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Beleaguered West Papuans left to count the cost of Indonesia's palm oil boom
- The Guardian
- 17 May 2012
Indigenous Papuans are reeling from the cut-price sale of the land and forests that are their lifeblood
Acaparamiento de tierras falta con aviso a Río+20
- IPS
- 17 May 2012
La propiedad agraria y los derechos comunitarios a la tierra no están contemplados en los debates de la próxima Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible, que se realizará del 20 al 22 de junio en la ciudad brasileña de Río de Janeiro.
Cambodian troops seal off village after land clashes
- AP
- 17 May 2012
Authorities say the land is owned by the government, but the activists claim the previously state-owned land already has been awarded to a Russian company to be developed as a plantation.
UAE investors to invest in agriculture, hotel, tourism sectors in Ethiopia
- NewsDire
- 17 May 2012
Ethiopia's State Minister of Industry, Tadesse Hailem, says the investors have expressed interest to invest in the agriculture sector in Ethiopia and export it to their country.
The allure of farmland investments: Consistent performance, low correlation
- Seeking Alpha
- 17 May 2012
"Investing in Farmland and Feeding the World," was discussed at an interactive session at the 65th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Chicago last week.
Acheter des terres à l'étranger est-il cohérent?
- La Terre
- 16 May 2012
Les péquistes demandent au ministre de l’Agriculture du Québec d’être « cohérent » sur la question touchant l’accaparement de terres agricoles.
Fonds d'investissement - Des terres agricoles pour profiter des garanties du gouvernement
- Canoë
- 16 May 2012
Des fonds d'investissement achètent des terres agricoles pour profiter de leur rendement ainsi que des généreuses garanties du gouvernement, une situation que déplore le Parti québécois.
Ethiopia forcefully evicting Omo tribes for sugar plantations
- Friends of Lake Turkana
- 16 May 2012
On the ground reports have exposed a secret operation by Ethiopian forces to force the Suri, Bodi and Mursi tribes out of their ancestral land to pave way for sugarcane plantations of Malaysian investors.
Commitments to AP2 agriculture venture boosts assets to $2bn
- IPE
- 15 May 2012
Sweden's SEK216bn (€24bn) buffer fund AP2 and TIAA-CREF have increased commitments to an agricultural property company launched last year to $2bn (€1.6bn), attracting interest from several Canadian investors.
Foreign investors to put €50m into Irish dairying
- Independent
- 15 May 2012
A group of foreign financiers is examining the possibility of investing up to €50m in Irish dairy production, it has been revealed.
Quest for Land
- BJP
- 15 May 2012
Magnum photographer uses iPad to highlight Cambodian land grabbings
Va-t-on mieux contrôler la vente de terres agricoles dans le monde ?
- La Croix
- 15 May 2012
Selon Clara Jamart, responsable des questions d’agriculture et de sécurité alimentaire pour Oxfam France, la solution serait d’attribuer des certificats de droit foncier d’usage à des groupes.
TIAA-CREF forms global farmland investing company
- Reuters
- 14 May 2012
Financial services group TIAA-CREF said it is partnering with Canadian and European money managers to form a $2 billion global farmland investing company to capitalize on the growing demand for grains and other agricultural products.
La Caisse dans les terres agricoles
- Les Affaires
- 14 May 2012
La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec se lance à son tour dans la déferlante d’investissements des fonds de retraite dans les terres agricoles.
Paraguay: Carperos emplazan al Gobierno para la compra de tierras de Teixeira en San Pedro
- Última Hora
- 14 May 2012
Los carperos de la zona de Colonia Agüerito decidieron emplazar al Gobierno por 15 días para la compra de unas 7.800 hectáreas, propiedad del empresario brasileño Ulises Rodrigues Teixeira. Si no hay respuesta, anuncian nuevas ocupaciones.