More than 613,000 hectares of Australia's NSW's agricultural land is owned by UK-based investors, compared with 227,300 ha owned by Korean interests and 55,560 ha by US investors.
Mwanza regional commissioner Evarist Ndikilo has advised Kilombero district residents in Morogoro region not to fear investors as they boost development in the district.
- The Guardian
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17 October 2011
La procuradora general, Liliana Piccinini, recomendó declarar inconstitucional el decreto del Poder Ejecutivo provincial que ratifica el acuerdo agroalimentario con China y que fuera cuestionado por la legisladora Silvia Horne (PJ) por medio de un recurso de amparo.
Farmers worried about damage that comes with the excessive use of chemicals in large-scale agriculture.
- Al Jazeera
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11 October 2011
Diversas organizaciones ambientalistas, políticas, sociales y gremiales advirtieron a los actuales legisladores y a los electos que los consideraran como “infames traidores” si avalan el acuerdo agroalimentario entre la provincia de Río Negro y una empresa estatal de China.
Changes to land laws are under discussion in Brazil, this time based on reciprocity. One result is that Chinese investors would be banned from buying any land in Brazil, as China does not permit private ownership of land.
- beyondbrics
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10 October 2011
El reconocido biólogo y activista ambiental Raúl Montenegro* cuestiona los impactos ambientales y sociales del acuerdo firmado entre el gobierno de la provincia de Río Negro y el grupo económico chino Beidahuang.
- Saber Como
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03 October 2011
Negotiations between Chinese Export-Import Bank and the Government of the Ukraine include discussion of its involvement in the financial operation of the land market in the Ukraine.
Xinjiang and Nigxia present huge opportunities to Arab investors for mining coal, oil and gas as well as the development of wind and solar power, halal food industry and large-scale agriculture.
- Gulf News
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26 September 2011
“Si una obra de riego va a beneficiar a una gran cantidad de productores, no se puede detener porque quizás alguno no quiera", sostuvo el secretario de Producción y Recursos Naturales de la provincia Humberto Iglesias.
- Info Campo
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23 September 2011
Le porte-parole du Ministère des Affaires étrangères Hong Lei nie les affirmations d'Oxfam
The receivers of the Crafar farms say a bid from a New Zealand-based group is not as generous as the one from a Chinese group.
- Radio New Zealand
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21 September 2011
