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Cuánta tierra necesita el Mercado
- Rebelion
- 02 September 2011
Entrevista con Stefano Liberti, autor del libro "Land grabbing. Come il mercato delle terre crea il nuovo colonialismo"
Por un límite a la extranjerización
- Página 12
- 02 September 2011
Luego de las modificaciones introducidas al proyecto del Ejecutivo, el kirchnerismo cree que la semana que viene podrá reunir el plenario de comisiones para el dictamen al proyecto que limita la venta de tierras.
N. Korea plans to lease farm land in Russia's Far East: RIA Novosti
- Arirang
- 02 September 2011
Russia's state-run news agency reports that a delegation from North Korea held talks with authorities in Russia's Far East on leasing land to grow vegetables and grain.
North Korea to rent farm land in Russia's Far East
- Ria Novosti
- 01 September 2011
North Korea plans to rent several hundred thousand hectares of land in the Amur region in Russia's Far East to grow vegetables and grain
Investisseurs libyens, paysans maliens
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- 01 September 2011
Les « sept principes de durabilité » prônés par les institutions internationales ne sont pas respectés.
Quand la Banque mondiale encourage la razzia sur les terres agricoles
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- 01 September 2011
Trois ans après la crise alimentaire de 2008, la question de la faim resurgit dans la Corne de l’Afrique. Parmi les causes de ce fléau se trouvent les investissements fonciers à grande échelle visant à établir des cultures vivrières et énergétiques.
Speculating with lives: How global investors make money out of hunger
- Der Spiegel
- 01 September 2011
The idea of combining the greed of investors with the fight against hunger as a mutually beneficial business venture has failed miserably
West Africa’s agriculture land grab
- SNV
- 01 September 2011
New study by SNV and the Royal Tropical Institute looks at rising farmland acquisitions by domestic agro-investors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Papua New Guinea begins Commission of Inquiry into rainforest land grabs
- Scoop
- 01 September 2011
Papua New Guinea has launched a Commission of Inquiry into foreign land grabs of pristine, indigenous owned primary rainforests for clearcut logging and supposed oil palm development.
Argentina debates foreign land buys
- Reuters
- 01 September 2011
Argentina's Congress is gearing up for a debate on a bill to limit the amount of farmland foreigners can buy, amid a surge of interest in land deals triggered by rising food prices.
Pensions show interest in farmland investments
- Farmland Forecast
- 31 August 2011
The $23.6 billion Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System and the $600 million Tucson Supplemental Retirement System are currently exploring potential investments in farmland as a means of diversification.
Colombia: exfuncionarios del gobierno Uribe estarían involucrados en despojo de tierras
- Semana
- 31 August 2011
Arias sostuvo además que tras la tierra está el interés de empresas transnacionales, y manifestó al ministro de Agricultura su preocupación por su promoción de la inversión privada y extranjera en el agro.
A Chinese company looks to invest in Western Australian land
- ABC
- 31 August 2011
China's most powerful agricultural company Beidahuang Group, BDH, has made offers on a number of farms in the state's south west, amounting to about 80,000 hectares of land.
Uruguay: Comisión de Fomento Rural apoya proyecto contra la concentración
- El Observador
- 31 August 2011
Es impostergable una legislación que limite en forma explícita la tenencia de tierra, dice la CNFR
Farmland in Brazil: An update
- LinkedIn
- 30 August 2011
Powerpoint on what's happening with the law, for foreigners, in Brazil