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Russia's ambitious food plan needs big money
- Reuters
- 09 June 2009
Analysts say Moscow's plan, which would attract international commodity firms, might require a more open approach to investment in land
Africa becomes wary of farm deals: land activist
- Reuters
- 09 June 2009
African nations are becoming more cautious in selling farmland to foreign investors, with governments paying closer attention to deals that could lead to social unrest, AGRA says
Africa: Agriculture an underestimated "safety net"
- IRIN
- 09 June 2009
IFAD says that "land grab deals" are opportunities and should be transparent.
Inside the barley republic
- Ethiomedia
- 08 June 2009
What we are witnessing in countries like Ethiopia today is an extreme form of the banana republic syndrome.
Indian Company launches agro-investment project in Gambella
- Ethiopian News Agency
- 08 June 2009
A multi-million birr investment project by Karuturi Global Limited, an Indian company in Etang Special Woreda of Gambella State was launched on Saturday.
Gulf states show interest in Thai farms
- Reuters
- 08 June 2009
A number of Gulf states have expressed interest in livestock and rice farming in Thailand to secure food supplies, a Thai official said on Monday. "The countries involved could be Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar or the UAE," he added.
FAO : acquisition de terres cultivables par des intérêts privés ou publics
- Attac
- 08 June 2009
On est au cœur de la nécessité d’une régulation publique, nationale comme internationale à travers les biens publics mondiaux. Sans elle, c’est évidemment l’intérêt financier et/ou l’intérêt étranger qui prévaudra.
The coming of foreign farm investors…what lessons for Nigeria ?
- Business Day
- 08 June 2009
It is not clear whether a strategy is in place to ensure that part of the food produced by the rich food importers farms will be sold locally.
Draft agreement on Sudan project nearing completion
- Jordan Times
- 08 June 2009
The government said on Sunday that a draft agreement with the private sector on the stalled Jordanian agricultural megaproject in Sudan is being finalised in order to be sent to the Cabinet for approval.v
Mount Kenya Declaration on the global crisis and Africa’s responsibility
- Oakland Institute
- 08 June 2009
It is clear that the proposed solutions by corporate interests are based on acquiring large tracts of land and cheap labour for industrial scale production, serving to maintain the lifestyle of societies of over-consumption thereby exacerbating the crises both in the North and the South.
Time to invest in dairy
- Stuff
- 08 June 2009
The next six to 12 months may be the best time in five years to buy a dairy farm or a share in one, according to investment company MyFarm in New Zealand. The global recession has not changed anything.
La Chine et l’Afrique : cela ne fait que commencer
- Les Afriques
- 07 June 2009
Au delà de sa boulimie pour les matières premières du sous-sol africain, la Chine a aussi commencé à s’intéresser à l’agriculture africaine.
EBRD backs private investment in ex-Soviet farmland
- Reuters
- 06 June 2009
Russia and other ex-Soviet countries could boost world food supply by encouraging more private investment, the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Saturday.
Kremlin urges grain exporters to tackle world hunger
- Reuters
- 06 June 2009
International executives urged Russia to maximise its potential by encouraging more private investment and opening up more land to foreign investors.
Kenyan activists fight land deal with Qatar
- The National
- 05 June 2009
The Qatari land deal in Kenya’s Tana River Delta has been seized upon by locals who have promised to fight it – to the death, if it comes to that.