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Hungary seeks to protect landownership
- New York Times
- 31 October 2012
“We will put an end to the possibility for foreigners to acquire farmland. With this land law, it is over, it is no more,” says Hungary's Prime Minister.
Colombia: extranjeros en zonas rurales
- El Tiempo
- 31 October 2012
"Los abusos se multiplican. Los países ricos que no producen suficientes alimentos salen a comprar tierra en donde agua y tierra son abundantes, como lo han hecho en África los países árabes, China, Corea del Sur e India."
Hongrie : La bataille pour la terre
- PressEurop
- 30 October 2012
En 2014, les étrangers pourront acheter les terres agricoles, pour l’instant réservées aux Hongrois. En attendant cette échéance fixée par l’UE, que le gouvernement tente de repousser, paysans et riches personnalités s’affrontent pour les parcelles les plus intéressantes.
Hungary: Orbán’s land war with EU
- PressEurop
- 30 October 2012
Currently reserved for Hungarians, farmlands will be available for purchase by foreigners from 2014. But as this EU imposed deadline looms, PM Viktor Orbán government is doing all it can to delay it. Meanwhile small farmers are battling with wealthy candidates, often close to sources of political power, for the most attractive lots.
The global and local land-grab
- Express Tribune
- 30 October 2012
Today's neocolonials are no longer content monopolising the output of the lands; they want the source of the produce, too — the land itself and the accompanying water supply.
Palm oil is coming home to Africa
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 30 October 2012
Olam is working closely with the Government of Gabon where it has developed the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil New Planting Procedure in Africa.
A corrida estrangeira pela terra brasileira. Entrevista especial com Maíra Martins
- IHU
- 30 October 2012
“Apesar de pequenos agricultores produzirem quase a metade dos alimentos no mundo, eles constituem a população mais fragilizada, em situação de miséria e fome, cuja ausência de titularidade ou posse da terra os torna mais vulneráveis”, constata a socióloga.
El 'acaparamiento de océanos’ representa una amenaza tan seria como el ‘acaparamiento de tierras’
- Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho a la Alimentación
- 30 October 2012
El Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre el derecho a la alimentación, Olivier De Schutter, advirtió hoy sobre la amenaza que el ‘acaparamiento de los océanos’ representa para la seguridad alimentaria.
Avec les accords fonciers en Afrique, on se croirait au Far West – Il faut appeler le shérif, dit la FAO
- The Guardian
- 29 October 2012
José Graziano da Silva, directeur-général de la FAO, a admis qu’il était impossible d’empêcher les gros investisseurs d’acheter de la terre, mais que les transactions menées dans les pays pauvres devaient être encadrées.
Les paysans éthiopiens pleurent leur terre volée
- Terra Eco
- 29 October 2012
Photographe italien, Alfredo Bini livre son regard sur l’accaparement des terres éthiopiennes par les pays de la péninsule arabique, qui veulent sécuriser leurs approvisionnements en ressources alimentaires.
Argentina seeks Arab agriculture investment
- Nuqudy
- 29 October 2012
Argentinian Agriculture Minister Norberto Yauhar met last week with Saudi Ambassador Turki M.A. Al Madi to discuss investments that the Kingdom is considering in Argentina, particularly in San Luis.
Land deals in Africa have led to a wild west – bring on the sheriff, says FAO
- Guardian
- 29 October 2012
Amid warnings that land deals are undermining food security, the head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has compared "land grabs" in Africa to the "wild west", saying a "sheriff" is needed to restore the rule of law.
Santa Fe, Argentina: limitan la adquisición de tierras rurales por extranjeros
- El Santafesino
- 29 October 2012
Se efectuó en la provincia de Santa Fe a través del Registro General de la Propiedad del Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos.
What's eating Australia? Foreign buyers at the farm gate
- Reuters
- 28 October 2012
Australia risks losing an opportunity to become a farmyard for Asia, as growing unease over foreigners buying rural land threatens to provoke protectionist policies.
Indian firms reap bitter harvest in Africa
- The Hindu
- 26 October 2012
Indian companies which invested in controversial deals involving hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Ethiopia have found themselves out of their depth in a fast-growing African economy.