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Uganda: Museveni blocks Libyan ranch deal
- The Monitor
- 21 August 2009
President Museveni on February 23 wrote to Finance Minister Syda Bbumba advising against allowing foreigners to buy large chunks of land in Uganda in order to grow food.
‘What gains is Palace talking about?'
- Daily Tribune
- 21 August 2009
"It appears that offering our lands to foreign investors has always figured in the official agenda of Arroyo’s numerous state visits to other countries since assuming office, presumably in line with her "2 million hectares agribusiness development program," Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano of the Philippines said
Ginbot 7 strongly condemns the illegal sale of Ethiopian farmland
- Ginbot 7
- 20 August 2009
Ginbot 7 unequivocally believes that Ethiopian sovereignty trumps contractual obligations.
Hassad Food eyes stakes in agricultural firms abroad
- The Peninsula
- 20 August 2009
Hassad Food's priority in business partnership and export will be given to Arabic and Islamic countries. “A big project will be launched in the near future between Qatar and Sudan. The budget is open as no minimum or maximum limit has been considered so it will be a big project.”
Qatar firm in ‘food for all’ mission
- Gulf Times
- 20 August 2009
“We are looking for opportunities where we can work with partners owning or running farmlands and having expansion plans. We do not want to take away the land of the poor,” the chairman of Hassad Food says.
Agricultura mundial. Compra tierra y corre. Fósforo ¿hay futuro?. Hambre para hoy y mañana. ¿Qué agricultura?
- Kaos en la Red
- 19 August 2009
La crisis del fósforo (clave para la vida), un grave y nuevo reto para la Humanidad. Respuestas capitalistas a la decadencia de la agricultura mundial y alternativas proletarias. Eslóganes.
Des terres convoitées par les Américains
- Radio Canada
- 19 August 2009
Une filiale américaine de la Financière Manuvie qui a récemment fait une percée au Québec en achetant des terres agricoles totalisant 450 hectares dans les Bois-Francs affirme qu'elle est venue au Canada avec la ferme intention d'y rester et d'y prendre de l'expansion.
Congo seeks changes to S.Africa farm deal
- Reuters
- 19 August 2009
Congo Republic wants to amend the terms of a multi-million hectare land deal with South African farmers, a top aide told Reuters on Wednesday, saying the current accord would deprive its own farmers of land.
Thai govt finds foreigners buying farmland
- Bangkok Post
- 19 August 2009
The Government of Thailand has uncovered evidence suggesting foreigners could have obtained illegal ownership of about 10,000 rai (1,600 ha) of farmland in the central region and employed farmers to grow crops there.
Egypt's Beltone, Sudan's Kenana to invest in farms
- Reuters
- 19 August 2009
Egypt's Beltone Private Equity and Sudan's Kenana Sugar Company have agreed to set up a firm to invest up to $1 billion in large-scale agriculture projects in both countries, Beltone said in a statement on Wednesday.
Cheap Canadian farmland lures foreign buyers
- Mail and Globe
- 19 August 2009
Hancock Agricultural Investment Group, a Boston-based unit of Toronto's Manulife Financial Corp., decided its first Canadian purchase would be an 1,100-acre (450-hectare) patch of land that it called "one of the most highly productive properties in the industry." The company will not disclose how much it paid, or even the exact location of the farm. But president Jeff Conrad said the company is in Canada to stay, and the fund plans to seek more land.
Les terres inaccessibles aux étrangers
- L'Express de Madagascar
- 19 August 2009
Les nouveaux investisseurs à Madagascar devront encore patienter. Selon une mesure infirmant la nouvelle loi, ils ne peuvent accéder aux terres malgaches.
ASEAN states plan rice cartel
- VNS
- 18 August 2009
Laos has approached Thailand as a partner in a joint venture with Kuwait to grow rice in Laos. The Lao government has allocated 200,000ha.
Agriterra Ltd seeks to acquire West African palm oil company
- Agriterra
- 18 August 2009
EBF, which Agriterra will acquire, has land holdings of more than 169,000 hectares in Liberia, West Africa.
Consórcio líbio-moçambicano vai produzir arroz na província de Maputo
- Macauhub
- 18 August 2009
O consórcio líbio-moçambicano Lap/Ubuntu vai iniciar o projecto denominado Bela Vista Rice, destinado à produção mecanizada e processamento integrado de arroz no distrito de Matutuíne, província de Maputo, informou o jornal Notícias, de Maputo.