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Mauritian firm, Indian promoters partner for rice cultivation in Mozambique
- APA
- 30 August 2011
Mozambique offered to lease to Mauritius some 23,500ha of land subject to Mauritius coming up with viable and sustainable projects.
Ethiopia: Best pickings for Indian investors to choose from
- Addis Fortune
- 30 August 2011
The likelihood of Ethiopia facing stiff competition from Tanzania and Uganda in attracting investment from Indian agri-businesses reared its head during a visit from a 35 member delegation last week.
Groups told Aquino: Don't lease Philippine lands to China
- ALLVOICES
- 30 August 2011
By Gang Gong Li, Gerry Albert Corpuz and Portnip Pakangcharap
China eyes agricultural land lease pacts with Philippines
- InterAksyon.com
- 29 August 2011
China is keen on entering into lease agreements with the Philippines to develop unused land for agriculture, says Chinese Ambassador to Manila.
Who owns Buganda?
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- 29 August 2011
The land of a traditional kingdom within Uganda has been used as a political threat and reward for over a century. It grows grain, it may have oil and gas, and it is home to the quickly expanding capital
Citizens reject Sime Darby’s request for another 15,000 hectares
- Daily Observer
- 29 August 2011
Grand Cape Mount County citizens have registered and documented their opposition to the provision of additional 15, 000 hectares to Sime Darby for cultivation of oil palms in Garwular and Golakonneh Districts.
Cargill supplier linked to violence and home demolition in Indonesia
- RAN
- 29 August 2011
Newly uncovered customs data unearthed by Rainforest Action Network links agriculture trading giant Cargill to recent acts of violence, intimidation and home demolition against Indigenous villagers on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Wikileaks: Food aid vs food security: An opportunity in the Gulf
- Wikileaks
- 26 August 2011
"Supporting partnerships between Gulf countries and American farmers to advance their own food security agendas would not only constitute a major boon for our farmers, but would also put the USG in a better position to partner with these countries in pursuing our own food security strategy with poor nations in the Arab world and beyond," writes the US embassy in Qatar
Landholder backs right to 'sell the farm'
- Farm Weekly
- 26 August 2011
Australian farmer Doug Clarke says farmers should not be criticised for making a commercial return from selling their farms to Chinese investors, if the government’s current rules and regulations allow it.
Foreigners get nod on land ownership
- Business Day
- 26 August 2011
The South African government appears to have abandoned the notion that foreigners should not own land in SA by proposing that foreigners enjoy freehold title but with conditions applied.
S.Africa may put limits on sale of land to foreigners
- Reuters
- 25 August 2011
South Africa may put restrictions on the sale of land to foreigners as it aims to transfer ownership to blacks as part of a drive to correct racial imbalances in land distribution, a draft policy showed on Thursday.
China gets (needlessly) defensive over famine in Africa
- Wall Street Journal
- 25 August 2011
When it comes to famine in Africa, China seems an easy target for critics of its rising outbound investments.