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Uruguay: Frente Amplio lanza ofensiva para limitar la extranjerización de la tierra
- El País
- 05 April 2012
Proyectos. Hay dos iniciativas para restringir la compra de campos
Movimientos sociales presentaron sus demandas ante Conferencia de la FAO
- Agencia Púlsar
- 05 April 2012
Los movimientos sociales se mostraron en desacuerdo con las conclusiones del reporte final "Dinámicas en el mercado de la tierra en América Latina y el Caribe" elaborado por la FAO
Saudi billionaire to invest $600 million in Ethiopia cooking oil
- Bloomberg
- 05 April 2012
Ethiopia’s Agriculture Ministry has transferred 100,000 hectares in Benishangul to commercial farmers, and is offering a further 981,000 hectares, about one-fifth of the state’s land.
Concerns over land use in Salone
- Politico
- 04 April 2012
Meeting of delegates from eight districts and twenty chiefdoms affected by large scale land acquisitions for agribusiness in Sierra Leone ends with formation of a coalition to serve as a watchdog on land issues in the country.
Africa: Private equity deal to spur growth in agribusiness
- TradeInvest Africa
- 04 April 2012
Chayton already produces 10% of Zambia's soya and 5% of the country's wheat. Over the next 12 months, production will increase to at least 35% and 15% respectively.
Uruguay: Mujica insistió en que se revele identidad de dueños de la tierra
- El País
- 04 April 2012
El Presidente de la República, José Mujica, volvió a remarcar su postura contraria a la existencia de sociedades anónimas vinculadas a la compra de tierras.
Uncertainty is frightening off large-scale investors
- NZ Herald
- 04 April 2012
The Government clearly hopes the Crafar Farms' controversy will be put to bed before China's fourth-ranked leader Jia Qinglin visits Christchurch and Wellington in mid-April.
EBRD buys into Kazakh wheat
- OCA Magazine
- 03 April 2012
Against a backdrop of rising world wheat prices, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has chosen Kazakhstan as the destination for its first ever equity investment in farming.
Grab the land
- Huffington Post
- 03 April 2012
For millions of indigenous villagers and pastoralists land grabbing means forced relocation, loss of livelihoods, and a death blow to their ancient cultures.
Lancement de l’Action pour la Transparence dans l’Acquisition de Terres à Grande Echelle (ALLAT)
- Green Scenery
- 03 April 2012
Une conférence nationale en Sierra Léone est parvenue à une recommandation pour la formation d’une Coalition de la Société Civile qui servirait de contrôleur des questions foncières dans le pays.
Agriculture: a challenging investment with great potential
- bfinance
- 02 April 2012
While agricultural land has the potential to provide a source of long term fixed income, the hurdles are enormous. Extreme illiquidity and sensitivity to geo-political risk mean that diversification of holdings and careful selection are key.
A new report exposes French tycoon's land grab in Sierra Leone
- Oakland Institute
- 02 April 2012
In yet another exposé of exploitative practices associated with large-scale land acquisitions, the Oakland Institute examines Socfin Agricultural Corporation Sierra Leone (Socfin), controlled by the powerful French corporate titan Vincent Bolloré