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Czechs loosen rules on foreign ownership of farms
- World Agronomy
- 25 August 2011
The government has an estimated 147,000 hectares of land (or 3.5% of the country's agricultural land) prepped for sale, following regulations passed on 13 July 2011
Rush of investors forces spotlight on land tenure
- World Agronomy
- 25 August 2011
A reading of the FAO High Level Panel of Experts July 2011 report on land grabbing for ABN AMRO and Virtual Metals
Belgians are interested in opportunities to invest in agriculture and industry
- Act Media
- 25 August 2011
The Boerenbond Association, the largest corporate organization of farmers and operators working in agriculture in Belgium, is interested in investment opportunities in Romania's agriculture, including the possibility of buying farmlands there
China prowls WA farmland
- Farm Weekly
- 25 August 2011
China's most powerful agricultural company, Beidahuang Group, is looking to acquire 80,000 hectares of Western Australia farmland, with several farmers on the verge of signing.
La Chine qualifie de "sans fondement" les allégations sur sa responsabilité dans la famine en Afrique
- Xinhua
- 24 August 2011
Le porte-parole du ministère chinois du Commerce (MCC) a réfuté mercredi les allégations selon lesquelles l'achat de terres par la Chine sur le continent africain aurait contribué à la famine qui ravage la Corne de l'Afrique.
Siva Group in Cameroon $1.9 bln palm oil deal
- Reuters
- 24 August 2011
Biopalm Energy, a subsidiary of Singapore's Siva group, will launch a 200,000 hectare palm oil project in the south of Cameroon, an official of the country's agriculture ministry said.
The issue of land in Argentina
- IFAD
- 24 August 2011
The purpose of this paper is to identify the central issues around land tenure and management in Argentina, in light of the global changes in agriculture and rural territorial development.
High Level Forum on Foreign Direct Investment in Land in Africa (Lusaka, 4-5 Oct 2011)
- Donor Platform
- 24 August 2011
Organised by the Land Policy Initiative Consortium, this forum aims to reach an appropriate perspectives and concrete actions on how to address the issue of land-based investments in the African continent in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
Mozambique: la question de la vente des terres cultivables pose problème
- RFI
- 23 August 2011
La semaine dernière, Folha De San Paulo affirmait que le gouvernement mozambicain avait concédé 6 millions d'hectares à des investisseurs du Brésil. Depuis, Maputo a démenti l'information. Mais la question agite le Mozambique.
Uruguay: Gremiales rurales no creen que corrija concentración de la tierra
- La República
- 23 August 2011
Las principales gremiales rurales del país evalúan con cautela el impuesto a las grandes extensiones de tierra que el gobierno presentó en el Parlamento.
Menos tierra, más hambre
- Blog de Esther Vivas
- 23 August 2011
En los últimos años, la oleada creciente de privatizaciones de tierras en África (su compra por parte de gobiernos extranjeros, multinacionales agroalimentarias o fondos de inversión) ha hecho aún más vulnerable su precario sistema agrícola y alimentario.
North invites Indian investors
- New Vision
- 23 August 2011
Northern Uganda has offered Indian agricultural investors land to carry out commercial farming. This offer will be under joint venture agreements with the locals.