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Los nuevos dueños de la tierra
- La Vanguardia
- 01 September 2009
Estados e inversores privados compiten por comprar superficies en África, Asia y Latinoamérica
Saudi in talks to lease Pakistan farmland: official
- Reuters
- 01 September 2009
"Over the past few weeks the Saudi government has been in talks with us to lease 500,000 acres (202,400 hectares) of farmland and we are currently in the process of locating which land we could give them," Tauqir Ahmad Faiq at the ministry of agriculture, said
Mauritius leads land grabs for rice in Mozambique
- GRAIN
- 01 September 2009
Mauritius has secured a large area of land in Mozambique to produce hybrid rice for export back hom through a joint venture with a Singaporean company.
Qui nourrira les Québécois ?
- Les Affaires
- 01 September 2009
Les terres agricoles québécoises sont déjà dévorées par des autoroutes, des mégacentres commerciaux, des développements immobiliers et des terrains de golf... Maintenant, ce sont les Chinois qui veulent les acheter !
Saudi in talks to lease Pakistan farmland
- Reuters
- 01 September 2009
In April, concerns over farmers’ rights led the government of Pakistan’s Balochistan province to block direct deals between United Arab Emirates-based private investors and farmers.
Russia eyes Japan investment in farms, ports
- Reuters
- 31 August 2009
Russia is in talks with Japanese companies to secure investment in Siberian farmland and Pacific ports that would allow the world's No. 3 wheat exporter to carve a greater share of Asian markets, a senior grain official said.
Agricultural FDI: Global land grab or good business?
- World Bank
- 31 August 2009
The World Bank Group’s Investment Climate Advisory Service is developing a new set of indicators called the Investing Across Borders project.
Cessão de terras?: Dar voz às populações rurais?
- Spore
- 31 August 2009
"Liquidam as terras africanas. Constrangem milhares de pequenos produtores à miséria. Isto é intolerável. A terra deve continuar a ser um património da comunidade em África", afirma o presidente do comité executivo da Rede das Organizações Camponesas e Produtores Agrícolas da África Ocidental (ROPPA), Ndiogou Fall
Land transfer: Consulting rural communities
- Spore
- 31 August 2009
"They are selling off African land for a song," said Ndiogou Fall, president of the executive committee for the Network of Peasant Organizations and Producers in West Africa (ROPPA), which is calling for dialogue between governments, producers and African and foreign investors.
Cessions de terres : Consulter les populations rurales
- Spore
- 31 August 2009
"On brade les terres africaines. On contraint des milliers de petits producteurs à la misère. Cela est insupportable. La terre doit rester un patrimoine de la communauté en Afrique", affirme ainsi le président du Comité exécutif du Réseau des organisations paysannes et des producteurs agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA), Ndiogou Fall.
The 'cursed career'
- Bangkok Post
- 31 August 2009
Palong Piroomyu, a 52-year-old farmer from Bang Len in Nakhon Pathom province, is preparing to sell his portion of farmland to a Bangkok-based buyer. He's not concerned about who the buyers are or that some may even be quietly representing foreigners.
Farming and foreigners
- Bangkok Post
- 31 August 2009
The Bangkok Post asked two prominent figures to discuss the pros and cons of foreign farmland ownership.