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Dutch company accused of slavery
- RNW
- 17 January 2011
Argentinian police raid a Nidera maize plantation near Buenos Aires and find 133 seasonal workers living under conditions resembling "a concentration camp".
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food's "Access to land" report
- UNSRRTF
- 17 January 2011
Access to land and security of tenure are essential for the enjoyment of the right to food.
China brings ups, downs for Brazil
- China Post
- 17 January 2011
China's growing appetite is beginning to cause worry in Brazil, particularly as it relates to land acquisition in areas where soya is grown, and is generating mistrust in the private sector and even in the government.
Gov't to promote foreign investments in agriculture sector
- Manila Bulletin
- 17 January 2011
While the previous administration’s attempt to aggressively promote Chinese investments met stiff opposition, Senator Pangilinan said there must be a way to develop eight million hectares of the Philippines' idle forest lands.
Kingdom plans agriculture investment in 27 countries
- Arab News
- 16 January 2011
Part of the produce would go to local markets of producing countries, which have to provide necessary protection to Saudi investors through long-term agreements. A first such agreement was signed with the Philippines in February 2010.
Argentine president oversees deals in Kuwait
- AFP
- 16 January 2011
The Argentine delegation is to present a total of 24 investment projects in the South American country during the tour, Timerman said without giving details.
Agriculture sector seeks investors for commercial production
- Vientiane Times
- 14 January 2011
Lao government has approved agricultural investments worth US$1.5 billion, covering more than 300 projects, which are implemented under land concession agreements and farming contracts
Sime Darby accused of bad labor
- New Dawn
- 14 January 2011
Locals in Liberia accuse company of illegally clearing their land and of poor labor and environmental practices.
Global land grabbing: Eroding food sovereignty
- PAN AP
- 14 January 2011
Land deals, whether as direct purchases or long-term leases, are being brokered in poor countries by advanced capitalist countries and their TNCs
Soros's Adecoagro plans public offering in US, may sell shares to Qatar
- Bloomberg
- 14 January 2011
Adecoagro SA, a farmland venture in South America that’s backed by billionaire George Soros, plans to raise as much as $429 million in an initial public offering in the US as food prices surge.
Food security requires regional cooperation
- The National
- 13 January 2011
Gulf governments have focused almost exclusively on controlling land where food is grown, investing in projects and buying land in North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and central Asia. Perhaps the better strategy would be to look for food closer to home.
You reap what you sow
- Arabian Business
- 13 January 2011
As Gulf states continue to invest in foreign farmland, what are the long term implications