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Stallion Group to invest in rice production in Edo
- This Day
- 20 May 2013
A private initiative, Stallion Group, has indicated its readiness to invest in rice production in Edo State, just as the state government assured it of a conducive environment.
Arabs invest little in agriculture
- ANBA
- 20 May 2013
Agricultural investment firm GLB presented its Sudan alfafa production project, which produces feed for animals in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to participants at the agriculture investment conference in Sudan.
The changing face of land disputes in Liberia
- IRIN
- 20 May 2013
The Liberia Land Commission is making significant headway, say land experts, but non-conflict related land disputes are increasing, most of them as a result of weak land laws.
Foreign ownership ban retained
- DTN/TPF
- 20 May 2013
Wisconsin state legislators have blocked an effort by Gov. Scott Walker to lift the state's long-time limits on foreign ownership of farmland.
When the levee breaks
- The Hindu
- 19 May 2013
Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia.
What can we learn from history about the impact of large-scale land developments in Africa?
- Future Agricultures
- 19 May 2013
Can contemporary large-scale land investments play a role in reducing poverty and inequality? If so, what influences the outcomes? A new research project is gathering data on three farming models – contract farming, plantations and commercial farming areas – in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia.
Shifting the debate about ‘responsible soy’ production in Paraguay
- LPDI
- 17 May 2013
A critical analysis of five claims about environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
Ismail vows to punish Sudan’s investment ministry staff accepting bribes
- Sudan Tribune
- 16 May 2013
Sudan investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail revealed that Saudi Arabia requested over million acres (405,000 ha) of land for investment in food security
G8 should implement the CFS Tenure Guidelines rather than launch a new initiative aimed at increased transparency in land transactions
- 15 May 2013
Groups strongly reject and condemn the G8’s proposed transparency initiative.
UK’s Lonrho gets buyout offer
- Reuters
- 15 May 2013
Lonrho Plc, which operates farms and claims land concessions in several African countries, said it received a £174.5 million buyout offer from a company controlled by Swiss billionaire Thomas Schmidheiny and investor Rainer-Marc Frey.
Africa may not reap much from its riches
- The Star
- 14 May 2013
Africa is white hot with minerals and land deals in what could be the second scramble for Africa.
Policy brief: The role of European development finance institutions in land grabs
- Aprodev
- 13 May 2013
Aprodev commissioned research to investigate the involvement of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in land grabs. The evidence shows that European DFIs are indeed involved in some land grabs, and there are real risks of being complicit in others in the future.