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Foreign energy policy fuels famine in Africa
- Pambazuka
- 09 December 2011
Oakland Institute speaks about the findings of their latest round of in-depth research into land grabs in Africa.
Neil Crowder at Zambia Investment Forum London 2011
- Country Factor
- 09 December 2011
Neil Crowder - CEO Chayton Africa presenting on Investing in Zambia's agriculture - Zambia Investment Forum London 2011
"Investing in the fight against hunger brings extraordinary returns"
- IPS
- 08 December 2011
FAO director general-elect José Graziano da Silva discusses land grabbing in interview with IPS.
Looking to become wealthy? Consider rice farming in Nigeria
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 08 December 2011
Global agricultural company Olam says the cultivation and processing of rice in Nigeria has the potential to be a lucrative industry.
Ukraine may retain ban on farmland sales until 2013, Unian says
- Bloomberg
- 08 December 2011
Ukraine may retain a ban on the sale of farmland until 2013, says Hryhoriy Kaletnyk, head of the parliamentary committee for agriculture and land.
Foreign land buying in Africa slammed
- AFP
- 08 December 2011
Foreign countries which buy African farmland in order to gain food security are guilty of a "new form of colonisation," says South Africa's Minister of Agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
China refutes "land grab" claims in Africa
- Xinhua
- 08 December 2011
"Africa is victim to agricultural neo-colonialism," says Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. "But absolutely not from China."
Aquila readies Asia hedge fund, $150 mln agri fund for 2012
- Reuters
- 08 December 2011
"The whole mess in Europe at the moment has increased demand for diversification products for the Asian markets," says Aquila CEO Roman Rosslenbroich, including farmland.
Sudan: A big Gulf landgrab that wasn’t?
- Oil for Food
- 07 December 2011
After talking with Sudanese decision makers and visiting agricultural projects, Eckart Woertz finds that Gulf countries are only engaging reluctantly in agro projects in Sudan.
Pensions money invested in farmland abroad
- Radio Sweden
- 07 December 2011
Swedish pensions money is threatening the livelihoods of small farming communities in Brazil and risk speeding up the devastation of the rainforest.
GRAIN calls for end to land grabbing at Swedish Parliament
- GRAIN
- 06 December 2011
In the acceptance speech for the 2011 ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, GRAIN demands an immediate end to land grabbing and a restitution of lands to local communities.
Special investigation phase two: Understanding how land deals contribute to famine and conflict in Africa
- Oakland Institute
- 06 December 2011
Research released today by the Oakland Institute demonstrates that land grabs--largely unregulated land deals involving foreign corporations and speculators--continue to be promoted as a "development" solution for African nations.