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Projet Daewoo: pas d'expropriation de terrain en vue !
- Daily Reckoning
- 22 January 2009
Le rapport de prospection servant à identifier les terrains disponibles est maintenant entre les mains du comité interministériel.
Get Rich Slow
- Daily Reckoning
- 21 January 2009
Promotional piece for investing in farmland
UN argues for sharing of benefits in overseas agriculture deals
- The National
- 21 January 2009
Gulf governments, entrepreneurs and sovereign wealth funds have spent vast sums buying or leasing farmland across Asia and Africa to try to secure cheaper imports and keep supermarket prices low. But the World Bank and UN want them to put more money into development aid.
Agricultural funds up 9.5% in 2008
- Ag Capita
- 20 January 2009
According to Barclay Hedge, agricultural funds were up 9.5% in 2008, while the S&P 500 index lost 36%.
Summit calls for food security program
- Saudi Gazette
- 20 January 2009
Arab leaders called for launching an emergency Arab food and water security program, as per the draft resolution of the Arab Economic Summit, Kuna reported.
The New Land Grab
- South African Civil Society Information Service
- 20 January 2009
Even the World Bank is continuing its role as a neo-colonial consensus agent by actively pursuing and financing access to 'under-utilised land' around the world through its International Finance Corporation.
Pakistan’s food insecurity
- Daily times
- 20 January 2009
For the practical realisation of the goal of food sovereignty that has been eluding our nation since the time of independence, the importance of genuine agrarian reform and peasants’ rights cannot be underestimated.
We must stay vigil against the rush for our land by multinational corporations
- This Day (Tanzania)
- 19 January 2009
Tanzania may find itself on similar a pathway like Zimbabwe where 4,500 commercial farmers own over 90 per cent of arable land including some so-called absent landlords living luxurious lives in London.
Sudan to Present Food Security Proposals in Kuwait Summit
- Sudan Vision Daily
- 17 January 2009
Sudan will be proposing wheat cultivation as the first option for its role in Arab and global food security.
Indonesia Sets Ambitious $5bn Investment Target Ahead of Islamic Economic Forum
- Jakarta Globe
- 17 January 2009
Tanri said the government was eager to encourage and provide support to deep-pocketed business leaders from the Middle East to invest in Indonesia.
Lonrho secures rice land deal in Angola
- Financial Times
- 16 January 2009
Lonrho, the pan-African conglomerate listed in London, has secured leasehold rights to 25,000 hectares of rice paddies in Angola and is negotiating two bigger land deals in Mali and Malawi, in another sign of investor appetite for African land.
Nigeria signs $16b investment pact with UAE
- The Guardian
- 16 January 2009
The Federal Government, yesterday, in Abuja, signed a $16 billion development cooperation agreement which covers real estate, agriculture, power, oil and gas, with the Dubai World Corporation in the United Arab Emirates.
East Africa-Middle East invest in farmland
- Farming UK
- 16 January 2009
To lure investment dollars, the Sudan government has removed import duties on agricultural equipment being imported into the country.
Ministry says it was not consulted over Qatar land deal
- Business Daily Africa
- 16 January 2009
The Lands ministry has denied any knowledge of an arrangement between Kenya and Qatar to lease 40,000 hectares of its prime farm land to the Arabian country to grow food while over 10 million households face starvation.
Investment Minister for capitalizing relations with UAE
- Daily Mail
- 15 January 2009
Senator Waqar said that a new investment policy for the next 10 years is on cards which would be prepared with the consultation of private sector.