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Foreign investors snap up African farmland
- Der Spiegel
- 30 July 2009
Because of the political sensitivity of the modern-day land grab, it is often only the country's head of state who knows the details. Der Spiegel investigates.
Is Philippines selling land or selling out?
- The National
- 30 July 2009
“It is the height of stupidity for our country to bargain our lands for the sake of other nation’s food security, while being dependent on importation for our very own food security needs,” says Rafael Mariano
Food crisis prompts land deals to go global
- Western Producer
- 30 July 2009
"While participating in farmer meetings in Mali recently, I heard about the so-called land grabs first-hand. Libya will use its wealth of petro-dollars to buy control over 250,000 acres of Mali's best rice producing land."
Arab nations urged to take steps to halt food price rise
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 30 July 2009
In a new study, the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development says that Gulf States' projects to grow food abroad are not large enough to slash the Arab farm import bill.
Human face: Food sovereignty
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- 30 July 2009
"Why should we prioritize the production of corn to feed animals in Korea when we cannot even feed all the Filipino people?" asked Arze Glipo, lead convenor of the Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS). Think about that.
KTG Agrar to increase farmland 20-25% in year, CFO Blaesi says
- Bloomberg
- 29 July 2009
KTG Agrar AG, Germany’s largest farming company, plans to increase land under management by 20 percent to 25 percent within a year. The company farms 29,000 hectares in eastern Germany and Lithuania.
Case IH Agricultural Machinery ploughs the desert in Egypt
- CNH
- 29 July 2009
By providing powerful agricultural equipment and technical assistance, the brand is participating in Saudi Firm Al-Rajhi International's US$400 Million project to grow corn and wheat in Africa's arid lands
KPMG Fakhro in agri advice deal
- TradeArabia
- 29 July 2009
Many governments in the region have been trying to address the food security concern by investing in farmlands overseas such as Sudan and Malaysia. John W Power, president, LSC International, feels this is unlikely to solve the problem in the long term, especially if the indigenous population is short of food.
L'Ethiopie attire les investisseurs avec des hectares de terres
- Reuters
- 29 July 2009
L'Ethiopie a délimité 1,6 million d'hectares de terres arables qu'elle réserve à des investisseurs, souvent étrangers, pour qu'ils y développent des exploitations agricoles, a déclaré mercredi un responsable.
Kuwait's KCIC eyes Asian farming investments
- Reuters
- 29 July 2009
Kuwait China Investment Co (KCIC), a firm linked to the Gulf Arab state's sovereign wealth fund, is eyeing investments in Asia's agriculture sector, the company's managing director said on Wednesday.
Interview: Ethiopia sets aside land for foreign investors
- Reuters
- 29 July 2009
"The government has verified and delineated 1.6 million hectares of virgin land suitable for large-scale commercial farming in different parts of the country," Esayas Kebede, Director of the recently formed Agricultural Investment Support told Reuters.
Contract between the Republic of Liberia and Sime Darby
- Government of Liberia
- 29 July 2009
Full text of the agreement for a rubber and oil palm concession between Liberia and Malaysia's Sime Darby, covering 311,187 ha.
Global land grab undermines food security in the developing world
- Food and Water Watch
- 29 July 2009
These investments in some of the most productive agricultural land threaten to further undermine food security and sustainable rural economic development in the developing world.
A catastrophe waiting to happen
- Indian Newslink
- 29 July 2009
The land grab is a soft option that entails grave long-term consequences for the countries that sell their land, as commercial exploitation will leave its disastrous trails adding to global warming, leaving them to pick up the tabs later.
Temor en los países pobres por la compra de sus tierras por los países ricos para cultivar alimentos
- Globalízate
- 29 July 2009
La ONU hace sonar la alarma después de que se hayan comprado 30 millones de hectáreas.