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The new geopolitics of food
- Foreign Policy
- 27 April 2011
From the Middle East to Madagascar, high prices are spawning land grabs and ousting dictators. Welcome to the 21st-century food wars.
Le Cameroun glisse sur une peau de banane documentaire
- MTM
- 27 April 2011
Un documentaire dénonçant les conditions de travail et l’accaparement de terres par la Société PHP, producteur de banane au Cameroun, a été interdit de projection.
How the land lies
- Knight Frank
- 27 April 2011
Agricultural land is once again attracting global investors but the sector is far from risk free.
Lutte contre l'accaparement des terres : vote à l’unanimité de la proposition PS
- PS.be
- 26 April 2011
La sénatrice belge Olga Zrihen vient de gagner une bataille dans son combat contre l’accaparement des terres des pays en développement par des pays tiers ou des sociétés commerciales.
High global food prices make NZ vulnerable to land grab
- Scoop
- 26 April 2011
With commodity prices at record highs, New Zealand must protect its global advantage by keeping New Zealand land for New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and companies, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.
Farm private investment seen doubling in two years
- Reuters
- 26 April 2011
Inflows of private capital in agriculture worldwide are expected to more than double to around $5 billion to $7 billion in two years as rising food prices spur investments in farm land and production facilities.
Agrogénération : Premier exercice bénéficiaire en 2010
- Daily Bourse
- 26 April 2011
Le Groupe devient bénéficiaire après trois années d’exploitation et initie ses premiers projets de développement en Amérique Latine
La dernière étape avant la disparition du Noir d'Afrique
- Afrohistorama
- 26 April 2011
Cette histoire de Terres africaines vendues ne me laisse pas de répit depuis au moins trois ans, écrit E. Mampouya
In Japanese It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"!
- It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"!
- 26 April 2011
Translation of It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"! by Via Campesina
ACT NOW! calls on government to end land grab leases
- ACT NOW!
- 24 April 2011
The PNG Lands Department has vowed to take action on land deals in Papua New Guinea - deals in which control of more than 5 million hectares of land, 10% of PNGs land mass, has been taken away from local people and given to corporations.
Saudi prince settles land row with Egypt
- AFP
- 24 April 2011
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced Sunday an agreement has been reached on returning most of his disputed agricultural land in Egypt -- 30,000 out of 40,000 hectares -- back to the government.
UAE in talks to invest in Australian farmland
- Arabian Business
- 24 April 2011
The UAE plans to hold further talks with officials from Australia with a view to invest in farmland as part of its plan to tackle food security.
Argentina: se viene el debate sobre la venta de tierras
- Parlamentario
- 23 April 2011
La iniciativa prevé poner límites a la compra por parte de personas residentes en el extranjero de tierras en nuestro país y apunta fundamentalmente a extensos terrenos patagónicos que son buscados por su alto potencial.
Congo governor offers farmland in mining province
- Reuters
- 22 April 2011
Moise Katumbi, governor of mineral-rich Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has offered 14 million hectares of farmland to large-scale farmers to boost agriculture.
Brasil en riesgo de contrarreforma agraria
- IPS
- 22 April 2011
"La crisis internacional del capitalismo tuvo un efecto contrario en Brasil puesto que, para protegerse, los capitalistas internacionales corrieron a Brasil para invertir en la compra de tierras y en proyectos energéticos," dijo João Pedro Stédile, dirigente del Movimiento de los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra (MST)