Political uncertainty and fear of conflict will deter several Gulf firms from investing in southern Sudan as it prepares for a referendum next month that will likely lead to the creation of the world's newest nation.
Not since Belgium's King Leopold turned the Congo into his personal market-garden has so much land been allocated to offshore nations.
- The National
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20 December 2010
Une société malaisienne prendra contrôle de 470.000 hectares au Congo, sous forme de concession, pour la production des palmiers à l'huile, a annoncé samedi le ministre de l’agriculture, Rigobert Maboundou.
News of the deal has aroused very vehement protest from the Sudanese Farmer’s Union and the tenants in the Gezira Scheme.
- Sudan Tribune
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19 December 2010
El referido acuerdo dado a conocer a través del pedido del Concejo Deliberante de Viedma resume un vergonzoso "Compendio de Instrucciones" para la entrega de un territiorio argentino, para el dominio de un país extranjero.
- Foro Permanente por una Vida Digna
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18 December 2010
It may appear contradictory for the Japanese government to support aggressive investment in overseas land while seeking ways to restrict purchases by foreign interests at home.
- Japan Times
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18 December 2010
La société Atama plantation de la Malaisie entend investir plus de 150 millions de Franc CFA pour la mise en œuvre des complexes agro-industriels de palme à huile sur une superficie totale de 169 000 ha au Congo.
- JTV-Congo
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17 December 2010
Argüimos que la dinámica política en torno a la tierra pone en creciente evidencia lo inapropiado del ‘conjunto de herramientas’ para la ‘gobernanza de la tierra’ que promueven de forma implacable las corrientes preponderantes.
The shift of power in Australia’s Federal Parliament, which is now largely in the hands of a few independents representing rural and regional constituencies, combined with the increasingly vocal calls for scrutiny of foreign investment has sent signals of a more protectionist stance for Australian agriculture.
- Lexology
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16 December 2010
In Kilombero District, Tanzania large swathes of land are being earmarked for large-scale rice production.
- The Citizen
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16 December 2010
L’Etat doit arriver à concilier la sécurisation des exploitations familiales et l’agro-business pour assurer une sécurité alimentaire au Sénégal, selon cheikh Omar Bâ
- Sud Online
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16 December 2010
A controversial new farms policy has led to a number of arrests and the killings of 10 local farmers, say local activists.
