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Would-be Crafar farm buyers lose court bid
- Stuff
- 02 September 2013
The High Court in Auckland has formalised a wide-ranging asset freeze against the unsuccessful bidders for the Crafar farms, Jack Chen and May Wang.
La Chine est-elle un acteur majeur de l’accaparement des terres en Afrique?
- ICTSD
- 02 September 2013
Dans les débats sur les acquisitions foncières en Afrique la Chine est fréquemment dénoncée comme étant l’un des principaux accapareurs de terres. Cet article remet en question le rôle que le monde occidental assigne souvent à la Chine.
Starvation and poverty in Indonesia
- FPP
- 02 September 2013
Civil society organisations appeal for suspension of MIFEE project in Papua pending redress for local communities
Papouasie Occidentale - Accaparement de terres : Famine et la pauvreté
- FPP
- 01 September 2013
Appel des organisations de la société civile pour la suspension d’un mégaprojet agro - industriel dévastateur, en attente de réparation pour les collectivités locales.
First global donor working group on land
- Donor Platform
- 01 September 2013
On the margins of the annual World Bank land and poverty conference in April a donor roundtable agreed to establish a first global donor working group on land, which was launched recently. Video interview with the first chair of the group, from DFID.
Colombia: La gran oportunidad del agro
- ALAI
- 01 September 2013
El paro nacional realizado pacíficamente por cientos de miles de campesinas y campesinos, ha abierto la posibilidad para que el sector agropecuario del país tome un rumbo diferente al que le han marcado el modelo económico y las políticas agrarias de gobierno tras gobierno.
México: Más de 70 mil ciudadanos, y contando, firman petición para frenar la venta de playas a extranjeros
- NSS Oaxaca
- 31 August 2013
Un grupo de ciudadanos independientes ha reunido, hasta el momento, más de 70 mil firmas de personas que están en contra de que las playas mexicanas se vendan a extranjeros.
PCFS calls rai guideline a decoy to legitimize WB’s RAI agenda
- PCFS
- 31 August 2013
The People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty recently released its critique on the responsible agricultural investment guideline calling it essentially the same as the World Bank's Principle on Responsible Agricultural Investment.
SA farmland 'outperforms stocks, bonds'
- Financial Mail
- 30 August 2013
The returns on investments in South African farmland consistently outstrip those of local and international equities, bonds and real estate, says Futuregrowth Asset Management, the venture capital arm of Old Mutual.
El huerto de Jossía y Marta ya no da tomates
- La Vanguardia
- 30 August 2013
La compañía china Wanbao ha alquilado al Gobierno de Maputo la tierra que cultivaban Marta y Jossía Xavier Aldekoa, campesinos en Mozambique
Minimum land use period to be 15 years in Ukraine - Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry
- Ukrinform
- 30 August 2013
The right to purchase agricultural land belongs to citizens of Ukraine, the state, the Land Bank, and territorial communities, according to a new draft law "On Agricultural Land Turnover".
Haro sur l'agro-business
- La Libre
- 30 August 2013
Move With Africa : Le CNCD 11.11.11. lance sa campagne annuelle. Le droit à l'alimentation en est au coeur, et avec lui la lutte contre le business accru des denrées alimentaires.
Rudd channels Bob Katter in debate over foreign land
- Whitsunday Times
- 29 August 2013
Australia's PM says he favours a joint venture approach to farmland investment, comprising equity from farmers, perhaps through co-operatives, with domestic or some external investment.
How Edo is attracting investors in agric
- Daily Trust
- 29 August 2013
Commissioner for Agriculture of Nigeria's Edo State says his government gave 10,000 hectares to Ekha Chemical Company two weeks ago for cassava production, while two other companies have asked for 25,000 hectares each for palm oil and rice.
Govt eyes foreign firms for agriculture
- Jakarta Post
- 29 August 2013
The Indonesian government is aiming to lure foreign investors to develop agricultural fields and farms outside Java, given the “insignificant” foreign contributions to total investments in the sector.