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Madagascar : Nouvelle offre sur la terre
- Jeune Afrique
- 07 November 2009
Après l'industriel coréen Daewoo, les Indiens du groupe Varun convoitent des parcelles arables pour produire du riz. Les autorités sont méfiants.
Agricultural land under utilised - De Graaff
- BOPA
- 06 November 2009
Botswana's Minister of Agriculture says that his mission is to bring in successful foreign investors to lease or buy some of Botswanas most productive farmland in order to put it to better use.
Foncier à Madagascar : l’accaparement des terres malgaches continuent
- La Coalition Paysanne
- 06 November 2009
Les paysans appellent aux citoyens Malgaches d’agir ensemble face à ce nouveau système de néocolonialisme.
Hassad Food plans $68m poultry project
- Reuters
- 05 November 2009
The firm also aims to conclude as many as six deals by year end, including in Latin America and is scouting Africa to set up joint ventures or buy firms to develop land.
INTERVIEW-Ethiopia targets 3 million ha for commercial farms
- Reuters
- 05 November 2009
Ethiopia plans to offer 3 million hectares of land over the next two years for investors to develop large-scale commercial farms, a government official said on Thursday.
Profits before people: The great African liquidation sale
- Pambazuka
- 05 November 2009
The fervour with which foreign commercial interests are forcing their agricultural 'solutions' on the African continent represents nothing more than an established endeavour to protect profits and access to resources.
Atlas Farming could transform SADC agriculture landscape
- Mmegi
- 05 November 2009
Atlas Farming, which had successful farming ventures in Zimbabwe from the late 1960s until president Robert Mugabe's much criticised land reforms around 2000, has partnered with Chayton Capital to invest in large-scale farming in Zambia.
Hassad comes to the aid of less privileged
- The Peninsula
- 05 November 2009
“This partnership is to create an environment for the active NGOs in Qatar to venture into our foreign investments,” said Nasser Mohamed Al Hajri, Chairman and Managing Director, Hassad Food.
Scramble for Africa: Brazil gaining on China
- Reuters
- 04 November 2009
Besides energy and minerals, which make up the lion's share of African exports to the BRICs countries, there is growing interest in its arable land - less than 25 percent of which is cultivated - as a source of food for export.
Marc Ravalomanana accuse!
- Les Afriques
- 04 November 2009
Sur les terres agricoles cédées à la compagnie Daewoo, l’ex-président de Madagascar dit : « Ce sont de fausses informations. Un accord avec la compagnie Daewoo nécessite la ratification du parlement. Nous étions encore en phase de négociations. C’est pourquoi, dès qu’il y a eu ces problèmes, Daewoo s’est déployé en République démocratique du Congo où elle a obtenu 4 millions d’ha. »
Sécurité alimentaire contre sécurité alimentaire : La guerre des terres a commencé
- abc Burkina
- 04 November 2009
Les organisations paysannes maliennes et sénégalaises rendraient un fier service aux autres paysans africains s’ils pouvaient obtenir les termes des contrats et les publier.
Wikileaks: Vietnamese consul: Labor agreements with Qatar "just paper"
- Wikileaks
- 03 November 2009
"Qatar is in the process of formulating a national strategy for food security that we expect to shift from a focus on land ownership in developing countries to land leases and joint ventures with the private sector in developed countries," reports the US Embassy in Doha
UAE investors - A key role in the Algeria economic development
- Global Arab Network
- 03 November 2009
Emirates International Investment Company is currently in negotiations with Algerian authorities for the purchase of land to build a large-scale milk farm, Mahassil.
Lionel Zinsou tire la sonnette d’alarme
- Les Afriques
- 02 November 2009
"Si le gouvernement et les organisations paysannes sont capables de faire respecter leurs droits, il faut accueillir ces milliards d’investissements dans l’agriculture," estime le directeur de PAI Partners.
Global protocol could limit Sub-Saharan land grab
- The Guardian
- 02 November 2009
New code of conduct could limit aggressive moves by China, South Korea and Gulf states who have been buying vast tracts of agricultural land