The people of Iowa — not to mention the refugees of Katumba, Tanzania — deserve an honest explanation for Iowa State University’s part in the AgriSol deal, and not just shameless denials.
- Des Moines Register
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23 December 2011
Its joint venture with Singapore's Wilmar will invest 100 billion naira in Nigeria over the next 5-7 years to develop oil palm plantations that will feed the refinery.
Issue number 4/2011 of 'New Routes' by Life & Peace Institute (Uppsala)
- Life & Peace Institute
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23 December 2011
South Sudan hopes to attract investors from Gulf Arab states, Israel, China and fellow African countries to boost production of basic food items, a government official said on Thursday.
“End Landgrabbing! was declared by the participants of the “South Asian Caravan on Climate, Gender, and Food Sovereignty 2011” that went from North to South Bangladesh.
Saudi Arabia, seeking foreign farmland to boost its food security, has bought 12,000 hectares of Argentine farmland just as the South American country is attempting to limit foreign farm ownership.
- Agrimoney
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21 December 2011
Le Mozambique a approuvé deux projets agricoles géants représentant au total 660 millions de dollars (505 millions d'euros) d'investissement, et s'étendant sur 90.000 hectares, a annoncé mercredi le porte-parole du gouvernement Henrique Banze.
En medio de la discusión en el Congreso por la Ley de Tierras, Almarai Co de Arabia Saudita, principal láctea del Golfo Pérsico, adquirió por US$ 83 millones a la propietaria de campos locales Fondomonte.
- Fortuna Web
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21 December 2011
La Comisión de Agricultura de la Cámara alta, cuya titular es la senadora kirchnerista Graciela De la Rosa, firmó este lunes un dictamen relacionada con el “régimen de protección al dominio nacional sobre la propiedad, posesión o tenencia de las tierras rurales”.
- Más Producción
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21 December 2011
Joining the neo-colonial bandwagon, Indian companies are taking over agricultural land in African nations and exporting produced food at the cost of locals
- Goimonitor.com
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21 December 2011
Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company said Wednesday it is buying Argentine farm operator Fondomonte S.A. for $83 million to secure access to a supply of animal feed.
Ricado était à Durban pour la Conférence des Parties de l'ONU et pour les activités de La Via Campesina organisées dans le cadre et en marge de la CdP en décembre 2011.
Ukraine’s parliament extended a ban on the sale of farmland for a year to January 2013, saying that more time was needed to prepare the market for such sales.
- Bloomberg
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20 December 2011
Domestic and foreign investors are expected to grow sugar cane and other cash crops on a large-scale in the south of Ethiopia, an area known for its numerous indigenous tribes.
Interview with Frederic Mousseau, policy director at the Oakland Institute in California.