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Statement from the People’s Movement Assembly on Food Sovereignty, US Social Forum 2010
- USSF
- 29 June 2010
We call on others in the US to demand an end to the global land grab and commit to participating in a global campaign against land grabs
TIAA-CREF: Why investments in farmland are now 'like gold'
- Bloomberg
- 29 June 2010
TIAA-CREF owns agricultural land in the US, Australia, Brazil and central and Eastern Europe, most of which is leased out.
Convention entre le Mali, Illovo Group (Afrique du Sud) et Schaffer Associates (USA)
- Times of India
- 27 June 2010
Un bail de 50 ans, renouvable pour 50 ans, portant sur 19 254 ha au Mali.
US bean farmers seek Brazil farmland deals
- Reuters
- 17 June 2010
In a small-town spin on a global agricultural investment trend, a group of US Midwest soybean farmers has issued a private placement this month to raise capital for farmland acquisitions in Brazil.
Russia fights for world dominance—in wheat
- Bloomberg
- 03 June 2010
By 2008 global grain prices were reaching record levels, and Swedish, British, Chinese, and Korean investors were piling into Russian farmland.
Co-chair’s summary of the Roundtable on Responsible Agricultural Investment
- US, Japan, AU
- 19 May 2010
Participants agreed on the importance of an open and inclusive dialogue to continue encouraging responsible agricultural investment by various parties.
Cargill's Black River eyes food, land deals
- Reuters
- 10 May 2010
Cargill's private equity firm says it will set up farms in Asia where "there is a huge lack of competency in farm management practices."
Wall Street eyes farmland
- DTN
- 07 May 2010
Wall Street financiers now interested in channeling billions of new dollars into cropland include heavy hitters like UBS, Morgan Stanley and Rabobank.
Gaiacor International enters joint venture negotiations for land reclamation in Argentina
- Market Wire
- 06 May 2010
Gaiacor International, together with its strategic partner MITC Investments, Ltd., has commenced negotiations with Agro North with the intent of forming a joint venture to acquire and reclaim agricultural land in Argentina.
Pinstripes, pitchforks and profits
- Reuters
- 04 May 2010
"In the age of derivatives and evaporating valuations, farmland is gold with a cash flow."
Bunge to acquire land in Brazil
- Zacks
- 03 May 2010
Bunge Limited, a premier global agribusiness and food company in the US, has recently announced plans to acquire 25,000 acres in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from the local firm Acucar Guarani to grow cane for its sugar and ethanol mills.
US firm to invest in agriculture projects in Angola, Malawi
- 01 May 2010
US-based Gaiacor International has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with MITC Investments to manage and operate large farming operations in Angola.