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Conflicts simmer over land concessions
- IPS
- 14 April 2010
The Cambodian government’s moves to allocate vast tracts of land to foreign and local companies are often done without consulting local villagers.
Fran O'Sullivan: Fear-mongering doesn't compute
- NZ Herald
- 14 April 2010
Someone needs to put Fonterra and the Feds into the same room.
Firm eyes 100 farms in South
- Otago Daily Times
- 14 April 2010
The Chinese-backed company seeking to buy 29 North Island dairy farms is also trying to buy up to 100 farms in Otago and Southland and build a dairy factory in Southland.
Land grabs continue as elites resist regulation
- IPS
- 13 April 2010
A year after the purchases of vast swathes of farm land in Africa first drew public attention, transactions remain as opaque as ever.
Le marché du riz, “une fabuleuse représentation de la façon dont marche le monde”
- Télérama
- 13 April 2010
Entretien avec Jean Crépu, réalisateur de "Main basse sur le riz".
Saudi's Agroinvest to raise $533m for farm investments
- Reuters
- 12 April 2010
But company says it does not want to tarnish Saudi Arabia's image by buying farmlands abroad
Japan, US and AU to host "Roundtable on Responsible Agricultural Investment"
- US and Japanese Governments
- 12 April 2010
Event aims to support “win-win” arrangements whereby investors and host countries can both benefit from international investment, supporting national or regional food security aims.
Citadel turns to agriculture in search of investment
- Business Daily
- 12 April 2010
Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital is seeking to buy Kenya’s firms and long-term land leases as it seeks agro-based raw materials to feed its food business.
Stronger GCC-ASEAN ties pledged
- Arab News
- 12 April 2010
Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet, current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, pledged to bolster Saudi-ASEAN cooperation in view of ASEAN's reliance on the Gulf states' oil and the Gulf states' need for overseas farmland for their own food security.
Algérie : Mise en concession des terres agricoles
- Le Temps d'Algérie
- 11 April 2010
L'annonce du président de la Chambre nationale d'agriculture de mettre des terres agricoles en concession au profit d'entreprises étrangères n'a pas été sans provoquer la réaction violente des agriculteurs.
Saudis, Vietnam mull rice cultivation deal
- Reuters
- 11 April 2010
Vietnam's president Nguyen Minh Triet on Saturday met Saudi business leaders who asked for flexible investment regulations and access to Vietnam's farmlands
Asian Peasant Coalition protest against global land grabbing
- GMA News
- 11 April 2010
Asian Peasant Coalition composed of 20 Asian country members join the protests on Sunday in Mendiola, Manila, calling to stop global landgrabbing
No 'land grab' in Ethiopia
- Japan Times
- 11 April 2010
Rebuttal from Ethiopia's ambassador to Japan against the article "Japan, please don't go grabbing Ethiopians' land," insisting that the government is only leasing out "unutilized land and some other land holdings by government-owned enterprises".
West Papua: Land grab to displace locals
- GLW
- 10 April 2010
Plans for a US$6 billion food estate in the Merauke region of West Papua has been attacked by farmer and environmental organisations as a land grab that would destroy 2 million hectares of virgin forest.
Terres africaines à louer
- RFI
- 09 April 2010
Les gouvernements africains ont multiplié les contrats de location de terres agricoles avec des sociétés étrangères au cours de ces cinq dernières années. Le phénomène n'est pas nouveau mais les motivations, les acquéreurs et le rythme d'acquisition, oui.