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Land protest in Peru

CEO of Assurance Holdings, Nathaniel Charles J. Rothschild, said Agrifirma Brasil Agropecuaria Ltda., the Brazilian farmland company that he financies may sell shares and debt to pay for “unique” investment opportunities in Latin America’s largest economy. Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Les militants de “Nopalme” espèrent ainsi être plus visibles des élus, et des habitants. (Photo F. T.)

La plupart des terres aquises ou louées par des géants de l'agroalimentaire le sont en Afrique.

FLGI has prepaid leases of 99 years on over 100,000 ha of farmland in Guinea

Nevada-based FLG has prepaid 99 year leases on over 100,000 hectares of arable land in Guinea.

The government plans to give away 7,100 hectares of Mabira Forest

Smoke and mirrors?

Mauritian Sugar giant Omnicane will take over 17,000 acres of lands in Kwale, Kenya on which it will establish its own plantations.

Mohamed Saleem (in pink-and-blue T-shirt), founder of Sara Cotton Fibers, at his farmland in Ethiopia. Saleem is poised to plough in $6.4 million to grow cotton on 25,000 acres of land in a fertile valley in southern Ethiopia close to the perennial Omo river. (Photo: Mohamed Saleem)

The deal will allow Jersey-registered Agrifirma to maintain plans for expanding in Brazil, despite controversial restrictions Brazil plans to impose on foreign land buyers. [Photo: Governor Jacques Wagner receives directors of Agrifirma (Flickr)]

Meles meeting with Indian investors in Ethiopia in 2009 (Source: ENA)

GreenWorld BVI - Green Investments

 La majorité de la population du Mozambique vit dans les campagnes. Ce pays est l'un des plus pauvres du monde, avec 70 % de ses habitants sous le seuil de pauvreté. Photo : The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) sur Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)