Article details the diversity of outcomes and arrangements falling under the blanket term ‘land grab,’ examining transfers of ownership and control of land and the implications of political processes as reflected in land policy
Law that will accelerate the sale of state farmland seen as move to give domestic farmers a head start before restrictions are removed on foreign investment as part of Poland's entry into the European Union.
A Saudi Arabian company has leased tens of thousands of acres in western Ethiopia to grow rice for export. The Ethiopian government says it will help provide food security for its citizens, but some who live in the region, say they’re not seeing any benefits.
Agricoltura e cibo nell'era della nuova scarsità. Il nuovo libro di Paolo De Castro.
Numero 10/11 de 'Transcontinentales' sur les logiques transnationales d'appropriation foncière.
Vietnam's Long Van 28 Company is planning to seek funding from the Government to invest in some 200,000 hectares of rice in Sierra Leone.
An MOU targeting $1 billion in aquaculture investments in Mauritania was signed between the National Prawn Company of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, with Saudi-based Al Rajhi also involved.
En Argentine, le Parlement a voté une loi fixant des limites à la possession de terres par les étrangers. La présidente Cristina Kirchner, réélue en octobre, en avait fait l'une des priorités de son second mandat.
Los "brasiguayos", prósperos hacendados de origen brasileño, que tienen las tierras más fértiles en la zona fronteriza de Paraguay con Argentina y Brasil, viven bajo la mirada de 5.000 campesinos "sin tierra".
Le plus grand laitier du Moyen-Orient, Almaraï Company vient d'acquérir 12.306 hectares de maïs et de soja en Argentine, qui lui serviront à nourrir ses vaches laitières et ses volailles.
Lo hizo a través del fondo de inversión Adecoagro, que cuenta con emprendimientos agrícolas y agroindustriales en prácticamente toda Sudamérica. En Santiago del Estero ya tenía campos en el departamento Belgrano, donde produce oleaginosas y cereales. El valor de la hectárea en esa zona ronda los 7 mil dólares.
Investment by Indian-owned Karuturi Global has raised questions about whether Ethiopia is literally giving away the farm, or conversely, launching a 'green revolution' to help Ethiopia feed itself.
Argentina has joined a handful of other big farming nations such as Brazil that have taken steps to limit foreign ownership of what their governments consider precious resources: farmland.
O Senado argentina aprovou na quinta-feira uma lei que limita a venda de terras para estrangeiros no país que é um dos principais exportadores globais de grãos, uma medida que o governo afirma que vai proteger um recurso estratégico.
El gobierno argentino dispone hoy de un instrumento legal para limitar la tenencia y adquisición de tierras por parte de extranjeros, después que el Senado convirtiera en ley un proyecto sobre el particular enviado por el Poder Ejecutivo.
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