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China in Oz-farm move
- Weekly Times
- 23 April 2010
China may set up large pork and chicken operations in Australia as it strives to keep up a burgeoning demand for meat among Chinese consumers.
Inversores privados resisten marco normativo
- IPS
- 23 April 2010
Un año después de la controvertida compra irregular de vastas extensiones de tierra en África, las empresas trasnacionales se resisten a respetar un código de conducta que puede asegurar la transparencia.
La course aux terres arables devient préoccupante
- Le Monde
- 23 April 2010
Les espaces agricoles sont devenus des actifs convoités : les Nations unies cherchent à encadrer ces investissements.
AMAN statement on Merauke Integrated Foor and Energy Estate
- AMAN
- 23 April 2010
"We request the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to conduct an independent study on the impact of MIFEE and other similar businesses to Indigenous Peoples in Merauke and around the world."
Stop land grabbing now!
- La Via Campesina-FIAN-LRAN-GRAIN
- 22 April 2010
The World Bank's principles, which would be entirely voluntary, aim to distract from the fact that today's global food crisis, marked by more than 1 billion people going hungry each day, will not be solved by large scale industrial agriculture, which virtually all of these land acquisitions aim to promote.
Pour un arrêt immédiat de l'accaparement de terres !!
- La Via Campesina-FIAN-LRAN-GRAIN
- 22 April 2010
Les principes de la Banque mondiale, qui seraient totalement volontaires, visent à détourner notre attention du fait que la crise alimentaire actuelle, marquée par un milliard de personnes en manque de nourriture, ne sera pas resolue par l'agriculture industrielle à grande échelle, ce que toutes ces acquisitions foncières cherchent à promouvoir.
¡¡Detengamos de inmediato el acaparamiento de tierras!!
- La Via Campesina-FIAN-LRAN-GRAIN
- 22 April 2010
Los principios del BM, que serían totalmente voluntarios, intentan distraer del hecho de que la crisis alimentaria global de hoy en día con la cifra récord de más de mil millones de personas sufriendo hambre, no será resuelta por la agricultura industrial a gran escala que van a aplicar prácticamente todos los inversionistas que están adquiriendo tierra.
من أجل توقف عاجل لاحتكار الأراضي الزراعية
- La Via Campesina-FIAN-LRAN-GRAIN
- 22 April 2010
نقول لا للمبادئ المعلنة من طرف البنك الدولي التي تهم الاستثمارات “المسؤولة” من طرف الشركات الزراعية الغذائية.
Ethiopia's abundant farming investments leave many still hungry
- PBS
- 22 April 2010
In Ethiopia, farms backed by foreign investors are growing with abundance, while native farmers subsist on food aid.
Brasil: Estatal da China quer produzir soja no País
- Estadao
- 22 April 2010
A empresa estatal chinesa Chongqing Grain Group pretende investir US$ 300 milhões (R$ 525 milhões) na compra de 100 mil hectares de terra no oeste da Bahia, com o objetivo de produzir soja para o mercado brasileiro e chinês.
Mali: Rush for land along the Niger
- IPS
- 22 April 2010
Domestic and international investors are taking over increasing amounts of arable land in Mali.
Indonesia says food crop investors must get local permits
- Reuters
- 21 April 2010
Indonesia will require investors in food crop production to get local government permission before developing farms or estates in order to prevent land disputes.
Top experts in agricultural investment to address global AgInvesting 2010 conference
- HighQuest Partners
- 21 April 2010
Conference developed to respond to the growing interest in farmland asset management.
Agriculture Outlook 2010: Farmland investor conference in London, UK
- Agriculture Outlook
- 21 April 2010
Agriculture is suddenly on every end investor’s radar, and many are dipping their toes in the water through pure farmland investment.
From threat to opportunity? Problems with the idea of a “code of conduct” for land-grabbing
- Yale
- 21 April 2010
The supposed win-win formula raises many problems, doubts and concerns.