Investment by Indian-owned Karuturi Global has raised questions about whether Ethiopia is literally giving away the farm, or conversely, launching a 'green revolution' to help Ethiopia feed itself.
- CS Monitor
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23 December 2011
Argentina has joined a handful of other big farming nations such as Brazil that have taken steps to limit foreign ownership of what their governments consider precious resources: farmland.
- Wall Street Journal
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23 December 2011
O Senado argentina aprovou na quinta-feira uma lei que limita a venda de terras para estrangeiros no país que é um dos principais exportadores globais de grãos, uma medida que o governo afirma que vai proteger um recurso estratégico.
El gobierno argentino dispone hoy de un instrumento legal para limitar la tenencia y adquisición de tierras por parte de extranjeros, después que el Senado convirtiera en ley un proyecto sobre el particular enviado por el Poder Ejecutivo.
- Prensa Latina
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23 December 2011
The people of Iowa — not to mention the refugees of Katumba, Tanzania — deserve an honest explanation for Iowa State University’s part in the AgriSol deal, and not just shameless denials.
- Des Moines Register
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23 December 2011
Its joint venture with Singapore's Wilmar will invest 100 billion naira in Nigeria over the next 5-7 years to develop oil palm plantations that will feed the refinery.
Issue number 4/2011 of 'New Routes' by Life & Peace Institute (Uppsala)
- Life & Peace Institute
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23 December 2011
South Sudan hopes to attract investors from Gulf Arab states, Israel, China and fellow African countries to boost production of basic food items, a government official said on Thursday.
“End Landgrabbing! was declared by the participants of the “South Asian Caravan on Climate, Gender, and Food Sovereignty 2011” that went from North to South Bangladesh.
Saudi Arabia, seeking foreign farmland to boost its food security, has bought 12,000 hectares of Argentine farmland just as the South American country is attempting to limit foreign farm ownership.
- Agrimoney
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21 December 2011
Le Mozambique a approuvé deux projets agricoles géants représentant au total 660 millions de dollars (505 millions d'euros) d'investissement, et s'étendant sur 90.000 hectares, a annoncé mercredi le porte-parole du gouvernement Henrique Banze.
En medio de la discusión en el Congreso por la Ley de Tierras, Almarai Co de Arabia Saudita, principal láctea del Golfo Pérsico, adquirió por US$ 83 millones a la propietaria de campos locales Fondomonte.
- Fortuna Web
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21 December 2011
