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Landgrab City
- Dezeen
- 12 January 2010
Largely inspired by this website, Joseph Grima, Jeffrey Johnson and José Esparza have created a farm in the middle of an urban square in Shenzhen called Landgrab City.
Liberia: GOL, Golden Veroleum in US$1.6bn negotiation
- Liberian Observer
- 12 January 2010
Indonesian global palm oil giant, Golden Agri-Veroleum will invest more than US$1.6 billion dollars on more than 240,000 hectares of oil palm to boost the country’s oil palm sector.
Egypt to grow wheat in Uganda
- Daily News Egypt
- 12 January 2010
Uganda has agreed to allow Egypt to cultivate wheat on Ugandan soil.
En este año, más puja por suelos cultivables
- Mercado
- 12 January 2010
Los campos arables son activos estratégicos. Lo probó China, alentando a sus fondos soberanos a comprar tierras en el mundo, sin consultar con la FAO.
Malawi: Green Belt initiative taking shape
- IPS
- 11 January 2010
Malawi's Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) argue that government is fuelling foreigner land grab at the expense of the welfare of locals.
Egypt to inspect farmland in Uganda for wheat
- Reuters
- 11 January 2010
Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, said on Monday it will send a committee to inspect suitable farmland in Uganda to grow wheat.
How best to invest in agriculture: Discussion with Ravi Sood
- Globe and Mail
- 11 January 2010
Lawrence Asset Management's Ravi Sood suggests investing in food production in low-cost areas that are water-rich – Brazil, tropical Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Iraq and investment of its arable land
- IRAQdirectory.com
- 10 January 2010
Chairman of the National Investment, Sami Araji, said that Iraq is seeking the exploitation of nearly two million acres of agricultural land of direct investment by foreign companies specialized in this matter.
Deputy of Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture: We will present agricultural land for private investment both domestic and foreign
- IRAQdirectory.com
- 09 January 2010
He confirmed that the Ministry received very wide offers of investment by Arab and foreign investors.
Africa: Land grab or development? (NHK)
- NHK
- 08 January 2010
Documentary for Japan Broadcasting Corporation, focusing on Tanzania and Ethiopia
NHK World on land grabbing in Africa
- NHK
- 08 January 2010
Programme aired on NHK World presenting a documentary by Kohei Tsuji filmed in Ethiopia and Tanzania - in Japanese only - 35 minutes
Call for cases on land rights and the right to food
- UNHCR
- 08 January 2010
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food launches a call for cases that illustrate the links between security of land tenure, access to land and the right to food.