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Field of dreams: agricultural sector cultivates hopes

The Diplomat
02 April 2012

Romanian government considers setting up a land bank with priority in the acquisition of agricultural land to restrict the flow of foreign investments.

Caution urged on foreign investment

Farm Weekly
02 April 2012

With foreign investment in agriculture already occurring in Australia, many within the agricultural industry believe we need to be wary.

Reclaim our lands, Resist land grabbing, says farmers group

Asian Peasant Coalition
31 Mar 2012

The Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA), led the farmers of Pandan Lagan village to reclaim their lands in Jambi, Indonesia

Romania and Bulgaria will begin a joint initiative to delay the liberalization of their agricultural land markets

bne
29 Mar 2012

The countries say that they now believe their farmers are not yet ready to compete on a free land market with foreign investors

EBRD leads the way for foreign equity investment into Kazakh agriculture

The Financial
29 Mar 2012

The EBRD makes a US$45 million equity investment in KazExportAstyk, which controls 1m hectares of agricultural land in Kazakhstan – an area about the size of Denmark.

The global water grab: A primer

TNI
29 Mar 2012

Water grabbing refers to situations where powerful actors take control of valuable water resources for their own benefit, depriving local communities whose livelihoods often depend on these resources and ecosystems.

Stop devoting our lands for food security of other nations

APC
29 Mar 2012

At least 100 farmers led by members of the Asian Peasant Coalition joined a protest in the Philippines against global land grabbing, calling on governments in Asia to stop devoting their lands to the food security of other nations

Stop Devoting Our Lands for Food Security of Other Nations

Asian Peasant Coalition
29 Mar 2012

At least 100 farmers joined a protest in front of the Department of Agriculture in Quezon City led by the members of the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) in the Philippines such as the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), AMIHAN (National Federation of Peasant Women), UMA (Union of Agricultural Workers), and the PAMALAKAYA (National Federation of Small Fisherfolks of the Philippines). Also present is the Anakpawis partylist and the National Network of Agrarian Reform Advocates (NNARA)-Youth.

Experts warn against stockpiling food

The National
28 Mar 2012

The UAE should instead be looking to diversify and better monitor its agricultural investments abroad, says Dr Raed Safadi, the deputy director of trade and agriculture at the OECD.

80 Indian firms invest Rs 10,800 cr in African farms

Financial Chronicle
28 Mar 2012

African continent is the new destination for Indian agriculture companies, as more than 80 of them have invested over Rs 10,800 crore in commercial farming activities in under-developed countries of the region.

Beyond the rosy picture

Business Today
28 Mar 2012

Largest cut flower exporter Karuturi Global ventures into food business

Investments in land and the phenomenon of land grabbing: Challenges for development policy

BMZ
27 Mar 2012

If large-scale land purchases and leases are agreed upon and implemented with due regard to six basic principles, they can play an important role in the development of rural areas, says the German government agency BMZ

English

Field of dreams: agricultural sector cultivates hopes

Caution urged on foreign investment

Reclaim our lands, Resist land grabbing, says farmers group

Romania and Bulgaria will begin a joint initiative to delay the liberalization of their agricultural land markets

EBRD leads the way for foreign equity investment into Kazakh agriculture

The global water grab: A primer

Stop devoting our lands for food security of other nations

Stop Devoting Our Lands for Food Security of Other Nations

Experts warn against stockpiling food

80 Indian firms invest Rs 10,800 cr in African farms

Beyond the rosy picture

Investments in land and the phenomenon of land grabbing: Challenges for development policy

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