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Dakar Appeal against the land grab
- Online petition
- 25 February 2011
The final version of the appeal is open for endorsement on-line until March 31, 2011
Argentina: "Este año el Congreso debe discutir una Ley que frene la extranjerización de la tierra"
- Audiovisual Telam
- 25 February 2011
El ministro de Agricultura confirmó que está firme la decisión presidencial de impulsar un proyecto de ley que detenga la venta indiscriminada de tierras argentinas a inversores extranjeros.
Sime Darby plans £1.2bn sustainable palm oil expansion in Cameroon
- BusinessGreen
- 25 February 2011
Mohd Bakke Salleh, president and group chief executive of Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur earlier today that the group has identified 300,000 hectares (ha) of land in Cameroon that could be suitable for palm oil plantation.
Appel de Dakar contre les accaparements de terres
- Petition Online
- 25 February 2011
Version finale, à signer en ligne avant le 31 mars 2011
Uruguay: “Este año debatiremos sobre la extranjerización de la tierra”
- Charrúa TV
- 24 February 2011
“Se va a abrir un debate y se verá hasta dónde y por dónde se puede trabajar en el tema de concentración y extranjerización de la tierra. Es un debate central, Brasil ya lo realizó"
Sime Darby on lookout for land
- Reuters
- 24 February 2011
The world's biggest listed palm oil firm, is on the lookout for more land, in a move sure to fuel the global grab for arable land as food prices remain high.
S. Africa farmers shun Libya, target Sudan bananas, Egypt grapes
- Bloomberg
- 24 February 2011
South Africa’s biggest farmers union, Agri SA, said its members are seeking to expand into Egypt, Morocco and Sudan while putting plans to enter Libya on hold
El acaparamiento de tierras: Las transnacionales salen de compras.
- Periódico de Guatemala
- 24 February 2011
En la esfera mundial, Guatemala debe rechazar el acaparamiento transnacional de la tierra.
Obstaculizan las leyes inversiones en el agro
- OEM
- 24 February 2011
La Secretaría de Economía reconoció que el marco legal en materia de tenencia de la tierra obstaculiza el flujo de inversiones tanto nacional como extranjera al agro mexicano.
Office du Niger : Mais que cache donc le gouvernement ?
- Le Républicain
- 24 February 2011
Certaines questions essentielles soulevées par le Parena sur les cessions de terres de l'Office du Niger restent toujours sans réponse, voire sans suite.
Cession des terres de l’Office du Niger : chronologie d’une bataille des chiffres et de la transparence
- Hub Rural
- 24 February 2011
Chronologie d’une bataille entre le PARENA et l'Office du Niger au Mali
Agriterra to build port facility in Guinea
- World Grain
- 23 February 2011
Company expands its activities to capitalize on the soft and hard commodity resource boom in West Africa
Touche pas à ma terre, c'est ma vie! (Part 1)
- Daily Motion
- 23 February 2011
Au cours de ce reportage la parole est donnée à ceux qui vivent l'accaparement des terres. Ils sont du Mali, du Sénégal et du Burkina Faso, tous ils témoignent du caractère méprisant de la façon dont leurs terres sont confisquées dans le silence total des organisations de défense des droits de l'homme ....
Korean firm eyes Davao City for vegetable production
- PNA
- 23 February 2011
A Korean firm is eyeing the Philippines for developing vast agricultural lands for vegetable production.
Food: The big fright
- Qatar Today
- 23 February 2011
Qatar pursuing a "shared-benefits model" that meets the needs of investors and local communities in currently cultivated land areas where the yield gaps are large.