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Olam stands out in a near-empty field
- AFR
- 23 October 2012
The new Australian head of Singapore-listed agribusiness Olam International wants to build more partnerships with institutional investors to open up investment in the agricultural sector.
Foreigners may hold tenth of our land, says unionist
- NZ Herald
- 23 October 2012
Foreigners own far more New Zealand farmland than officially estimated and could hold a tenth of our country's productive agricultural real estate, says Bill Rosenberg of the Council for Trade Unions.
プロサバンナ事業に関する声明 "Pronunciamento da UNAC sobre o Programa ProSavana" in japanese
- 23 October 2012
Japanese version “Pronunciamento da UNAC sobre o Programa ProSavana”
Austrália registra estrangeiros donos de terras agrícolas
- Terra
- 23 October 2012
A Austrália decidiu criar um registro nacional para os estrangeiros proprietários de terras agrícolas, anunciou a primeira-ministra Julia Gillard, no momento em que parte do setor rural manifesta preocupação com a venda de propriedades, em particular aos chineses.
The global land grab: The new enclosures
- Wealth of the Commons
- 23 October 2012
Only legal recognition of commons as the communal property of communities is sufficient to afford real protection, writes Liz Alden Wily
Australie: registre national des terres détenues par des étrangers
- belga.be
- 23 October 2012
L'Australie va créer un registre national répertoriant les détenteurs étrangers de terre agricole australienne, a annoncé mardi la chef du gouvernement, alors qu'une partie du monde rural s'inquiète de la vente de terres, à des Chinois notamment.
UNAC statement on the ProSavana Programme
- UNAC
- 22 October 2012
National Peasants' Union of Mozambique condemns trilateral agricultural project between Brazil, Japan and Mozambique for not taking into consideration the demands, dreams and basic concerns of peasants
Communiqué de l’UNAC à propos du Programme ProSavana
- UNAC
- 22 October 2012
Union Nationale des Paysans de Mozambique condamne le projet triangulaire entre le Mozambique, le Japon et le Brésil pour ne pas prendre en considération les demandes, aspirations et besoins des paysans.
Moçambique: Pronunciamento da UNAC sobre o Programa ProSavana
- UNAC
- 22 October 2012
União Nacional de Camponeses condena veementemente qualquer iniciativa que preconize o reassentamento de comunidades e expropriação de terra dos camponeses, para dar lugar à mega projectos agrícolas de produção de monoculturas
Nouveau Monopoly de la France Agricole
- La Vigne
- 22 October 2012
Le groupe France Agricole revisite le célèbre jeu de société. Dans cette nouvelle version exclusive et inédite, au lieu d’acheter des rues de Paris, les participants acquièrent des terres agricoles pour les faire fructifier
América latina/ Buscan democratizar el acceso a la tierra
- AIM
- 22 October 2012
Rafael Alegría de la CLOC-Vía Campesina señaló el grave proceso de reconcentración y mercantilización de las tierras, así como el acaparamiento de los recursos naturales, la invasión transgénica, la destrucción de los bosques en toda América Latina.
El capital financiero internacional se apodera de las mejores tierras sudamericanas
- Bolpress
- 22 October 2012
Se estima que el 25% del territorio uruguayo y paraguayo y al menos el 10% del argentino están en manos de empresarios extranjeros, mientras que en otros países de la región los latifundios privados se multiplican como hongos.
Principles for responsible investment in agriculture to be developed
- FAO
- 22 October 2012
A 2-yr consultation process to develop principles for responsible investment in agriculture was approved by the 39th Session of the Committee on World Security (CFS), which ended on Saturday at FAO headquarters.
The Global Farms Race
- Island Press
- 22 October 2012
A new book about land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security
Black Earth reveals cash call to unlock Pepsi deal
- Agrimoney
- 22 October 2012
Russian farm operator says it signed a 3-yr deal with PepsiCo to provide potatoes and sunflower seed for use in making Frito-Lay crisps, besides sugar beet for other products.