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Divergent views emerge on GCC expansion plan
- Arab News
- 12 May 2011
The GCC states, debating the possible inclusion of Jordan and Morocco, can tap into the large swaths of fertile agricultural lands of both nations says Abdul Hadi Al-Habtoor
"Argentina será prioritario para las inversiones chinas"
- El Argentino
- 12 May 2011
Luego del encuentro que la Presidenta mantuvo con Chen Deming, ministro de comercio de China, el canciller Héctor Timerman explicó que nuestro país "fue designado como prioritario para el comercio y las inversiones chinas".
Federación Agraria cuestionó el proyecto de tierras del Ejecutivo
- Parlamentario
- 12 May 2011
La entidad, que también presentó un proyecto para limitar la extranjerización de tierras, objetó la iniciativa oficialista aunque destacó sus aspectos “positivos”. “Lo más importante es que finalmente se haya instalado el debate”, consideró.
G20 agricole : les voix de la société civile seront-elles entendues ?
- Coordination Sud
- 12 May 2011
Les ONG ont souligné devant les négociateurs la nécessité de soutenir l’agriculture paysanne et familiale, l’influence des agrocarburants sur l’augmentation des prix de la nourriture, et l’effet néfaste des accaparements de terre sur la souveraineté alimentaire
SMNE: Major loopholes in land lease contracts raise many questions
- SMNE
- 12 May 2011
The Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development recently released the Land Rent Contractual Agreements for land leases between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and twenty-four companies or individuals.
Fonterra in Brazil land purchase
- NZ Herald
- 12 May 2011
The New Zealand dairy giant has signed a deal to buy an 850 hectare farm in the Brazilian state of Goias.
Taiwan mulls growing crops overseas to ensure food security
- dpa
- 12 May 2011
Taiwan is considering growing crops overseas to ensure its food security, officials said Thursday.
ANALYSIS-Argentine land sale limits no threat to output
- Reuters
- 11 May 2011
Argentina's drive to limit land purchases by foreigners is deepening concerns about its investment climate, but is not expected to cause major changes to who owns some of the world's most productive farmland.
Land ist Leben: Der Griff von Investoren nach Ackerland
- Zeitpunkt
- 11 May 2011
Das Dossier ist herausgegeben von "Brot für die Welt", dem evangelischen Entwicklungsdienst und dem Forschungs- und Dokumentationszentrum Chile-Lateinamerika in Zusammenarbeit mit der Redaktion Welt-Sichten.
Curbing land purchases by foreign investors
- IPS
- 11 May 2011
The governments of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are drafting laws to curb acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of their fertile agricultural land.
‘Farming abroad must focus on green water sources’
- Gulf Times
- 11 May 2011
Non-renewable water sources, such as lakes and aquifers, will not withstand significant foreign investment and intense agricultural production.
Land investors crowd the waiting room
- Progressive Farmer
- 11 May 2011
So many Wall Street-types crammed the Waldorf Astoria in New York City last week for a global farmland and agribusiness conference that hosts warned the crowd of 600 not to block the fire exits.
Food security and quest for foreign land
- Financial Express
- 11 May 2011
The government of Bangladesh has also been looking for farmland abroad -- in Burma, Kenya, Uganda
Sénégal : Séminaire national sur ’’l’accaprement des terres’’, le 18 mai
- APS
- 10 May 2011
Un séminaire national sur le phonème de l’accaparement des terres se tiendra à Dakar à partir du 18 mai prochain, à l’initiative du Réseau africain pour le développement intégré (RADI)
Brasil à venda. E há quem compre
- ALAI
- 10 May 2011
Em 2010, a NAI Commercial Properties, transnacional do ramo imobiliário, presente em 55 países, adquiriu no Brasil, para estrangeiros, 30 fazendas nos estados de GO, MT, SP, PR, BA e TO. Ao todo, 96 mil hectares!