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Conflicts over land in Asia
- CSR Asia
- 02 July 2014
CSR Asia has published a new report that examines the rise of “land grabs” in Asia and how this impacts on poor and vulnerable people in the region.
Titanic land purchases in New Zealand
- OPP
- 01 July 2014
James Cameron, Canadian-born director of Titanic and Avatar, has bought up two more properties, bringing his total purchases of farms in the area to at least 12.
Concerns as PNG prepares to return land to traditional owners
- ABC
- 01 July 2014
Community groups have welcomed the Papua New Guinea Government's announcement it will abolish special agricultural business leases.
Picking up the pieces from a failed land grab project in Tanzania
- Global Post
- 01 July 2014
As negotiations over responsible agricultural investment policy run through the summer, Tanzanian villagers fight for the return of 20,000 acres of land lost to a failed biofuel project.
The full NEC decision on the SABL land grab
- Act Now!
- 28 June 2014
Text of the decision by the Papua New Guinea Government to repeal the provisions of the Structural Agriculture Business Lease (SABL) in the Lands Act to prevent anymore SABL dealings.
Ethical land-grabbing could feed 100 million people
- New Scientist
- 27 June 2014
Land grabs by foreign companies in poor parts of Africa and Asia could feed an extra 100 million people if the land is used to grow crops, say researchers.
The next breadbasket
- National Geographic
- 27 June 2014
Can Africa's fertile farmland feed the world?
Private investment urged to ensure food security
- The Peninsula
- 27 June 2014
The GCC businessmen's body has called on the region's private sector to come together and jointly invest in agriculture, fishing and livestock breeding locally as well as overseas
Sokoto to allocate 33,000 ha of farmland to Dangote – commissioner
- Blueprint
- 26 June 2014
Nigeria's Sokoto state government has approved the allocation of 33,000 hectares of farmland to Dangote Group of companies for the plantation of sugarcane.
FGV hopes to meet NBPOL advisers soon
- The Star
- 26 June 2014
Felda hopes to acquire New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, which has 77,000ha of oil palm plantations, 7,700ha of sugar cane plantations and 9,200ha of grazing pastures in Papua New Guinea.
Rabo Farm, Poleko and Van Kessel sign letter of intent during the state visit of the Dutch King and Queen to Poland
- Rabobank
- 26 June 2014
The three parties expressed their intention to strengthen the co-operation in the field of reshaping and draining agricultural land belonging to Rabo Farm in the Zulawy delta in the North of Poland, close to Gdansk.
Canadian firm to launch Shari’ah-compliant farmland investments
- CPI Financial
- 25 June 2014
AGInvest Properties, which owns and manages farmland across Ontario, Canada, has entered into a Shari’ah Advisory agreement with Shariyah Review Bureau to attract Islamic investors in Canada, GCC and elsewhere.