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'Land grabbing': is conservation part of the problem or the solution?
- IIED
- 07 January 2014
Land can also be ‘grabbed’ for ‘green’ purposes, triggering conflicts that undermine potential.
Foreign investors target palm industry in Mindanao
- Philippines News Agency
- 07 January 2014
Palm oil cluster industry Chairman Raul Nuevas said most of these foreign investors are looking for “big contiguous area” of 100,000 ha that they can lease for 100 years.
Agrokultura reveals 'interest' in its Ukraine unit
- Agrimoney
- 07 January 2014
Stockholm-listed Agrokultura said that it had received "interest" in its Ukrainian business, which harvested 69,100 hectares of crops last year.
Sierra Leone farmers reject land grab for oil palm plantation
- GRAIN
- 07 January 2014
Police in Sierra Leone open fire on villagers gathered to express their grievances over the lease of 6,500 hectares of land to the Socfin Agricultural Company. Only the latest incident in a deteriorating situation.
Thousands turn out for Yangon protest
- AFP
- 06 January 2014
Protester Tun Lin Aung said about 200 farmers from his village in the Irrawaddy Delta region were in prison for trespassing due to land disputes.
Farming without fields
- The Economist
- 04 January 2014
Los Grobo does not own a single shovel or acre. Instead it leases machinery and land from others. This outsourcing model is now used for nearly 60% of farmland in Argentina.
Saudi company to invest in Sudan agri, animal projects
- Saudi Gazette
- 04 January 2014
The executive director of the Saudi company Iktifaa announced that his company will establish agricultural and animal projects in Sudan’s state of Sennar and the Northern state to produce grain and cattle feed.
Activists accuse World Bank of deadly dealings in Honduras
- GlobalPost
- 04 January 2014
An internal report is set to raise the lid on funding for an industry that’s forcing farmers off the land.
Landgrabbing for Nigeria's rice revolution
- Premium Times
- 03 January 2014
The North-Eastern Nigerian State of Taraba is on the verge of handing over 30,000 ha of land to the US firm Dominion Farms. About 45,000 inhabitants will have to vacate their lands.
Emerging investment trends in primary agriculture: A review of equity funds and other foreign-led investments in the CEE and CIS region
- FAO
- 31 December 2013
The study addresses existing investments by equity funds and other similar structures and the potential for these in ten countries within the EBRD region of operations in Central and Eastern Europe
Duxton Asset Management and its investment in Tanzanian rice farming
- 31 December 2013
Case study of Duxton Asset Management's planned investment in Kapunga Rice Farm in Tanzania
Africa fund intends to raise $2b in 2014
- UK Zambians
- 31 December 2013
The China-Africa Development Fund, the nation’s largest equity fund focused on African investments, will raise another $2 billion in 2014 to boost the continent’s agricultural and steel sectors