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What should companies do when states offer prime land on a platter?
- The Guardian
- 06 Mar 2012
Companies investing in land in Africa and elsewhere need guidelines to ensure the human rights and dignity of local communities are protected
Ethiopia’s Omo Valley: a global heritage under threat
- International Rivers
- 06 Mar 2012
A government map leaked to International Rivers delineates sugar plantations with a total area of 2,450 square kilometers – almost the size of Luxembourg – that the Ethiopian government is seeking to develop in the sensitive ecosystems of the Lower Omo Valley.
Ekosem-Agrar fuels investment wave in Russia dairy
- Agrimoney
- 06 Mar 2012
German-based Ekosem-Agrar unveiled a E50m bond issue to raise funds for doubling its Russian milking herd, and expanding its 160,000-hectare landbank, extending the wave of investment heading into the country's dairy market.
Stolen land stolen future
- APRODEV
- 06 Mar 2012
This report from APRODEV documents how communities in Cambodia have lost their livelihoods because of land grabbing by national and international business corporations.
Land-grab fears take hold in Congo
- Reuters
- 06 Mar 2012
A law meant to breathe new life into agriculture in Democratic Republic of Congo risks scaring off needed foreign investment due to a clause calling for farms to be majority-owned by Congolese, according to investors and other sector players.
Palme : une ONG met de l’huile sur le feu
- Quotidien Mutations
- 06 Mar 2012
Le Centre pour l’environnement et le développement dénonce la concession de 73 000 hectares accordée par l’État camerounais à une société américaine qui vise une production annuelle de 400 000 tonnes d’huile de palme. 25 000 riverains seraient affectés par ce projet.
New land rush: Indiscriminate land acquisition to have adverse impact on sustainable development
- Economic Times
- 05 Mar 2012
In the run up to Rio+20, the United Nation Environment Programme Foresight Panel has flagged the adverse impact of the "new land rush" as a cause of concern.
AgroGeneration : signe un accord avec un groupe argentin
- Boursier.com
- 05 Mar 2012
AgroGeneration annonce la signature d'un partenariat stratégique avec le groupe argentin La Suerte Agro. La société commune louera et exploitera 14.000 hectares en Argentine dès la prochaine campagne agricole, avec pour objectif 50 000 hectares d'ici à 5 ans.
Que serait l’agriculture africaine sans les femmes ?
- APIC
- 05 Mar 2012
Un axe du combat de Pauline Ndiaye, du Sénégal, est la lutte contre l’accaparement des terres par des nationaux ou des entreprises étrangères.
BRÉSIL - Manifeste unitaire historique des organisations sociales rurales
- Alter Info
- 05 Mar 2012
Les mouvements sociaux ruraux de tout le Brésil ont lancé un manifeste historique pour la lutte contre le transfert des terres à des groupes étrangers et l’établissement de limites à la propriété foncière au Brésil
Mitsubishi increases grain supply in Brazil
- World-Grain.com
- 05 Mar 2012
Mitsubishi Corp. recently announced plans to acquire 20% of farmland operator Los Grobo Ceagro do Brasil S.A.(Ceagro) for about 3.5 billion yen. The companies also agreed on Mitsubishi’s prerogative to purchase grain preferentially from Ceagro.
¡Acabemos con el acaparamiento de tierras! ¡La tierra para quienes la trabajan!
- Vía Campesina
- 05 Mar 2012
Llamamiento para el 17 de abril: Día Internacional de las Luchas Campesinas
Liberia land deals with foreign firms 'could sow seeds of conflict'
- Guardian
- 05 Mar 2012
Small farmers lose livelihoods as 'controversial' palm-oil producing multinational moves in, report says
Sri Lanka seeks investment in agriculture
- Emirates 24/7
- 05 Mar 2012
Sri Lanka is opening up its farmland to attract international investment and is keen on building business partnerships with Gulf based firms.
Government mulls private purchase of farm land abroad
- Economic Times
- 05 Mar 2012
The government has decided to throw its might behind private purchases of farm land overseas to ensure food security for India.