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It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"!
- farmlandgrab.org
- 17 April 2011
Trying to compensate for the absence of legitimacy of these massive land deals by getting investors to adhere to a few principles is deceitful.
Es hora de prohibir el acaparamiento de tierras, no de darle una fachada de “responsabilidad”
- farmlandgrab.org
- 17 April 2011
Intentar compensar la ausencia de legitimidad de estos negocios con tierras haciendo que los inversionistas se adhieran a unos cuantos principios es una estafa.
Il est temps de proscrire l’accaparement des terres, pas question de le rendre “responsable”
- farmlandgrab.org
- 17 April 2011
Tenter de pallier le manque de légitimité de ces acquisitions foncières en faisant adhérer les investisseurs à quelques principes n’est qu’une vaste supercherie.
Sudan, UAE sign Memo of Understanding on Protection and Encouragement of Investment
- SUNA
- 17 April 2011
Sudan and UAE have agreed to concentrate investment in the field of agriculture, referring that the UAE Al-Thahra Company expressed desire to invest in Sudan as strategic partner in the food security projects.
Kingdom eyes settlement in Egypt land case
- Reuters
- 16 April 2011
Saudi's Kingdom Holding said on Saturday it had not given up contested land in southern Egypt and had spoken to Egypt's public prosecutor about a settlement.
Uruguay: mitos rurales
- Kaos en la Red
- 16 April 2011
La propiedad de la tierra será un tema de debate central en la administración de Mujica. Agazzi vaticinó que habrá una "lucha de posiciones" y de "búsqueda de alianzas", y se lamentó porque en nuestro país hay "mucha gente" que no le da importancia a estos temas, que son "problemas nacionales y no sólo de los pequeños productores".
Making agriculture work for jobs
- World Bank
- 16 April 2011
There is a jobs cow waiting to be milked in Africa. It is agriculture and agri-business, says World Bank VP of Africa Region
Foreign investors run fingers through Ukraine's black earth
- bne
- 15 April 2011
Chinese and other eastern investors are looking to buy agriculture land and agribusiness across the globe, and Ukraine is increasingly on their radar.
NZ under threat from massive land grab
- Green Party
- 15 April 2011
Selling the Crafar farms to an overseas consortium cannot possibly be in New Zealand’s economic interests, says Green Party Co-leader.
Small-scale farmers increasingly at risk from 'global land grabbing'
- Guardian
- 15 April 2011
While investment is critical for agriculture, the rush into long-term land leases is a dramatic step with many risks and substantial social and environmental costs
IBA MAR FAYE: l'accaparement des terres en Afrique
- YouTube
- 15 April 2011
Iba Mar Faye sociologue à l'IPAR Sénégal dresse un portrait de l'accaparement des terres au plan international et prend l'exemple de l'Afrique de l'ouest et du Sénégal.
Land grabbing in Ethiopia - welfare or farewell
- 15 April 2011
This study is conducted in order to shed light on and investigate the welfare situation for people affected by farmland investments. It deals with three cases in the Oromia region: Castel Winery, Elfora Agro-Industries PLC and Sher Ethiopia PLC