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Saudis eye farmland investment in Algeria: minister
- Reuters
- 28 April 2010
Saudi Arabian investors are looking at opportunities to buy into farmland in Algeria, says the Saudi Agriculture Minister.
Chinese farming investment on Abaco
- Bahama Pundit
- 28 April 2010
After trumpeting Chinese investment in "a very large agricultural project" in the Bahamas that would be up and running by September, senior government officials are now backing off the subject.
World Bank accused of promoting land grabbing
- FOE
- 28 April 2010
If the UN is serious about ending hunger then it must heed its own advice, stop the advance of agribusiness in Africa and implement food sovereignty immediately, says Friends of the Earth.
Food estate bisa rugikan petani di Tanah Air
- Bisnis Indonesia
- 28 April 2010
Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI) mengatakan program food estate di Merauke, Papua akan memberikan empat kerugian implikasi.
Dangerous initiative by the World Bank to control land grabbing
- Radio Mundo Real
- 28 April 2010
Nnimmo Bassey from Nigeria said that these principles legitimize a new form of colonialism with grave dangers for millions of local livelihoods and the environment.
Call for ending all forms of land grabbing
- IDN
- 28 April 2010
Friends of the Earth International warns that voluntary principles on land acquisitions announced by the World Bank and supported by the UN will legitimize and promote land grabbing in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Le Bénin offre à l’Arabie Saoudite des possibilités d’investissements agricoles
- Saudi Gazette
- 27 April 2010
Le Bénin offre à l’Arabie Saoudite des possibilités d’investissement dans divers domaines agricoles, comme le riz, le coton, l’huile végétale et la production d’oléagineux.
EU backs global code for farmland purchases - draft
- Reuters
- 27 April 2010
European Union governments want to develop a global code of conduct for foreign investments in agricultural land in developing countries, according to a draft paper on food security seen by Reuters.
Banco Mundial y acaparamiento de tierras
- La Jornada
- 27 April 2010
La lucha contra el acaparamiento de tierras tiene en México una larga historia. El rechazo al Procede en las comunidades indígenas, la ocupación de latifundios en Chiapas a raíz del levantamiento zapatista, la resistencia de los campesinos de Atenco y tantos otros conflictos muestran que la iniciativa del Banco Mundial en nuestro país no pasará.
Saudi Arabia's quest for "food security"
- Council on Foreign Relations
- 27 April 2010
Saudi Arabia is attempting to strengthen its position in what seems certain to be a growing competition for food among the nations of the Middle East.
Benin offers agricultural investment to Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Gazette
- 27 April 2010
"Our country has rich agricultural resources, which could provide steady food security to Saudi Arabia," said Akinde Rene Robert
Food security: Oman mulls overseas farm investments
- Oman Daily Observer
- 27 April 2010
The Omani government is weighing options for securing part of the country's requirement of strategic staples through offshore farming
Chineses querem mais terras no Brasil
- Valor Económico
- 27 April 2010
Os chineses até tentam esconder, mas não conseguem: planejam comprar mais terras no Brasil para produzir soja e milho, como confirmou ontem Zheng Qingzhi, presidente da China National Agricultural Development Group Corporation (CNADC), uma empresa estatal que já tem investimentos agrícolas em 40 países
‘WB report aims at promoting agricultural land grabbing’
- The New (Pakistan)
- 27 April 2010
An upcoming World Bank (WB) report aims at giving legitimate cover to agricultural land grabbing in Pakistan.
Cochabamba: Conclusions of working group 17 on agriculture and food sovereignty
- Group 17
- 26 April 2010
The worsening of hoarding of land and oceans by economic groups, corporations and both state and private speculative capital are some of the most serious and imminent attacks faced by people.