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Japan’s Marubeni Corp. to produce sugar cane in Angola
- Macauhub
- 28 January 2014
Marubeni plans to plant sugar cane on an area of 75,000 hectares and to construct a factory to transform the sugar cane into sugar and ethanol.
Cambodian tribe accuses chinese of massive land grab
- VOA
- 28 January 2014
A Cambodian minority group in northern Preah Vihear province is calling for the cancelation of two licenses for Chinese companies accused of grabbing thousands of hectares of land.
Bulgaria lifts ban on selling land to EU investors
- Reuters
- 28 January 2014
Bulgaria's top court overturned a ban on selling arable land to investors from the European Union, averting a legal clash with Brussels and resolving a dilemma for the country's coalition government.
US Congress takes a historic stance against land grabs-related forced evictions in Ethiopia
- Oakland Institute
- 27 January 2014
The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill contains provisions that ensure that US development funds are not used to support forced evictions in Ethiopia.
Citadel Capital’s plan for East Africa’s growing businesses
- East African
- 27 January 2014
"If you are satisfied with a one per cent return on your investment, buy 10-year Swiss bonds. Otherwise, go to Africa."
Sennar State signs MoU with Algerian company for production of sugar, edible oils
- SUNA
- 27 January 2014
The Sennar State government signed an MoU with an Algerian company engaged in the production of sugar and edible oils, covering 405,000 acres.
British envoy cautions on land investments in Burma
- Irrawaddy
- 27 January 2014
The UK’s business ambassador for agriculture and CEO of large-scale agriculture firm Velcourt Group, James Townshend, met with Burmese government officials and toured agricultural projects in the country.
'Land grab' ups prices in eastern Germany
- AFP
- 26 January 2014
Land prices in eastern Germany are rising at dizzying rates and local farmers feel they are being squeezed out by foreign investors in a phenomenon known as "land grabbing".
Four local firms acquire Sudan agricultural lands
- Arab News
- 24 January 2014
Saudi companies are making major forays into agriculture in Sudan as is evident from the recent acquisition of agricultural lands covering an area of approximately 4,000 acres in Sudan's northern region
Ghana, Japanese firm hold bilateral discussion
- GNA
- 24 January 2014
Ghana government pledges its "absolute support" for Marubeni's sugar plantation project in Northern Ghana, saying it will facilitate the acquisition of land.
Mark Spain: Spanish investments that generate poverty
- Alianza por la solidaridad
- 23 January 2014
Agrogeba has taken control of several farms in Guinea-Bissau in a clear case of land grabbing, according to the Declaration of Tirana, and a clear violation of human rights
Cabinet to take decision on FDI in farm land
- The Hindu
- 23 January 2014
The Indian government has formed a Cabinet committee to examine the possibility of opening up agricultural land to Foreign Direct Investment, following a proposal to let foreign realtors buy agricultural land.