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US investors snap up large Canterbury farm
- Fairfax NZ News
- 16 September 2013
A massive New Zealand farm the size of Christchurch has been sold to a North American investment group.
Kingdom seeks more private sector role in boosting food production
- Arab News
- 16 September 2013
Saudi ag minister says his government is positioning itself as a facilitator for the Saudi private sector, seeking land and agricultural investments, and providing funds, credit, and logistics.
Acaparamiento de tierras, acaparamiento de fuentes de vida
- El Librepensador
- 16 September 2013
Un artículo en Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences precisa que el 47% de los terrenos apropiados se localizan en África y el 33%, en Asia.
Fin de una "época dorada": se extinguen los pooles de siembra y ahora "sobra tierra" en Argentina
- Iprofesional
- 16 September 2013
La caída en la rentabilidad generó que muchos de estos emprendimientos agrícolas desaparecieran y que los productores hayan emigrado a otros países. Esto derivó en una caída en los precios de la tierra y en una mayor disponibilidad de campos. ¿Qué pasa con la inversión extranjera en el país?
Paraguay : L’exportation de bœuf vers le marché européen – une menace pour les Indiens isolés
- Survival
- 16 September 2013
La forêt des Indiens isolés du Paraguay est en train d’être détruite pour faire place à l’élevage de bétail destiné au marché européen.
The land should feed the people first
- Thompson Reuters
- 16 September 2013
Large multinational corporations are swooping into Laos to acquire the land — or the rights to the resources that the land holds — from the local, regional and national governments.
Hambre S.A.
- Blog de Javier Guzmán
- 15 September 2013
Las transnacionales toman el control de la alimentación en África
Africa needs ‘ethical land policies’
- The Citizen
- 13 September 2013
African countries should have ethical economic land policies to save the continent from land conflicts, an international land conference was told on Wednesday.
Tata Capital plans $300 mn Africa PE fund
- Economic Times
- 13 September 2013
The proposed Africa fund from Tata Capital, which is part of India's biggest business house, would mainly focus on segments such as consumer goods and agriculture and agri-processing.
Ekosem flags 'huge potential' in Russian dairy
- Agrimoney
- 13 September 2013
The group said it had acquired 10,000 hectares of land during the half year, taking its total portfolio to 186,000 hectares, of which it owns 101,000 hectares.
Cameroon forest people alarmed at shifting tactics of US palm oil firm
- Reuters
- 13 September 2013
Communities in Cameroon’s Southwest Region fear they could lose their land after environment groups warned that U.S.-owned palm oil firm Herakles Farms is seeking to sell off existing plantations.
Irrico close to doubling Russia farmland portfolio
- Agrimoney
- 13 September 2013
Irrico, the Russia-based agricultural investment company, revealed it is on the verge of doubling its land portfolio as it unveiled it had attracted a third investor, emerging markets private equity group Hong Kong-based ADM Capital.