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Libya NTC says to review investments worldwide
- Reuters
- 08 January 2012
Chairman of National Transitional Council says Libya will make major direct agricultural investments in Sudan and other countries close to Libya.
The records of Jeune Afrique's interview with Director-General Lu Shaye
- FOCAC
- 07 January 2012
"Western countries always say China is 'enclosing land' in Africa. In fact, China has not enclosed land in Africa; on the contrary I know that the west has enclosed a lot of land in Africa," says China's Director-General of African Affairs.
Farm sector 'fire sale' sparks food fear
- NZ Herald
- 07 January 2012
The level and manner of foreign investment in Australian agriculture is sounding alarm bells amid growing concern that the nation's own food security could be compromised.
Argentine venture earns Irish firm $83m
- Irish Times
- 07 January 2012
An Irish-owned agricultural company that owns and operates three farms in Argentina has been sold to Saudi Arabia’s largest food company for $83 million.
Coalition to target foreign farm buyers
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 06 January 2012
Foreign investment in agricultural assets would be subject to much greater scrutiny under a Coalition government, says Australia's shadow treasurer.
SLC takes Brazil landbank above 300,000 hectares
- Agrimoney
- 06 January 2012
SLC Agricola took its Brazilian landbank above 300,000 hectares, an area bigger than Luxembourg, with its fourth purchase in four months, in a deal which highlighted the price gap between different parts of the country
Mali: Le ministre libyen des Affaires étrangères en visite
- PANA
- 05 January 2012
'Après avoir évalué les projets entre les deux pays, nous allons essayer de sauvegarder et de protéger ce qui est bon,' a dit le ministre libyen des Affaires étrangères, Ashors S. Ben Khaïal. La Libye dispose de plus de 100.000 hectares de terres au Mali pour la riziculture.
Choc de cultures en Ethiopie
- Le Monde
- 05 January 2012
Gilles van Kote, envoyé spécial du Monde, et Jiro Ose, photographe japonais basé à Addis-Abeba, se sont rendus dans la région de Gambela, à la pointe occidentale de l'Ethiopie, pour enquêter sur le phénomène de location de terres.
Scramble for Ethiopia’s Land
- Le Monde
- 05 January 2012
Rich soil, a tropical climate, and an abundance of water: the region of Gambela in the west of the country is fertile. Foreign investors are renting thousands of hectares of it to develop intensive agriculture without regard for the environment and the population, reports Le Monde.
Land stolen from the poor
- Mennonite Weekly
- 04 January 2012
We should not invest in financial companies that perpetrate activities that rob agricultural land from the poor, argues Patricia Kisare of the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office.
Concern over selloff of Australian agriculture companies
- Daily Telegraph
- 04 January 2012
Overseas investors are snapping up prime agricultural land and rural enterprises, triggering concerns we're selling off the farm.
Qatar's next big purchase: a farming sector
- Reuters
- 04 January 2012
Qatar has been investing in large areas of farmland overseas to ensure access to food supplies, but it also aims to produce most of its food domestically by spending massively to boost crop yields and convert semi-desert into agricultural land.
Latin America: The fat of the land
- IPE
- 03 January 2012
Fertile soil and good water supply – but lagging development – present a compelling opportunity for agriculture investors, finds Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
Do you invest in frontier markets?
- IPE
- 03 January 2012
PensionDanmark's DKK 320 million (EUR 43 million) farmland investment will focus on agricultural production in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique
Terre sconosciute
- Internazionale
- 03 January 2012
A review (in Italian) of the book "Land Grabbing" by Stefano Liberti published by the magazine Internazionale