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Sumatran tribe say lands stolen for palm oil
- Jakarta Globe
- 19 September 2011
The Anak Dalam Sungai Beruang say the Wilmar Group subsidiary, Asiatic Persada, forced them off their ancestral homelands.
South Korean PM to visit Bulgaria, Ukraine
- Yonhap
- 18 September 2011
According to Kim's office, Bulgaria has much growth potential as South Korean firms' gateway into southeastern Europe, and Ukraine, boasting fertile farmlands, could grow into a viable partner for South Korea in agriculture.
From public good to private profit: The shifting discourse on land grabbing
- Global Policy Forum
- 18 September 2011
Land investments displace rural populations, often without any notice, and diminish their access to land, jobs, and food.
Defining responsible farmland investing
- Samachar
- 18 September 2011
Farmland is an increasingly attractive investment for pension funds, but some have held back from buying due to ethical and environmental concerns, and a fear of negative public perception.
Chauhan in China to make pitch for investments in MP
- ZeeNews
- 17 September 2011
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh's meetings with a delegation from Kenya, Karuturi and Ethiopia were focused on agriculture development and possible areas of work for mutual benefit.
Cambodian monk defies his superiors to document and oppose land grabs
- Irish Times
- 16 September 2011
Buddhist monks across Cambodia have been ordered by their superiors not to give food or shelter to the Venerable Sovath Luon, whose only crime has been to stand up against brutal land seizures.
Palm oil fuels land grabs in Africa
- Pambazuka
- 15 September 2011
As foreign investors descend on Africa to develop large-scale palm oil plantations, the survival of local people is being threatened as they lose control of the land and water on which they depend for their food production and livelihoods
Soros’s Adecoagro drops Argentine dam on environmental dispute
- Bloomberg
- 15 September 2011
Adecoagro SA, the South American farm venture backed by billionaire George Soros, pulled out of a project to build a dam and grow rice in Argentina after the government said the development may harm the environment.
Panel Discussion: Land - A global Supermarket?
- FIAN
- 15 September 2011
Video of the panel on land grabbing featuring the Anuak Survival Organisation, FIAN and the Transnational Institute.
Foreign land acquisitions in Africa: Implications for trade, investment and development policies
- TRAPCA
- 14 September 2011
This 2011 trapca Trade Conference will be held in Arusha, Tanzania, on 24-25 November 2011
World Bank policies "enabling" African land grab
- Bretton Woods Project
- 14 September 2011
New research accuses the World Bank Group's policies of facilitating land grabs in Africa and favouring the interests of financial markets over food security and environmental protection.
Africa for sale
- International Rivers
- 14 September 2011
Land and water grabs spell disaster for rural people and rivers