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Innovations in access to land: Land grab or agricultural investment?
- Huffington Post
- 05 August 2010
A four-part piece about the increasing prevalence of large-scale land acquisition or "land grabs" in Sub-Saharan Africa from the Worldwatch Intitute.
Gulf investors need to look at CIS market
- Gulf News
- 05 August 2010
Since GCC countries have the required financial capacity and advanced financial systems, they can benefit from investment opportunities in agricultural production in CIS, where Gulf funds may bring about significant changes in the production and trade in food commodities in global markets
Farmers plan to invest in Zambia - govt
- Reuters
- 05 August 2010
Indian commercial farmers plan to invest in a new model farm in Zambia, according to the government.
Foreigners form dummy firms to keep Kenyan land
- Business Daily
- 04 August 2010
Foreign land barons are using millions of shillings to hire elite law firms for advice on how to protect their property should Kenyans pass the proposed Constitution — that bars them from owning land — in Wednesday's vote.
The ethics of foreign investment
- Al Majalla
- 04 August 2010
To speak only of the ‘threats and potential opportunities’ that these investments highlight leaves underexposed the grave risks to human rights that they pose, writes Dr. Margot Salomon, from the London School of Economics
Parecer da AGU restringe compra de terra por estrangeiro
- O Estado de S.Paulo
- 04 August 2010
Dúvida, no texto levado à aprovação de Lula, é se proibição deve valer também para as compras já realizadas
Accaparement et sécurisation des terres arables : End pronat attire l’attention des autorités
- PressAfrik
- 03 August 2010
Au Sénégal, ce sont les zones sud qui souffrent le plus de ce phénomène. Et ce sont les femmes qui en perdent le plus.
Preocupa en Brasil la compra de tierras que inició China también en la Argentina
- Urgente 24
- 03 August 2010
Los 'negocios' cambian de sentido cuando la inversión es subordinada a razones estratégicas de un Estado extranjero.
China compra terras no Brasil
- O Estado de S.Paulo
- 03 August 2010
"Os chineses compraram a África e estão tentando comprar o Brasil", disse o professor Delfim Netto em entrevista ao Estado de domingo. Pode haver algum exagero de linguagem, mas a preocupação é justificável.
World Bank's leaked report on land grabs contradicts its advice to the developing countries
- Oakland Institute
- 02 August 2010
"Investors are targeting countries with weak laws, buying arable land on the cheap, and failing to deliver on promises of jobs and investments," says a leaked draft of the World Bank report
Terras com estrangeiros e a soberania em risco
- O Correio
- 02 August 2010
MT, SP e MS são os estados que cederam mais área para não-brasileiros
Australia opposition may tweak foreign investment laws
- Dow Jones
- 02 August 2010
Australia's opposition leader Tony Abbott said his Liberal-National coalition of center-right parties could revise the country's foreign investment laws if it wins power in the Aug. 21 general election.
Harvesting Returns
- CNBC
- 02 August 2010
BlackRock agriculture fund manager says they are investing in companies that own land and grow crops.
Bunge seeks palm plantation in Indonesia
- Reuters
- 02 August 2010
US agribusiness group Bunge Ltd is actively scouting out for palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia to cater to rising demand from Asian economies
Land Grab: win-win or win-lose? Corporate self-regulation or total system change?
- Socialist Standard
- 01 August 2010
The way to make it possible for third parties to benefit materially in exchange for a signature is to eliminate the profit motive.