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African land grab not a cure to Arab food concerns
- Reuters
- 07 April 2010
Interview with Wadid Erian of the Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.
Mali : Ruée des spéculateurs sur les terres arables
- IPS
- 06 April 2010
Les investisseurs nationaux et internationaux occupent de plus en plus de terres arables au Mali pour une production répondant à la crise céréalière.
Tendance marché : Les étrangers ont de l’appétit pour les terres agricoles ukrainiennes
- MOCI
- 06 April 2010
Après la victoire de Viktor Ianoukovitch au scrutin présidentiel du 7 février dernier, les observateurs s’attendent à un retour des investisseurs dans l’agriculture ukrainienne
Wafra Portfolio Company to build Sudan's first large-scale commercial rice farm
- Zawya
- 06 April 2010
El-Nahda for Integrated Solutions signed an agreement with the White Nile Governorate for a 30-year lease on 60,000 feddans [25,210 ha] of land on which it will build a large-scale commercial rice farm.
African landrush
- InfoChange India
- 05 April 2010
Countries that have recently invited India, through the ministry of agriculture, to lease land for farming include Egypt, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Senegal, Sudan, Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia.
Land ahoy!
- Otago Daily Times
- 05 April 2010
There is serious overseas interest in acquiring New Zealand farmland, and some confusion in the rules and regulations surrounding the process.
Japan, please don't go grabbing Ethiopians' land
- Japan Times
- 04 April 2010
Japan should shun this new kind of colonization like a plague, no matter what well-paid city-based officials may say.
China’s ‘African land grab’
- Globe and Mail
- 04 April 2010
People see the Chinese as moving into Africa, kicking poor farmers off their land, and growing food to be shipped back to China for domestic consumption. This seems unlikely, however, says Doug Saunders.
Jakarta's plan for farm in jungle unsettles Papuans
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 03 April 2010
The Indonesian government plans to create a vast agricultural estate in the restive province of Papua, sparking fears of environmental destruction and a return of mass migration policies.
A land grab, or just free trade?
- NZ Workers Party
- 03 April 2010
The economic nationalism and calls for protectionism seem ironic given the fact that Fonterra itself is a large multinational, which in addition to having farms in China, has since 2002 been in partnership with global food giant Nestle in the Dairy Partners Americas.
Development of Agribusiness and Agro-industries in Africa II
- African Executive
- 02 April 2010
Director General of UNIDO: says land acquisition through foreign investors must be carefully considered and strictly scrutinized.
EU wants to help small farmers in developing countries
- EurActiv
- 02 April 2010
The Commission plans to launch a joint initiative with the African Union that will include a roadmap for the implementation of "sustainable large-scale investments in farmland".
Business Close-up: Americana Group
- MEED
- 02 April 2010
The Kuwait-based firm aims to build on its base as the leading food company in the Middle East.
Thailand inks food security pact with GCC
- Arab News
- 30 Mar 2010
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Thailand Food Security Stockpile and Distribution Center and Industry with the Board of Trade of Thailand.
Sudan contributes in Mahaseel Agricultural Investment Fund
- SUNA
- 30 Mar 2010
The fund is targeting individual investors and institutions as well as government-owned funds in the region, and will focus on the production of crops and livestock in Sudan and food processing in Egypt.