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Qatar’s political motivations a challenge to fund
- Reuters
- 03 Mar 2011
Food investments may drive Qatar's sovereign wealth fund to look at Latin America as an important investment destination
The dilemma of land grabs and the implications for sustainability.
- Development
- 03 Mar 2011
The first issue of Development 54 starts the one year debate on sustainability by looking at the dilemma of the current global land grabs in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Land Grab in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia
- Nazret
- 03 Mar 2011
I urge the Government to stop conceding to foreigners the natural resources and the national reserves of the peoples of Ethiopia, and to begin helping Ethiopian farmers preserve and farm their lands organically.
L'Afrique aiguise les appétits
- Jeune Afrique
- 03 Mar 2011
Fusions-acquisitions, achats de terres, coentreprises… Le continent attire des investisseurs venus de toute la planète, assurés d’y trouver la réponse à des besoins mondiaux en nourriture qui ne cessent d’augmenter. Tour d’horizon d’un grenier en devenir.
Sucre : Yes we canne !
- Jeune Afrique
- 02 Mar 2011
Dangote Industries, une des plus importantes compagnie du Nigéria, veut produire de la canne à sucre sur 40,000 ha au Sénégal.
Caught in the food pirates’ trap
- Governance Now
- 02 Mar 2011
These ‘food pirates’ come with bags full of foreign direct investment and are moving swiftly where land is available, investing in crops that can be shipped back home.
Zambia: Rich African farms draw international investors
- TradeInvest Africa
- 02 Mar 2011
Private investment in Africa's agriculture is rising. says Neil Crowder of British firm Chayton Africa, which recently acquired a farm in Zambia.
In field and for food, the return of structural adjustment
- Fahamu
- 02 Mar 2011
Principles for responsible agriculture investment are stock templates, designed to deflect the fallout from a growing number of media reports of land deals between investors and governments.
Kazakh opposition leader challenges President on alleged deal with China
- RFERL
- 02 Mar 2011
A Kazakh opposition leader is urging President Nursultan Nazarbaev to confirm or deny a report about an alleged deal he made in Beijing to lease Kazakh farmland to China, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
Argentina mira modelo de Brasil para limitar la propiedad extranjera de tierras
- EFE
- 02 Mar 2011
Argentina analiza el modelo legal aprobado en Brasil para limitar la propiedad extranjera de las tierras, pero sin que una norma de este tipo espante las inversiones, según adelantó hoy la presidenta Cristina Fernández.
Conference papers on global land grab (April 2011)
- LDPI
- 02 Mar 2011
Papers for the LDPI conference on global land grab (University of Sussex, UK, 6-8 April 2011) are being posted online at the Future Agricultures website
Argentina quer limitar venda de terras a estrangeiros
- Agência Estado
- 01 Mar 2011
A presidente da Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, anunciou hoje que enviará ao Congresso um projeto de Lei de Propriedade de Terra para restringir a compra de terras por parte de estrangeiros.
Argentina estuda lei brasileira sobre propriedade estrangeira de terras
- EFE
- 01 Mar 2011
A Argentina analisa um modelo legal aprovado no Brasil para limitar a propriedade estrangeira de terras, mas sem que uma lei deste tipo espante os investimentos, adiantou nesta terça-feira a presidente Cristina Kirchner.
CFK sigue a Brasil: Preocupa la compra de tierras por extranjeros
- Urgente24
- 01 Mar 2011
Cristina Fernández mencionó futuras restricciones y el caso de Brasil, que aqui se cuenta
"¿Quién es ese diputado?" preguntó la Presidenta, ante un reclamo a viva voz de Orsolini
- MDZ
- 01 Mar 2011
El agro diputado argentino Pablo Orsolini pidió a viva voz a Cristina Kirchner "una ley que limite la venta de tierras a extranjeros"