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Shapoorji, Ethiopia ink 50,000ha land deal
- Livemint
- 11 Mar 2010
The Indian construction company has decided to cultivate pongamia pinnata and edible oil seeds there
RD Congo : Quelle est la destination réelle du maïs du projet chinois?
- IPS
- 10 Mar 2010
«Comment le gouvernement peut-il affirmer que le projet agricole chinois contribuera à lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire lorsque son maïs est déjà vendu plus cher que le maïs importé et qui semble de meilleure qualité?», demande l’activiste Patrice Musoko
Les achats de terres cultivables s’accélèrent dans le monde
- La Croix
- 10 Mar 2010
Les autorités françaises et les organismes de développement défendent une politique axée sur l’instauration de règles internationales qui prévoiraient de lier l’achat de terres au partage des bénéfices entre les parties concernées et au respect de l’environnement. La France souhaite également interdire tout financement public d’un projet en contravention avec les besoins fondamentaux des agriculteurs locaux.
Land grab in Africa is not a good development: Radio report
- VOA
- 10 Mar 2010
Private corporations from Asian and Middle Easter countries are facing Africa’s virgin lands to secure their population’s food needs. Ethiopia is in the forefront of African states offering fertile land for long-term lease to these corporations and states. This
Ethiopia: Kala Negara Miskin Suplai Makanan Untuk Negara Kaya
- SuaraMedia News
- 09 Mar 2010
Sebuah investigasi Observer menunjukkan bagaimana negara-negara kaya mendapatkan jaminan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan warganya, dengan memanfaatkan lahan seluas dua kali lipat daratan Inggris. Dan, lahan tersebut berada di Afrika, kawasan yang identik dengan kekurangan pangan. Guardian melaporkan hasil investigasi tersebut pada hari Senin.
Argentina: ¿Unidos contra extranjerización de tierras?
- Agencia Federal de Noticias
- 09 Mar 2010
Oficialismo y oposición presentaron proyectos que comparten una misma preocupación: poner freno a la adquisición de tierras por parte de extranjeros.
El nuevo acaparamiento de tierras en América Latina
- GRAIN
- 09 Mar 2010
Inversionistas extranjeros han acaparado en pocos años millones de hectáreas de tierras de cultivo en América Latina para producir cultivos alimentarios o agrocombustibles y exportarlos. Gran parte del dinero proviene de fondos de pensión, bancos, grupos de inversión privada de Europa y Estados Unidos, o de individuos acaudalados como George Soros, y fluye a través de mecanismos de inversión en tierras de cultivo puestos a operar mediante compañías extranjeras y locales.
Food estate feared to marginalize Papuans
- Jakarta Post
- 09 Mar 2010
A planned large-scale food production system in Merauke, Papua province, aimed at improving national food sustainability, could prove detrimental for locals, an activist says.
Rausing company pays EUR 8.2mn for arable land in Romania
- UkrAgroConsult
- 08 Mar 2010
Ingleby Agricultura, controlled by the Rausing family, paid EUR 8.2mn for purchasing 2,000ha of arable land in Western Romania from Danish company FirstFarms
Qatar agribusiness buys first Australian holding
- Australian Financial Review
- 08 Mar 2010
Qatar-based Hassad Food has initiated its investment in Australian agriculture with the purchase of the prized Kaladbro Estate in far western Victoria.
The Foreign Land Grab Part 1: Food insecurity
- The Casual Truth
- 08 Mar 2010
In the past two years there has been a remarkable increase in purchases of large-scale farmland by foreigners throughout Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.
UK buyout firm launches agriculture fund
- Financial News
- 08 Mar 2010
SilverStreet Capital aims to raise $100m to buy farms in South Africa growing produce including corn, wheat, soya beans, fruit and tea. It will also target aquaculture.
Kuwait hunts for agro-food investments in Turkey
- Reuters
- 08 Mar 2010
Kuwaiti firms and other Gulf Cooperation Council members are looking to invest in agriculture and food in Turkey, and could sign a number of contacts this year, the head of Turkey's investment agency said on Sunday.
How food and water are driving a 21st-century African land grab
- The Guardian
- 07 Mar 2010
An Observer investigation reveals how rich countries faced by a global food shortage now farm an area double the size of the UK to guarantee supplies for their citizens
Selling off the heart of our nation
- Daily Telegraph
- 07 Mar 2010
Saudi Arabia, along with Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, want to buy more than $1 billion worth of Aussie farmland in a 21st century land grab.