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Land grabbing for food and biofuel: a case of MIFEE
- PAN AP
- 18 October 2012
This case study is done by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).
Olam plans arabica coffee expansion
- Today Online
- 17 October 2012
The company plans to expand its acreage in Laos to 5,000 hectares, grow arabica in Medan, Indonesia, and acquire existing plantations in Brazil, while clearing of land has begun on the 5,000 hectares Olam has leased in Ethiopia.
A global rsh for Africa’s land: risks and opportunities
- AfDB
- 17 October 2012
Chief Economist of African Development Bank says African governments need to undertake institutional reforms, such as land auction systems, to obtain value from recent surge in land acquisition.
Displacing farmers for grass production in Pakistan
- PAN AP
- 17 October 2012
This is a case study undertaken by Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific and Roots for Equity. It looks into the intricacies of Al Dhara Company's investment in Sindh, Pakistan.
Tanzanian villagers pay for biofuel investment disaster
- Redeye
- 16 October 2012
The financial collapse of a project by UK-based Sun Biofuels shows how the development dream can quickly turn into a nightmare for local people.
Ukrainian parliament is not going to permit to sell farmlands
- Interfax
- 16 October 2012
Ukraine will have no farmland market in the near future, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.
Giving women land, giving them a future
- IPS
- 16 October 2012
The problems of access to land for women and communities have been worsened by the land grab perpetuated by multinationals and society's wealthy.
Land acquisitions: India’s investments in Africa
- CAI
- 16 October 2012
India is one of Africa’s biggest investors in agricultural land.
Who's behind the land grabs?
- GRAIN
- 16 October 2012
A slide show by GRAIN that profiles some of those who have been most actively pursuing or supporting farmland grabs around the world.
Land acquisitions: India’s investments in Africa
- Consultancy Africa
- 16 October 2012
This paper examines the incidence of large-scale purchase of agricultural land in Africa by Indian investors.
MetLife bets on Brazil farms as bond yields hurt results
- Bloomberg
- 16 October 2012
MetLife Inc, the largest US life insurer, started a business to make agricultural loans in Brazil as insurers expand in developing markets and seek investments to boost income with interest rates near record lows.
Farmers' new tack: restrict land sales
- The Australian
- 16 October 2012
The New South Wales Farmers Association, in Australia, has switched policies to back much tighter restrictions on foreign companies and investment funds buying Australian farmland.