Too few investors knew the land; too many deals were crooked. Yet officials hint that the government wants to promote huge farms once more, this time by expanding wheat production to boost food security.
« Les acquisitions foncières (de la Chine) ne sont pas aussi immenses que l’attention qui leur est consacrée. »
- Agence Ecofin
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08 April 2020
The International Finance Corporation welcome Ukraine's newly adopted land law but indicates it doesn't go far enough
Ven presiones para que la empresa pueda extenderse en el municipio de Cuyoaco
Saudi Arabia's state grain buyer SAGO is asking Saudi investors with farmland overseas to import 355,000 tonnes of wheat into the kingdom, as major food importers try to increase strategic reserves in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Les politiques passées et présentes de la Banque mondiale et du FMI ont apporté un soutien essentiel à la financiarisation de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture. Cela s'est traduit par l'accaparement des terres, l'exposition des petits exploitants agricoles à une forte volatilité des prix, la concentration du pouvoir dans les entreprises agricoles et l'expansion d'une agriculture industrielle néfaste pour le climat. Ces tendances réduisent l'espace politique des États dans un domaine clé de la vie et de l'économie.
- Recipe for disaster: The IMF and World Bank’s role in the financialisation of food and agriculture
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07 April 2020
HighQuest Partners has documented an additional 100 ag investors that have made their first investment in food and agriculture in the first quarter of 2020, directly or via allocations to asset managers.
World Bank and IMF policies have provided key support for the financialisation of food and agriculture, resulting in landgrabs, price volatility, the concentration of power and the expansion of climate-damaging industrial agriculture
Villagers say trouble began when a new investor, Lake Agro Limited, entered an agreement with an American investor, Dominion Farms Limited, to take over the swamp for the remaining lease period.
AFSA lance une invitation à s'impliquer dans la documentation des études de cas sur les terres et les sols africains
AFSA invites people to get involved in documenting African land and soil case studies.
Espérant recevoir une autre tranche du FMI, fin mars 2020, les « serviteurs du peuple » de Zelensky, en alliance avec M. Porochenko, ont vendu les terres de l’Ukraine. Mais ils ne les ont pas vendues tout à fait correctement. En tout cas, du point de vue de l’Occident.
- Donbass Insider
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06 April 2020
Wafra International, an investment firm owned by the Kuwait state pension agency, is investing $10 million of the new funding in Pure Harvest Smart Farms, and committing $100 million in equity and project financing.
The GAI Rankings Report highlights the significance of capital being raised and deployed to pursue farmland investments, confirming more than 50 million acres globally under management and $51.5 billion in assets under management.
Large institutional investors are pouring capital into global agricultural markets, and Australia has been a key target.
- IPE Real Assets
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06 April 2020