No signs identify a barren field in northeastern Brazil that was meant to be the center of one of China's most ambitious agricultural forays into South America.
Black Earth Farming sells 28,000 ha of farmlands in Voronezh, Russia to company owned by Ukrainian oligarch Oleg Bakhmatyuk and US grain trader Cargill.
- Global Newswire
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03 April 2014
From 11 March until 3 April 2014 a Land Policy Initiative e-consultation on the draft Guiding Principles on Large Scale Land Based Investments in Africa was held.
Offshore companies can not acquire and have ownership of agricultural land in Bulgaria, according to the latest amendments to the Agricultural Land Ownership and Use Act.
Four case studies document widespread abuses by Cargill palm oil supplier Kuala Lumpur Kepong
A new survey of 223 asset managers, pension plans and pension consultants with combined assets of $13.4 trillion shows investor interest in farmland
LICADHO documents half a million Cambodians evicted or at risk of eviction since 2000 because of government land seizures and policies to lease swathes of land to well-connected companies.
World Development Movement Report says G8's New Alliance will lead to increased land-grabbing, higher costs for small-scale farmers, and the prioritisation of crops for export.
- Economic Voice
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01 April 2014
The Ghana-based fund already has investments in farms in Zimbabwe and Cameroon, a fertiliser plant in Madagascar, a beverage company in Zambia and a bakery in Nigeria.
US government reviews efforts to implement voluntary guidelines and go further in legitimising or building consensus around largescale farmland deals
World Bank’s new country rankings system will prize deregulation of the agriculture sector and is expected to enable further land grabbing around the world.
- Oakland Institue
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31 Mar 2014
Southern Agricultural Resources Limited – a fund backed by overseas investors – has purchased Twynam Group's Gundaline Station in Australia's NSW Riverina for about $25 million.
- Financial Review
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31 Mar 2014