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Liberia land deals with foreign firms 'could sow seeds of conflict'
- Guardian
- 05 Mar 2012
Small farmers lose livelihoods as 'controversial' palm-oil producing multinational moves in, report says
Sri Lanka seeks investment in agriculture
- Emirates 24/7
- 05 Mar 2012
Sri Lanka is opening up its farmland to attract international investment and is keen on building business partnerships with Gulf based firms.
Government mulls private purchase of farm land abroad
- Economic Times
- 05 Mar 2012
The government has decided to throw its might behind private purchases of farm land overseas to ensure food security for India.
India has no plans to buy farmland abroad - agriculture min
- Reuters
- 05 Mar 2012
The Indian government has no plans to buy farmland abroad or help private companies do so, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Monday, after a local media report said New Delhi was debating the issue.
New interactive website shows villages affected by the SABL land grab
- ActNow!
- 04 Mar 2012
A new interactive mapping website shows exactly which areas of PNG have been stolen under the guise of Special Agriculture and Business Leases and which villages have lost their rights to their land for at least the next THREE generations.
How African governments allow farmers to be pushed off their land
- The Guardian
- 02 Mar 2012
Up to 90% of sub-Saharan Africa's land area is currently untitled. Without legal owners, this land falls to the state, which makes it easy to lease to foreign investors
Stop Land Grabbing – land to the tillers!
- Via Campesina
- 02 Mar 2012
La Via Campesina calls on all of its members and allies to organize actions around the world on April 17 to display massive popular resistance to land grabbing and highlight the struggle against corporate control over land and natural resources.
Global land rush
- IMF
- 02 Mar 2012
IMF/World Bank paper looks at how foreign investors are buying up farmland in developing countries.
Denmark's PKA rejects claims over 'land grabbing' in Africa
- IPE
- 02 Mar 2012
PKA has defended its investments in African agricultural land, denying they are ethically dubious or constitute "land grabbing".
Concern over rising number of land disputes in Tanzania
- Daily Monitor
- 02 Mar 2012
Land conflicts pitting poor villagers against powerful investors now number more than 1,000 a year, according to research findings by Land Resources and Research Institute (HakiArdhi).
Trigon begins dairy splurge with Estonia purchase
- Agrimoney
- 01 Mar 2012
The Black Sea farm operator, which on Tuesday said it was poised "to announce a number of new acquisitions by the end of May" in dairy, on Thursday unveiled the first, of the 4,160-hectare Vaatsa Agro business.
Cameroon: Jail time for not ceding land to the Chinese
- RNW
- 01 Mar 2012
A farmer in eastern Cameroon has challenged a government ruling forcing him to cede his land to Chinese rice farmers.