This paper seeks to assess the role of investment funds and sovereign wealth funds in large scale land acquisitions overseas through compiling the key findings from existing studies and publications.
La matriz de uso del agua a nivel mundial identifica a la agricultura como el mayor consumidor de este recurso, aproximadamente el 70% del agua que se extrae es empleada en los sistemas agropecuarios.
Rural land produced some of the best investment returns in Europe since the financial crisis began five years ago, appreciating by 51 percent across England
State agencies and private companies are seeking to acquire increasingly larger tracts of farmland in the hopes of enticing foreign partners.
El reciente debate sucitado a raíz de la declaración de inconstitucionalidad de los artículos 1º y 2º del Impuesto a la Concentración de Inmuebles Rurales (ICIR, Ley 18.876) votada el 28/12/2011 por la bancada oficialista y con férrea oposición de los partidos de derecha y las patronales rurales, ha evidenciado las posiciones del espectro político y social de nuestro país relativas al modelo económico que defienden. No analizaremos aquí las razones jurídicas de la Suprema Corte de Justicia, sino las características del impuesto, sus efectos y, lo más interesante de todo, las posibles razones que explican los diferentes posicionamientos públicos.
The army's attack on indigenous communities is suspected to be directly related to a land grab in the area by the Turkish company Tekron Group.
Avec ses 100 000 ha de terres irriguées, l’Office du Niger (ON) compte parmi les plus grands aménagements hydro-agricoles du continent africain et contribue fortement à la sécurité alimentaire du Mali.
A l’occasion de ce "Dialogue régional de Yaoundé", les experts ont fait valoir que les gouvernements africains se dessaisissent de vastes étendues de terres, tout en tardant à reconnaître les droits fonciers des populations locales et des communautés autochtones.
Mark Wiseman, chief executive of the $A170 billion fund, will visit Australia this month amid the group’s expanding portfolio of interests across the Tasman.
Land grabs in Canada have not been well-documented. Provinces do not keep inventory on large-scale land acquisitions. This blind eye approach has some people, particularly farmers, worried.
A new report from Friends of the Earth finds that the EU is importing the equivalent of 1,212,050 square kilometres to meet its demand for food, contributing to climate change, biodiversity loss and land-grabbing.
Major asset managers, cowed by the cost, the risk and the controversy involved in investing in farmland, are joining forces to increase investment in the historically under-capitalised sector.
Africa remains a target for land-grab developments worth billions; regional dialogue in Yaoundé focuses on the need for speed
Without strong interventions led by rural women themselves, corporate land deals will continue to perpetuate and deepen existing gender inequalities and contribute to increased levels of resource scarcity, poverty and conflict.
L’ambition du Gabon de devenir le premier producteur africain d’huile de palme d’ici 2017 s’appuie sur deux investisseurs déjà présents, le Belge SIAT Gabon et le Singapourien Olam. Le pays met en avant un million d’hectares de terres cultivables disponibles pour cela.
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