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Attribution de 40 mille hectares aux Saoudiens : Les populations de Boghé s’opposent au Projet.
- CRIDEM
- 30 May 2011
Lors d’une assemblée générale des délégués de 60 localités qui s’est tenue le 27 Mai 2011 au siège de l’Association Mauritanienne pour l’Auto Développement (AMAD) à Boghé les représentants des populations locales ont, dans leur écrasante majorité, exprimé leur désaccord vis-à-vis du projet d’attribution de 40.000 hectares de terres rendu public dans un avis préfectoral affiché dans les locaux de la Moughata’a.
Chongqing's Brazil deal
- Dim Sums
- 29 May 2011
The Chinese article on the deal emphasized that Chongqing citizens would get the soy oil at a very cheap price ("价格将更便宜").
Kazakh opposition calls for halt to China expansion
- Reuters
- 28 May 2011
Opposition activists in Kazakhstan called on the government on Saturday to stop Chinese investment in the country's natural resources, saying Beijing could be preparing a land grab in Central Asia
Uruguay farm saga deserves yellow card
- NZ Herald
- 27 May 2011
NZS may not have successfully introduced our farming practices to Uruguay but it managed to introduce New Zealanders' strategy of acquiring highly leveraged farm land with the intention of making a large, non-taxable capital profit on disposal.
China deve investir em agricultura, diz analista
- Agência Estado
- 27 May 2011
País possui maior reserva cambial do mundo, avaliada em US$ 3,04 trilhões
China Should Invest FX Reserves In Agriculture Abroad -Govt Researcher
- Dow Jones
- 27 May 2011
China should use its huge foreign exchange reserves to expand investment in the agricultural sector overseas, in an effort to increase domestic market supply, says researcher with government-owned economic institute.
What price NZ? Land bid tests limits
- NZ Herald
- 27 May 2011
Last week, bids closed for an 83% stake in Fonterra's biggest supplier, Dairy Holdings, which oversees 72 South Island farms. Bidders reportedly include Chinese dairy giant Bright Dairy, a pastoral fund owned by Australian investment bank Macquarie Group, British private equity firm Terra Firma. US private equity firm Carlyle Group and the Harvard Endowment Fund.
China’s interest in farmland makes Brazil uneasy
- New York Times
- 26 May 2011
“They are moving in,” said Carlo Lovatelli, president of the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries. “They are looking for land, looking for reliable partners. But what they would like to do is run the show alone.”
South Africa: Food insecurity - who will save you, the smallholder or large-scale farmer?
- AllAfrica
- 26 May 2011
Smallholding income can be far more productive for rural areas than export orientated or foreign-owned large farms because any income earned is spent in the rural area.
Uruguay president eyes tax rise for big landowners
- Reuters
- 26 May 2011
Uruguay's president said on Wednesday he wanted to raise taxes on the country's biggest landowners -- including Argentine-based agricultural company El Tejar and George Soros's Adecoagro -- to boost the state's share of bumper farming and forestry sector profits
Landgrabbing: anche la Svizzera è coinvolta.
- L'OrA deLL'EReSia!
- 26 May 2011
Panoramica delle cosietà elvetiche coinvolte nell'accparramento di terre.
La Suisse et l’accaparement des terres
- Domaine Public
- 26 May 2011
Des sociétés basées en Suisse possèdent et gèrent des surfaces considérables dans les pays en développement
African land grab could lead to future water conflicts
- New Scientist
- 26 May 2011
A new study into how virtual water moves around the world offers an explanation for the farmland leasing strategy, reports New Scientist
China's sovereign wealth fund ready to spend $6b in NZ
- NZ Herald
- 26 May 2011
China's enormous sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation, may have set aside up to 1.5% or about $6 billion of its massive foreign exchange reserves to invest in New Zealand assets, including potentially dairy farms.
Q+A: Palm oil, growth and Indonesia's forest clearing ban
- Reuters
- 26 May 2011
Indonesia, the world's No.1 palm oil producer, signed into law a 2-year freeze on new permits that may prompt palm oil firms to seek new ways to grow supply to meet rising demand from India and China, such as buying more land in Africa