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Food report says foreign investment here to stay
- The Age
- 18 July 2012
Controversial foreign investment in Australian farming land is here to stay and is vitally important to the future of food security, the federal government says.
Africa palm-oil plan pits activists vs NY investors
- Reuters
- 18 July 2012
Herakles says it will provide locals with steady work, roads and health care. But critics call the planned plantation, which would cover Fabe and at least 30 other forest villages in Cameroon, a land grab. Special report from Reuters.
Kenya: Blind development
- Slow Food
- 18 July 2012
Indigenous communities are under threat from a recent spurt of investors and multinational companies interested in putting their money into Kenyan oil, mining, wind farms and agribusiness projects.
Tunisie – Vente des terres de l'Etat aux étrangers : à qui revient la décision ?
- Investir en Tunisie
- 17 July 2012
Selon Abdellatif Ghdira, cette décision revient au gouvernement et par la suite à l'Assemblée nationale constituante, de choisir ou non de vendre les terres de l'Etat aux étrangers pour booster les investissements.
Energy, food and climate crises: are they driving an Indonesian ‘land grab’?
- East Asia Forum
- 17 July 2012
The situation in Indonesia, where only a fraction of development projects associated with these transactions are ever implemented, is significant for wider discussions about ‘land grabbing’ around the world.
Pearl Capital Partners invests US$ 1.2m in northern Uganda agricultural centre
- AVCA News
- 16 July 2012
The African Agricultural Capital Fund, which is backed by USAID, Bill Gates and JP Morgan, has invested $1.2 million in NUAC, a company owned by several Danish partners that operates Uganda's largest farm.
Indigenous land deal to share cattle profits
- The Australian
- 16 July 2012
A landmark agreement in the Kimberley is close to being sealed in which Australia's largest cattle corporation will lease vast tracts of land from their Aboriginal owners in return for providing jobs, training and a share of profits in the cattle business.
Chinese mining executive would rather invest in Australia's agriculture to meet China's food demand
- The Australian
- 16 July 2012
The head of a $7 billion Chinese mining project in the Pilbara says Australia has a golden opportunity to meet China's soaring demand for high-quality food and he would prefer to invest in agriculture rather than iron ore.
UK’s Environment Agency pension to invest in farmland
- Financial News
- 16 July 2012
The £1.9bn pension fund of the UK’s Environment Agency is set to unveil a new investment strategy later this month, including plans to invest in farmland and forestry for the first time.
L’accaparement des terres toujours d’actualité à Madagascar
- RFI
- 16 July 2012
L’engouement pour les terres se poursuit dans le cadre des projets agricoles ou miniers, et la transparence fait parfois défaut, selon Eric Raparison, le coordonnateur du plate-forme de Solidarité des intervenants sur le foncier
Dick buys AAco shares to 'get in debate'
- Stock & Land
- 16 July 2012
Outspoken entrepreneur and aviator Dick Smith has bought $1 million worth of shares in Australian Agricultural Co (AAco) - Australia's second-largest landholder - because he doesn't want to sound hypocritical when he campaigns against foreign ownership of farms.
ook Europa doet mee aan ‘landjepik’
- Aarde Boer Consument
- 15 July 2012
Volgens een rapport van FIAN, TNI en anderen is Europa sterk betrokken bij de aankoop van landbouwgrond en landbouw-infrastructuur. Rechtstreeks door Europese investeerders, maar ook door het Europese beleid dat leidt tot ‘land-grabs’.