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Is ‘land grabbing’ good for Africa?
- BBC
- 25 February 2012
So is it a land grab or a development opportunity? Is land grabbing actually good for Africa? BBC Africa Debate discusses the issue in Freetown in Sierra Leone.
Wilmar makin agresif di perkebunan
- Kontan
- 25 February 2012
Pengembangan lahan perkebunan tebu Wilmar di Papua terkendala perizinan
Dominion Farms Ltd, Nigeria government and land grab
- Elombah News
- 24 February 2012
Recently, the Federal Government of Nigeria signed a Joint Venture Agreement on Commercial Rice farming with Calvin Burgess, owner and principal promoter of the Oklahoma-based Dominion Farms Limited.
Singapore sovereign fund GIC buys 5 pct stake in Bunge
- Reuters
- 24 February 2012
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp, one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, has taken a 5 percent stake in commodities trader and farmland owner Bunge Ltd.
Declaración de FIAN y La Vía Campesina en el Comité Asesor del Consejo de Derechos Humanos
- Biodiversidad en América Latina
- 24 February 2012
El Grupo de Alto Nivel de Expertos en Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición estima que entre 50 y 80 millones de hectáreas de tierras han sido objeto de negociación por parte de inversores internacionales.
Comunicado de Prensa de las Asociaciones de Productores de la Mesa de Organizaciones del Impenetrable Chaqueño
- Mesa de Organizaciones del Impenetrable
- 24 February 2012
"Queremos hacer público nuestro malestar ante la información sobre el proyecto del gobierno provincia para arrendar grandes extensiones de tierras (210 mil has.) a un grupo inversor saudí con el objeto de realizar agronegocios"
In pictures: Land leasing or land grabbing?
- BBC
- 24 February 2012
“I wouldn’t define it as land grabbing. We exploit the economic opportunities which came about after the food price shock of 2007,” says Birinder Singh, the manager of Karuturi Agro Products. BBC slideshow.
Bill Gates propone una "revolución digital" para luchar contra el hambre
- AFP
- 23 February 2012
Sobre la compra de extensiones enormes de terrenos de países pobres por parte de ricos inversionistas, como ocurre en África, Bill Gates considera que "el que corre más riesgos es el inversionista"
Bill Gates appelle à une "révolution numérique" pour lutter contre la faim
- AFP
- 23 February 2012
Concernant le rachat des terres dans des pays pauvres par de riches investisseurs, Bill Gates estime que "la personne la plus à risque est celle qui investit l'argent".
Combating EU “land grabbing” by promoting agricultural research
- BASF
- 23 February 2012
BASF interviews Prof. Dr. Harald von Witzke, International Agricultural Trade and Development Institute of the Humboldt University, Berlin
Nigeria: Singapore firm begins US$90 million rice farm in Nasarawa
- Daily Trust
- 23 February 2012
Olam Nigeria Limited, a Singapore based agric investor has commenced work on a $90 million rice farm investment projec covering 10,000 hectares of irrigated farmland in Ondorie area of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Zimbabwe: Afrifresh to acquire Ariston Holdings stake
- Business Digest
- 23 February 2012
Afrifresh Group, a South African agriculture group, is set to acquire a controlling stake in Ariston Holdings, as Emvest pulls out.