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Investors' message
- Kyiv Post
- 23 June 2011
Thomas Mirow, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, advises the Ukraine, on behalf of foreign investors, to drop its moratorium on the sale of farmland to foreigners.
Analysis: G-20 attempts to take on the commodity speculators
- BIJ
- 22 June 2011
Today as the first ever G-20 agriculture meeting starts in Paris, the Bureau is launching a series of investigations into the role played by financial investors in commodity and food markets, focusing on the rising involvement of private equity in buying land around the world and its new food frontier, fish farming.
Canadian farmland & agri-business investment seminar to be held September 22 in Toronto
- Bonnefield
- 22 June 2011
leading experts in Canadian farmland investment and agri-business investment will meet at the Canadian Farmland & Agri-Business Investment Seminar.
Petition calls for halt to new 'land grab' in Africa
- Irish Times
- 22 June 2011
As the G20’s agriculture ministers arrived in Paris for a two-day meeting, more than 500 non-governmental organisations from around the world have delivered a petition calling for a halt to land grabbing under the guise of “responsible agricultural investment”.
Land grab by hedge funds
- Bangkok Post
- 22 June 2011
The movement towards acquiring agricultural land in low-income countries will intensify and Thailand will be of interest to investors, as it is well-endowed with good land, a lot of rain and largely uninterrupted, warm sunshine all year.
Pension funds mull ethics of commodity investments
- Reuters
- 22 June 2011
Some pension funds are beginning to question their investments in commodities after accusations that massive flows into the sector have distorted markets, fuelled food inflation and hurt poor nations.
Land grabbing in africa and the new politics of food
- Future Agricultures
- 22 June 2011
A short article on the land grab phenomenon: What are the drivers? Who is doing the grabbing? What are the main issues? What implications for the future ?
Kazansummit 2011
- Kazansummit
- 21 June 2011
At the III International Islamic Business and Finance Summit in Tatarstan, Russia representatives of Saudi Arabia's Foras Investments requested 10,000 ha of land in Tatarstan for agricultural projects.
Danish roundup: PKA, Silverland, PFA Pension, Carlsberg Byen
- I&PE
- 21 June 2011
Denmark's PKA has invested DKK250m (€33.5m) in African agriculture via the Silverland private equity fund (a SilvertStreet Capital fund)
G20-Agriculture: Hundreds of organizations say STOP farm land grabbing!
- 20 June 2011
Hundreds of civil society organisations including farmers' movements, women's groups and non-governmental organisations, will launch a global appeal against farmland grabbing during the G20 meeting on Agriculture in Paris on June 22 and 23.
Qatar land grab angers bush
- The Age
- 19 June 2011
Local stock and station agents in Western District Australia estimate the Qatar government paid a premium of up to 20 per cent in order to secure the controversial deal,
Invest in Africa for the long-term, says Sime Darby Plantations
- Bernama
- 18 June 2011
World's largest agribusiness company would like to become a "mini UN" in Liberia.