• Sudán, ¿el futuro granero de Oriente Medio?
    • AFP
    • 26 November 2009

    Inversores árabes y asiáticos buscan tomar el control de amplias extensiones de tierras fértiles en Sudán, el país más grande de África, que quiere convertirse en el granero de Oriente Medio, aunque para ello deberá modernizar primero su agricultura.

  • Zimbabwe farmers a boon for Nigerian agriculture
    • Reuters
    • 19 November 2009

    Farmers from South Korea, Kuwait and the United States have also arrived in Kwara state, some 400 km northwest of Lagos, which is keen to attract more investors and help Nigeria end its import reliance.

  • Acaparando desde el Sur
    • Radio Mundo Real
    • 18 November 2009

    Arabia Saudita, Corea, China, Japón y otros concentran tierras “baratas” en países del sur

  • Korea seeks cheap land overseas to grow food
    • Joong Ang Daily
    • 16 November 2009

    Local provincial governments are working hard to develop farmland in other countries -- Russia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Paraguay, Uruguay -- because it’s cheaper than relying on imports

  • Land grabbing in Madagascar
    • People's Food Sovereignty
    • 16 November 2009

    Il nuovo governo ha promesso che avrebbe cancellato l'accordo, ma recentemente ha scritto una lettera pubblica in cui spiegava che era meglio metterlo semplicemente in stand-by.

  • Up for grabs: Deforestation and exploitation in Papua’s plantations boom
    • EIA
    • 11 November 2009

    The planned expansion of plantations in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia should be immediately suspended and reviewed amid concerns over massive deforestation and widespread exploitation of local communities, environmentalists warned today.

  • Los grandes capitalistas a la conquista de tierras de cultivo de países pobres
    • Kaos en la Red
    • 10 November 2009

    Los capitalistas conquistan los recursos de la naturaleza mundial mediante la guerra o la compra.

  • On food speculation, UN's expert says nothing's being done, S. Korean land grabs from Madagascar to Sudan, Brazil on ethanol
    • Inner City Press
    • 21 October 2009

    After many speeches at the UN about the need to crack down on financial speculation in food, nothing has been done, the UN's expert on the right to food told Inner City Press on Wednesday.

  • Govt orders 2000 people out of farm
    • The Citizen
    • 19 October 2009

    The Government has ordered 2000 squatters out of land meant for large-scale paddy farming in Kilombero district, Morogoro region.

  • Black earth stirs investors in Russia
    • AFP
    • 12 October 2009

    Swedish company Black Earth Farming (BEF) since 2006 has bought 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres) of Russian farmland after the government finally allowed land to be privatised after decades of state ownership.

  • Government says no land deal with South Korea
    • The Citizen
    • 25 September 2009

    The government of Tanzania has refuted media reports indicating that it has leased out 1000 square kilometres of farmland to South Koreans.

  • Korea shifting to agricultural aid in resource diplomacy
    • Joong Ang Daily
    • 25 September 2009

    The Korea Rural Community Corporation, under the Agriculture Ministry, said it is also in talks with other resource-rich countries about deals in exchange for support for the construction of agricultural infrastructure or farms. Among the negotiating partners mentioned were Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Senegal and Mongolia.

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