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Documentary: Planet for Sale
- ARTE
- 03 May 2011
Film traces the story of the current mad race for control of farmlands, and the consequences it could have if nothing is done to protect the interests of small farmers and developing countries.
Vital Capital raises $250 million for Its First Africa Private Equity Fund
- Bloomberg
- 03 May 2011
Vital Capital Investments LP, the private-equity firm that invests in housing and agriculture businesses in Africa, said it raised more than $250 million for its first fund.
Agriculture Investment Summit 2011
- Terrapinn
- 03 May 2011
The 4th annual Agriculture Investment Summit is the leading conference where end investors come together to debate investing in agriculture as an asset class.
Global AgInvesting 2011
- Soyatech
- 03 May 2011
Global AgInvesting 2011 will bring together leading global ag-sector end-investors, ag-managers, academics, policy experts and agribusiness industry executives to explore the opportunities and challenges of investing in agriculture.
Videos from the international conference on global land grabbing
- IDS
- 03 May 2011
Videos from the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing, Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK, 6 - 8 April 2011
“Hay sociedades extranjeras con grandes superficies en Patagonia”, advirtió Puricelli
- Patagonico.net
- 02 May 2011
El Ministro de Defensa reconoció que la titularidad de tierras de Chubut, Santa Cruz y Río Negro fueron parte de los motivos para impulsar la ley
Según un informe de la Auditoria General de la Nación Chubut y Santa Cruz incumplen con requisitos para vender tierras
- El Diario de Madryn
- 02 May 2011
Chubut y Santa Cruz "son las provincias con mayor incumplimiento", dice el proyecto de ley que pondrá límites a la "extranjerización" de tierras en Argentina.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala studies billions of investment in Brazil
- The National
- 02 May 2011
Company's chief operating officer expected to return next month to look at agriculture investments.
South Africa's white farmers are moving further north
- Guardian
- 01 May 2011
Other countries believe their agricultural expertise can kickstart an agrarian revolution across the African continent
Argentina: Soja sí, indígenas no
- Blog de Darío Aranda
- 01 May 2011
Empresarios y gobiernos extranjeros no necesitan comprar tierras de Argentina para explotarlas según su necesidad. El gobierno de Río Negro firmó en octubre de 2010 un acuerdo con China para sembrar 240 mil hectáreas, el doble de la actual superficie rionegrina dedicada a la agricultura, considerada por el oficialismo provincial como “la iniciativa más importante de la historia provincial”.
MIFEE must benefit indigenous Papuans, everyone
- Jakarta Post
- 30 April 2011
Hunting grounds and forests will be handed over for nothing unless development promises are translated into compensation that provides remedies for the economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of the MIFEE project on local people, according to Sawit Watch in Indonesia
Oil-palm land resource rush slippery in Africa?
- Commodity Online
- 30 April 2011
Southeast Asian palm oil firms like Malaysia's Sime Darby and Singapore's Golden Agri Resources are backpacking to Africa, in what could be the planet’s next trend-setter in inter-continental resource trade.