• 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.

  • Laos faces deepening food crisis
    • Al Jazeera
    • 27 July 2009

    The Lao government says it's determined to improve the lives of its people by attracting foreign money. But in a country where simply putting food on the table is a daily challenge for many, their foreign investment may hinder more than help.

  • Die große Jagd nach Land
    • Der Spiegel
    • 27 July 2009

    Regierungen und Investmentfonds erwerben in Afrika und Asien Ackerland, um Nahrungsmittel anzubauen – ein lohnendes Geschäft, weil die Preise rasch steigen. Das Milliarden-Monopoly führt zu einem modernen Kolonialismus, dem sich viele arme Länder notgedrungen unterwerfen.

  • Streetwise: "Rice for oil" better than farming approval
    • The Nation
    • 27 July 2009

    Thai farmers were justified when they told television news they did not agree with the proposal of letting the Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) start its own farms in Thailand.

  • Affaires Daewoo, Varun et autres : Redoublons de vigilance !
    • L'Express de Madagascar
    • 27 July 2009

    L’affaire Daewoo, comme le dossier Varun, ne représente que la partie immergée de l’iceberg.

  • Peasant groups launch Asia-wide actions against global land grabbing
    • Asian Peasant Coalition
    • 25 July 2009

    One of the objectives of the caravan is to send the Asian peasants’ strong message against global land grabbing and inspire other peasants worldwide.

  • Large land deals, outsourcing, and responsible development
    • Vox
    • 24 July 2009

    If the host state and foreign investors act in conformity with these suggestions, they will maximise the prospects that any large-scale land transaction benefits all stakeholders and minimise the chances of concluding harmful deals.

  • Outsourcing agriculture to poor countries
    • Public Radio International
    • 24 July 2009

    "The big fear I have and which many people have is that these foreign investments shall increase the gap between the happy few large-scale producers who will benefit and the vast majority of small-scale producers who will be further marginalized," says Olivier de Schutter

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