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Chronologie de l’affaire Daewoo
- Madagascar Tribune
- 01 February 2009
Rarement un dossier foncier aura autant enflammé les passions.
Infrastructure investments necessary, but at what cost?
- The Daily Nation
- 01 February 2009
While I am all for infrastructure projects, the way these large-scale agriculture projects are being conceived leaves a lot to be desired. One, they are shrouded in secrecy. Two, this being Kenya, it is not clear who will benefit most.
La terra in svendita. Il Colonialismo del terzo millennio
- La Repubblica
- 31 January 2009
Niente carri armati. Zero aerei, soldati e cannoni. Il neo-colonialismo del terzo millennio (copyright della Fao) va alla conquista di nuove terre da sfruttare a bordo di comodi trattori.
Improving food security in Arab countries: Is land acquisition a viable strategy?
- World Bank
- 31 January 2009
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worldwide leaders in buying farmland in third-party countries, followed by China and Japan, says the World Bank.
The farms race
- Globe and Mail
- 30 January 2009
Wealthy countries short of fertile land are gazing hungrily at Canada's prairies
Un banquier new-yorkais mise sur l'éclatement du Soudan
- La Presse
- 30 January 2009
Un financier new-yorkais vient d'acquérir 400 000 hectares de terres au Soudan. En plus de constituer l'une des plus importantes transactions de ce type depuis la vente de l'Alaska au XIXe siècle, cette transaction fait partie d'une stratégie troublante: la firme Jarch Capital parie que le Soudan, et d'autres pays africains, sont sur le point de se morceler en plusieurs États.
Cambodia farm land sold to wealthy nations
- Channel 4 (UK)
- 29 January 2009
Never mind the food miles: when prices are soaring around the world some countries have found a way of keeping their own consumers happy - farming out their farms overseas. One of Asia’s poorest countries, Cambodia, is at the top of their wish list.
Emeutes à Madagascar/l'effet Daewoo?
- Nouvel Observateur
- 29 January 2009
Ce qui se passe aujourd’hui à Madagascar, mais aussi en Indonésie, aux Philippines, au Soudan, est dramatique. Les gouvernements exsangues sont en train de brader leur seul bien restant : les terres, au détriment des populations locales.
South Korean investors to grow corn in Indonesian islands
- Antara
- 28 January 2009
PT Daewoo Logistic Indonesia and Cheil Jedang Samsung will jointly build an integrated corn industry on the islands of Buru and Sumba with an investment of US$50 million.
Two pacts may be signed during Emir’s Lanka visit
- Gulf Times
- 28 January 2009
"We are trying to promote Qatari investment in [Sri Lanka's] farm sector.”
Sudan beckons for new investors
- BBC
- 28 January 2009
Of all the places on this planet where you might think of investing, Sudan would surely not normally be at the top of anyone’s list. But that is not the view of Philippe Heilberg of Jarch Capital in New York, who told the BBC that his company was leasing 400,000 hectares in the relatively more stable south part of the country.
Corporate farming raises concern among local growers
- The News
- 28 January 2009
Local farmers have protested against the government’s initiative to invite foreign investors in corporate farming, thus allowing them to take 100 per cent of the yield.
Surprise ending in Madrid! No consensus on a G8-driven partnership against hunger...for now
- This Day
- 27 January 2009
The solution to the food crisis exists, and is being fought for in many communities. It is called food sovereignty. We need to stop corporate land grabbing for industrial agrofuels and commodity production.
Tsonga Project: Assessing Gains of Commercial Farming
- This Day
- 27 January 2009
When the Kwara State Government invited the displaced Zimbabwean farmers to the state for the Tsonga farming project, many thought it was another white elephant exercise.
South Sudan looking into US land deal
- Reuters
- 27 January 2009
South Sudan's administration is looking into a 4,000 sq km land investment by a US businessman because of questions over who owns the plot, a senior official said on Tuesday.