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British, French firms linked to African land grabs
- PANA
- 06 October 2011
The French Development Agency and the UK-based Emergent Asset Management have been named as the leading investors in massive land deals involving African leaders
Farmland seen returning up to 12% by $469 billion fund manager
- Bloomberg
- 06 October 2011
Farmland investments may return 8 percent to 12 percent annually as global food demand increases, said the largest US pensions manager for teachers and academic researchers with $469 billion of assets.
Nairobi Action Plan to advance land-based investments that benefit Africa
- UNECA
- 05 October 2011
Participants at a 2-day High-Level Forum on Foreign Direct Investments in Land in Africa have resolved to promote land-based investment models that increase agricultural productivity and maximize opportunities for Africa’s farmers.
African experts seek plan to outlaw land grabs by foreigners
- PANA
- 05 October 2011
African experts gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, are discussing a common position to outlaw land grabbing by foreigners, the latest threat to food security in the continent.
Rural women and corporate investment in African land
- Oxfam/ActionAid
- 05 October 2011
Forced evictions off land; ‘displacement by market forces’; the fencing off of common lands and water for private use - are all manifestations of a deeper entrenched development problem on the African continent.
Karuturi incurs $15 mn loss as floods ravage maize crop in Ethiopia
- Business Standard
- 05 October 2011
Karuturi in a statement said the floods had affected its maize crop in over 12,000 hectares of land that has been leased to them.
Report plays up challenges in agriculture investment abroad
- Saudi Gazette
- 05 October 2011
There are a number of problems hindering an efficient implementation of the King Abdullah Initiative for Saudi Agricultural Investment Abroad, according to a Ministry of Commerce and Industry report.
World Agriculture Investment Overview: Expert Insights
- FC Business Intelligence
- 05 October 2011
Synthesis report from the World Agriculture Investment Conference, London, UK, 4-5 October.
BrasilAgro turns from farmland buyer to seller
- Agrimoney
- 05 October 2011
BrasilAgro, which amassed some 170,000 hectares of land in less than four years, has turned seller, disposing of the first property which it bought for a price 10% higher than the start of the year.
The Responsible Investor’s Guide to Commodities
- onValues
- 05 October 2011
onValues has released "The Responsible Investor's Guide to Commodities", a report aimed to help institutional investors navigate the environmental, social and governance challenges of commodities-related investments, including farmland.
Morgan bet farm in Ukraine before bailout
- Bloomberg
- 05 October 2011
Bloomberg's Alan Katz reports on Morgan Stanley's farming venture on the steppes of Ukraine which it abandoned in July 2009. The failed gamble demonstrates how Wall Street firms, in the last gasp of a debt-fueled bull market, strayed further from their traditional businesses to embrace diverse projects with unfamiliar risks.
Land appeals as safe haven
- Progressive Farmer
- 04 October 2011
In Brazil, government surveys found foreigners owned 10% of the nation's cultivated land. Much of that was funds with international backing in London or New York.