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Sacrificing the environment for food security
- World Politics Review
- 20 January 2010
The media and environmentalists must intensify their focus on the environmental costs of international farmland transactions.
Foreign investors to rise agriculture investments in Papua
- TEMPO Interactive
- 20 January 2010
Indonesia's Vice Agriculture Minister Bayu Krishnamurti said, “They are ready to invest, to build farms, factories and industries.”
Erdogan urges Saudis to invest in Turkey
- Saudi Gazette
- 20 January 2010
The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors said that Saudi businesspeople were keen to invest in Turkey, particularly in agriculture. “The Kingdom has a huge program involving billions of riyals for agricultural investment in countries with fertile soil and plentiful water.”
Rural 21: Land acquisitions – land grabbed?
- Rural 21
- 20 January 2010
Foreign direct investment in land, also known as “land grabbing”, has become an explosive topic, especially in poor developing countries. In its first 2010 issue, Rural 21 gives insights into this current trend.
Deslocalización agricola: ¿Un nuevo colonialismo?
- Solidaridad
- 20 January 2010
Un fenómeno en pleno auge se está produciendo: la compra o arrendamiento por parte de países ricos de tierras fértiles en naciones pobres, principalmente de África, para asegurarse el suministro de alimentos.
Tanzania, China in lucrative cattle deal
- The Citizen
- 19 January 2010
The Tanzania government has signed a five-year livestock and fishing agreement with China that would see Chinese firms invest in aquaculture and livestock projects.
Ghana: Thailand to support local rice production
- Ghana News Agency
- 19 January 2010
Vichai Sriprasent, President of Riceland International, said that Ghana had vast tracts of land and water sources that could be exploited for rice production.
Appropriation et concentration de droits fonciers à grande échelle-Le cas du Kenya
- AGTER
- 19 January 2010
Accaparement des terres - cas du Kenya - par AGTER
Appropriation et concentration de droits fonciers à grande échelle-Le cas de l'Indonésie
- AGTER
- 19 January 2010
Accaparement des terres - cas de l'Indonésie - par AGTER
Appropriation et concentration de droits fonciers à grande échelle-Le cas de la Zambie
- AGTER
- 19 January 2010
Accaparement des terres - cas de la Zambie - par AGTER
Appropriation et concentration de droits fonciers à grande échelle-Le cas du Soudan
- AGTER
- 19 January 2010
Accaparement des terres - cas du Soudan - par AGTER
Appropriation et concentration de droits fonciers à grande échelle-Le cas du Mali
- AGTER
- 19 January 2010
Accaparement des terres - cas du Mali - par AGTER