How land grabs in Africa could herald a new dystopian age of hunger
- Guardian
- 28 January 2011
Africa is up for sale by the acre to the highest bidder. But how can rice exports from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia be justified?
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Guardian Focus Podcast: Land grabs in Africa
- Guardian
- 28 January 2011
With climate change and rising demand for biofuels pushing up food prices, rich countries are increasingly looking for land in poorer nations to feed themselves. But is this at the expense of the host country?
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Food Crises: We need Architects, not Firefighters
- Project Syndicate
- 28 January 2011
The G-20 could call for a moratorium on large-scale agriculture investments until an agreement on appropriate ground rules is reached, says Olivier DeSchutter
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“Land-grabbing” in Africa occidentale: la Liberia fa gola ai produttori asiatici olio di palma
- Il Fatto Alimentare
- 28 January 2011
La Liberia si presta bene al “land-grabbing”, coi suoi tre milioni e mezzo di abitanti schiacciati tra la Costa d’avorio e la Sierra Leone. Le Nazioni unite mantengono ancora una forte presenza e il World Factbook della CIA conferma che «la sicurezza è ancora fragile». Quale migliore occasione ai più disinvolti investitori per negoziare lucrativi accordi col presidente del Paese, la lady di ferro Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
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Chinese developer may buy Crafar Farms in New Zealand
- Bloomberg
- 28 January 2011
Shanghai Pengxin Group, a Chinese property developer and owner of agriculture and mining ventures, is seeking to buy 16 dairy farms in New Zealand after the government rejected an earlier bid by another Chinese company.
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Zambia gives 5,000 hectares land to Saudi businessmen
- Zambian Watchdog
- 28 January 2011
The Zambian Development Agency signed off the virgin land to a firm called Menafea Holding which will grow pineapples and produce juice
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La Vía Campesina en el Foro Social Mundial de Dakar
- Kaos en la Red
- 28 January 2011
¡Parar el acaparamiento de tierras, defender la soberanía alimentaria y decir NO a la violencia contra la mujer campesina!
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Adecoagro planea seguir comprando campos en la Argentina y Uruguay
- El País
- 27 January 2011
En el mercado se estima que cerca de u$s 150 millones se destinarán a la compra de campos en la Argentina y Uruguay y el resto al desarrollo de la producción de caña de azúcar en Brasil.
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La Lituanie veut interdire la vente de terrains agricoles aux étrangers
- AFP
- 27 January 2011
Le gouvernement de la Lituanie demande à Bruxelles de prolonger l'interdiction de vendre des terres agricoles aux étrangers jusqu'en 2014, afin d'éviter une éventuelle spéculation.
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Tajikistan agrees to allow Chinese farmers to till land
- Radio Free Europe
- 27 January 2011
Deal adds to anger over decision just a week earlier to cede some 1,100 square kilometers of Tajik land to China.
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Sarawak mission to Abu Dhabi to woo investors to Tanjung Manis Halal Hub
- Bernama
- 27 January 2011
Due to the food security issues currently plaguing Arab nations, the project is generating immense interest among GCC investors, says Malaysian official.
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New Chinese buyer wants NZ Crafar farms
- NZPA
- 27 January 2011
Shanghai real-estate mogul Jiang Zhaobai wants to buy the family farms from receivers and predicts a bright future for food producers.
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