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Way out west, another bubble is forming
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 23 May 2011
Regulators are warning that a new real estate bubble may be forming across the US grain belt -- and National Australia Bank is right in the middle.
Colombia shifts from drugs to food in farm expansion
- Reuters
- 23 May 2011
Colombia plans to nearly double agricultural land growing crops for food and biofuel, part of a new investment boom in the country as violence ebbs from a decades-long internal conflict fueled by drug profits.
Law does not prohibit leasing land if it's beneficial to Kazakhstan - Agriculture Ministry
- Kazinform
- 23 May 2011
According to the legislation, Kazakhstan has the right to lease land to foreigners for a period of 10 years says Vice Minister of Agriculture Saktash Khassenov
South American nations move to limit foreign ownership of agricultural land
- Catholic Online
- 23 May 2011
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have united to draft laws to limit acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of their fertile agricultural land.
Bangladesh to get 60,000 hectares for farming in Uganda
- Daily Star
- 23 May 2011
Of the produce, 20 percent will go to the government of Uganda, and the remaining will be sent to Bangladesh with a profit of 10 percent plus production cost, says Nitol-Niloy Group
Bangladesh seeks African land
- BBC
- 23 May 2011
Companies in Bangladesh are planning to lease thousands of hectares of land for agriculture in some African countries. Robert Ziegler, the Director General of the International Rice Research Institute, believes that Bangladesh's food strategy will become more widespread.
Diputados debatirá el 2 de junio el proyecto de extranjerización de tierras
- Tiempo Argentino
- 22 May 2011
Será en el primer encuentro de las comisiones que tratarán el proyecto: Legislación general, Agricultura y Asuntos Constitucionales. Podría estar también el ministro Domínguez.
Chinos empezarán con trigo en Río Negro
- Río Negro
- 22 May 2011
Prevén la siembra para julio o agosto en el Valle Inferior. Después la soja. Serán pruebas experimentales y además, habrá ensayos con otras plantaciones en la estación del INTA.
10pc of PNG lost in forest land grab
- The Australian
- 21 May 2011
More than 10 per cent of Papua New Guinea's land mass has been handed over to foreign and national corporate interests over the past seven years under mysterious land deals that appear to be aimed at logging, not food or cash crop production.
Sime invests in Liberia
- The Star Online
- 21 May 2011
In 2009 Sime Darby Plantation acquired a 63-year concession covering 220,000ha in Liberia that it will developed into oil palm and rubber plantations
Estrangeiros possuem 309 imóveis rurais no Amazonas, revela Incra
- D24AM
- 21 May 2011
A área é equivalente ao município de Iranduba, que possui extensão de 2,21 mil quilômetros quadrados, ou a cerca de 228,5 mil campos de futebol.
EU parliamentarian condemns Cambodia’s “blood sugar” exports
- dpa
- 20 May 2011
A member of the European Parliament said Friday she would push for the European Union to suspend trade preferences for Cambodian sugar after meeting villagers who had been evicted to make way for huge concessions.
Sime Darby to invest $3.1 bln in Liberia project
- Reuters
- 20 May 2011
Company also in talks with the government of Cameroon on a project estimated to be worth $2.1 billion.
Mitsui to boost Brazil soy exports 50% on expansion in food commodities
- Bloomberg
- 20 May 2011
Mitsui may still add a partner to co-invest in Multigrain, as the Japanese company needs a local player to help purchase more land, says company official.
Concentración y extranjerización de la tierra en Bolivia
- ILC
- 20 May 2011
Este estudio se ha hecho por encargo de la FAO y su propósito es rastrear los orígenes de la concentración y extranjerización de las tierras en Bolivia en los últimos años.