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Cameroonians protest land sales to foreigners
- VoA
- 13 May 2010
Rural people in several parts of Cameroon are protesting a government policy that allows the government to sell or lease vast parcels of arable land to foreign investors.
Agro Génération : amélioration des rendements de + 39 %
- ActuNews
- 13 May 2010
AgroGeneration, groupe agricole spécialisé dans la production de céréales et d’oléagineux en Ukraine, a produit 55 000 tonnes de céréales (blé, maïs, orge, colza, tournesol) en 2009, contre 18 000 tonnes un an plus tôt.
Donors open the door for land grab in PNG
- GRAIN
- 13 May 2010
Foreign donors are promoting land registration in Papua New Guinea to facilitate a farmland grab, under the guise of agricultural development.
Saudis keen to work with Malaysia on food security programme
- Bernama
- 13 May 2010
Immediate projects to be promoted under Saudi Arabia's Private Investment Fund might concern livestock production in the East Coast Economic Region, according to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Terres agricoles: une menace chinoise exagérée, dit Desjardins
- Le Soleil
- 12 May 2010
Les craintes soulevées par la possible vente massive de terres agricoles du Québec à des intérêts chinois sont exagérées selon une étude du Mouvement Desjardins.
Land grabbing: is the EU the largest net importer of agricultural produce and 'virtual' land?
- Industry Today
- 12 May 2010
A new report argues that the EU has become the world's largest net importer of agricultural produce, and therefore the largest user of agricultural land that is not its own.
Call for papers: International academic conference on “Global land grabbing”
- IDS
- 12 May 2010
The Journal of Peasant Studies, in collaboration with the Land Deal Politics Initiative, is organizing an international academic workshop on ‘Global Land Grabbing’ to be held on 6-8 April 2011 at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Fundos de investimentos avançam sobre agricultura brasileira
- MST
- 12 May 2010
Uma reportagem publicada no jornal Valor Econômico, nesta terça-feira, demonstra as diferentes faces da ação do capital financeiro sobre a agricultura brasileira, como os "fundos de investimentos de operação agrícola", que querem controlar a produção agrícola e ampliar seus lucros.
La concession de 40 ans comme régime d’exploitation
- La Tribune
- 12 May 2010
Le Conseil des ministres a adopté hier le projet de loi fixant les conditions et modalités d’exploitation de terres agricoles relevant du domaine privé de l’Etat. L’ouverture au partenariat étranger est exclue.
L’Etat sauvegardera les terres agricoles et luttera contre la spéculation
- La Tribune
- 12 May 2010
La nouvelle loi algérienne sur l’exploitation des terres agricoles consacre deux principes majeurs : la concession d’une durée de seulement 40 ans renouvelables et l’exclusivité de la jouissance aux Algériens.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and BHO Bio Products PLC
- 11 May 2010
Contract covers the lease of 27,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.
Food security in Arab countries still faces big challenge
- Xinhua
- 11 May 2010
Saudi Arabian Agriculture Minister Fahd Bin Abdul-rahman Bin Sulaiman Balghunaim said at the summit that Saudi Arabia was planning to invest in Algeria's agriculture, like Egypt and Sudan.
Hyundai Co. aims to purchase 10,000 ha farmland in Brazil
- MBN
- 10 May 2010
South Korea's Hyundai Corporation is trying to purchase 10,000 ha of farmland in Brazil to grow soybeans for the Korean market
MIGA and Chayton Capital LLP to support agribusiness investments in southern Africa
- World Bank
- 10 May 2010
MIGA, the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank, will support up to $50 million of Chayton's agribusiness investments in Zambia and Botswana
Cargill's Black River eyes food, land deals
- Reuters
- 10 May 2010
Cargill's private equity firm says it will set up farms in Asia where "there is a huge lack of competency in farm management practices."