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A new wave of land grabbing exposed in Sri Lanka
- War On Want
- 08 August 2011
A recently uncovered cabinet memorandum has provided details of the new “Sri Lankan Land Alienation Policy to Promote Development Activities”.
Arable land deals with the West bad for food security
- East African
- 07 August 2011
The thriving market for land for commercial agriculture in East and West Africa is now seen as a threat to food security as rural populations are pushed off prime land.
State enterprise sues Saudi Star
- Addis Fortune
- 07 August 2011
Saudi Star Agricultural Development is being sued by an Ethiopian state company for failure to pay for the clearing of land in the Gambella Regional State.
Emerging issues in agricultural investments
- The Citizen
- 05 August 2011
Within agriculture, conflicts revolve around land and water sources ownership and use. The case of Karatu Kiru valley sugarcane farming where one of the investors was killed by local community on May 31, 2011 serves as an illustration
Episódios Neocoloniais: Acaparamento de Terras
- Correio da Cidadania
- 05 August 2011
Este artigo visa repercutir denúncia feita por organizações camponesas e de direitos humanos, especialmente a Via Campesina, sobre o grave e preocupante processo de acaparamento (1) de terras atualmente em curso em vários países e continentes.
PCU critica: "campeones en extranjerización"
- La República
- 05 August 2011
El Partido Comunista (PCU) reclamó oficialmente al Frente Amplio (FA), que la coalición impulse normas que eviten que se agudice el proceso de extranjerización de la tierra.
Experto militar cuestiona informe sobre extranjerización de la tierra
- El País
- 05 August 2011
González Guyer. Los militares cuando no encuentran enemigos, los inventan
Meles Zenawi's land lease and famine in Ethiopia
- Abugida
- 05 August 2011
Failing rains and drought are not the primary causes of the chronic food shortage and persistent famine hitting Ethiopia given the immense potential the country has.
Indonesia food security project threatens Papuan way of life
- AlertNet
- 05 August 2011
Indigenous Papuans are at risk of further marginalisation and the forests on which they rely face destruction due to a project by the Indonesian government, activists say.
Pétition : Halte aux expulsions des familles malgaches et à l'accaparement des terres à Madagascar
- TANY
- 04 August 2011
Les expulsions de familles malgaches des terres sur lesquelles elles vivent, souvent depuis plusieurs générations, sont de plus en plus fréquentes et massives. Cette situation est devenue intolérable à Madagascar.
Agriculture Investment Summit Americas 2011 (Miami, 19-21 October)
- Terrapinn
- 04 August 2011
The Agriculture Investment Summit Americas is a three-day senior-level conference for US, Canadian, and Latin American investors to access global agribusiness and farmland opportunities.
Chinese say farmland investments not to be feared
- 3 News
- 04 August 2011
The Chinese Embassy in Wellington wheeled out a government spokesman today in a rare move, to tell New Zealanders they have nothing to fear from Chinese farmland investments.
Farmers demand owners' register
- The Age
- 04 August 2011
Farmers have urged the state government to establish a register that would list Victorian farms that have been bought by foreign owners. The call comes as concerns grow over the level of foreign ownership of Australian farms and over the control of productive food resources.
Estrangeiros no Brasil
- Suinocultura Industrial
- 03 August 2011
O Ministério da Agricultura (Mapa) avalia que a atual legislação sobre compra de terras por estrangeiros no país "não está clara", dificulta a vinda de investidores e traz "insegurança jurídica".
PCs another pest for Australian wheat growers
- Reuters
- 03 August 2011
Outback Australian farmers - hardened from dealing with extreme weather, fires and pests - now have to wrestle with modern trading tools and technology after a tough day tilling the land as they adapt to the rigors of a deregulated market.