pleno auge se está produciendo: la compra o arrendamiento por parte de países ricos de tierras fértiles en naciones pobres, principalmente de África, para asegurarse el suministro de alimentos.
Chinese agricultural investment in Mozambique to feed China
- Macauhub
- 14 December 2009
The launch in Mozambique of the Chinese Centre for Agricultural Technology will serve to meet demand for food from the Chinese population, said Emeka Chiakwelu, director of Afripol-African Centre for Economic and Political Strategy.The launch in Mozambique of the Chinese Centre for Agricultural Technology will serve to meet demand for food from the Chinese population, said Emeka Chiakwelu, director of Afripol-African Centre for Economic and Political Strategy.
Q&R : Même les Etats insulaires peuvent faire des projets pour améliorer la sécurité alimentaire
- IPS
- 04 December 2009
L’île Maurice envisage de produire des denrées alimentaires à Madagascar et au Mozambique où elle a obtenu de grandes étendues de terre. Est-ce un projet viable?
Even Island States can make plans to improve food security
- IPS
- 01 December 2009
"Mauritius cannot depend on [Mozambique and Madagascar] for sustainable agricultural development. It’s better for us to cultivate our own land to produce more food and leave some land for future generations."
China’s Centre for Agricultural Technology in Mozambique opens at start of 2010 to boost productivity
- Macauhub
- 30 November 2009
According to researcher, Loro Horta, the technological centres project is the result of a growing Chinese interest in African agricultural resources.
Mauritius sets up body to facilitate land acquisition in Mozambique
- APA
- 19 October 2009
The Mauritius government is setting up a regional development agency to promote land cultivation in Mozambique.
Razzia sur les terres agricoles
- Les Echos
- 19 October 2009
« On présente ces contrats comme “ gagnant-gagnant ”, mais c'est de la foutaise ! », s'agace Michel Merlet, directeur de l'ONG Agter.
Vita Grain says priority is to support stock-piling of rice in Singapore
- Business Times
- 06 October 2009
Vita Grain Group, which is backed by US $60 million of funding, owns more than 20 different strains of hybrid rice seeds. Vita Grain is looking for funding to expand its seed production beyond Africa to Asia, the US and South America. The company is also setting up a rice mill in Mauritius and is in talks with partners in Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique to develop rice production units.