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Getting the facts right on Agrica/KPL agricultural investment in Tanzania
- Oakland Institue
- 02 July 2015
Oakland Institute responds to reactions to its report by the owners of the industrial rice plantation in Mngeta.
Paine & Partners acquires EU agricultural producer Spearhead
- Reuters
- 02 July 2015
US private equity firm Paine & Partners expanded its farm and agribusiness holdings on Wednesday with the acquisition of a leading European Union agricultural producer, Spearhead International Ltd, for an undisclosed amount.
Foreign investment in Australian agriculture to be registered, made public
- Xinhua
- 01 July 2015
Australia will force all foreign investors to register their agricultural holdings from Wednesday as scrutiny on overseas investment increases.
Russie: l'avenir de la Sibérie orientale passe par la Chine
- Geopolis
- 01 July 2015
Les médias russes, même les plus «libéraux», et les réseaux sociaux, scandalisés, accueillent très mal la nouvelle de la location de 150.000 ha de terre à la Chine.
#NoLandNoLife | Land & Rights Watch: 3 killings every 2 weeks due to land conflicts and struggles
- Land & Rights Watch
- 01 July 2015
In 2015 there are 510 victims from land related human rights violations in Asia and Latin America. Mostly indigenous peoples, activists, community leaders, farmers and agricultural workers.
Senhuile SA partage la douleur de la famille de Salif DIALLO
- Ndar Info
- 30 June 2015
"Le jeune homme est mort noyé dans un point d’eau spécialement aménagé à la demande des villageois," se défend la direction italienne du projet
Lutte contre l’accaparement des terres : La Convergence Globale des Luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau se fait entendre
- Maliweb
- 30 June 2015
La Convergence Globale des Luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau a organisé un forum sous-régional à Selingué (Mali) du 25 au 27 juin derniers
Land Inc.
- TerraProject
- 30 June 2015
Land Inc. is a journey across Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar the Philippines and Ukraine to document what some define as a form of neocolonialism, and others as a chance for development: land grabbing
É possível encontrar alternativas ao agro-negócio para a produção de alimentos em Moçambique, defende a União Nacional dos Camponeses
- Verdade
- 30 June 2015
“É inaceitável que o Presidente da República tenha que ir inaugurar o laboratório de solos em Nampula, numa altura em que há discussões consistentes e decisivas em relação ao programa ProSAVANA”
El Tejar deixa parceiros em Mato Grosso sob risco de calote
- Brasil Noticia
- 30 June 2015
Fundada em 1987 por um grupo de famílias de agricultores da região de Saladillo, na Argentina, incluindo os Alvarado, Pallette, Pueyrredón e Kasdorf, a empresa El Tejar (O Telhar no Brasil) em pouco tempo se tornou o primeiro grande pool de produtores com terras arrendadas naquele país.
Showcase whets China's farmland appetite
- The Land
- 30 June 2015
China's appetite for Australian farmland showing no signs of being sated. Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) annual report confirmed China has become Australia's biggest source of approved foreign investment after a $12.4 billion splurge.
Russians wary of land deals with China
- Asia Times
- 29 June 2015
Plans of Russia’s Far Eastern Zabaikalsky region to allow Chinese firms to rent sizeable plots of land has drawn vocal protests in Russia, including a series of online petitions demanding to annul the would-be-deal.