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Laos: Land concessions come under scrutiny
- Vientiane Times
- 22 April 2011
The granting of land leases and concessions for some investment projects is unacceptable, as some projects negatively impact on the environment and livelihoods of local people.
Questions foncières : pour les droits et les intérêts des Malgaches démunis
- justmad.canalblog.com
- 21 April 2011
Cet article informe sur des réalités du foncier peu connues sur lesquelles les autorités seraient en train de préparer des projets de lois et interpelle les responsables pour que les décisions prises n’aggravent pas la précarité des Malgaches démunis.
Proceedings from the April 21, 2011 Roundtable Discussion on Land Access and Responsible Agribusiness Investment
- USAID
- 21 April 2011
USAID and MCC elected to convene this discussion because identifying common ground among various sides of the debate around land acquisition is difficult
Africa: We export food to import food
- Pambazuka
- 20 April 2011
The World Food Program intends to buy some of the grain produced in Ethiopia by foreign investors in order to assist hungry people. Ironically, this group of intended food aid recipients will include those working to produce it in the first place. Ethiopia's government is calling this sustainable development.
Paraguay: En 2010 se llevan vendidas más de 100.000 hectáreas a extranjeros
- Hoy Corrientes
- 20 April 2011
Con una ganadería que creció, en los últimos 30 años casi 500.000 cabezas bovinas anuales, suelos ricos en fósforo y tierras a valores que no se consiguen, ganaderos e inversores uruguayos apuestan a producir carne en Paraguay.
Estrangeiros avançam nas terras do Brasil
- Jornal do Comércio
- 20 April 2011
De outro modo, deve-se evitar esta ofensiva que ameaça a soberania do Brasil sobre o seu próprio território. As nossas riquezas pertencem aos brasileiros e não devem ser distribuídas ou vendidas por preço vil entre essa legião de estrangeiros que avança a passos largos em nosso território com vantagens surpreendentes.
Argentina: Limitarán la extranjerización de la tierra
- La Voz del Interior
- 20 April 2011
En un acto de fuerte color político que tuvo por objetivo seducir a productores rurales y donde insistió en lograr “la nueva ruralidad”, la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner anunció ayer un proyecto de ley para limitar la compra de tierras por parte de extranjeros.
Afrique : Nous exportons des denrées alimentaires pour importer de la nourriture
- Pambazuka
- 20 April 2011
On assiste depuis quelques années à une véritable envolée des investissements agricoles dans le monde en développement.
Cargill unit Black River plans $400 mln Asian food fund
- Reuters
- 20 April 2011
Black River's investment pipeline includes a Chinese pork producer and distributor, a duck farming firm in northern China, a fish producer in Costa Rica and a frozen fish processor in Singapore.
Chinese move on Tully
- The Cairns Post
- 20 April 2011
China's Cofco Corporation has acquired an equity stake in Australian sugar producer Tully Sugar and is said to be pursuing a take-over.
EAFF presentation to World Bank conference on land and poverty, April 2011
- EAFF
- 20 April 2011
The EAFF President was a discussant during the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty which took place in Washington DC USA 18th to 20th April 2011. The following were his focal points
Colonial-style land grabbing back on the table
- IPS
- 19 April 2011
The highly-contested Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment are back on the table this week, as the annual Conference on Land and Poverty opens at the World Bank.
Documentaire : Planète à vendre
- ARTE
- 19 April 2011
Les crises alimentaire et financière qui ont secoué le monde en 2008 ont eu un effet méconnu du public. Elles ont provoqué une incroyable course pour la mainmise sur les terres cultivables partout dans le monde.
Débat: Planète à vendre
- ARTE
- 19 April 2011
Olivier De Schutter, Rapporteur spécial des Nations Unies sur le droit à l'alimentation, et Prof. Harald von Witzke, Faculté de l'agriculture et de l'horticulture, Université Humboldt de Berlin.
Compañía China tras tambos neocelandeses
- El País
- 19 April 2011
La compañía de inversiones de China, Shanghai Pengxin Group, tiene pensado invertir US$ 158 millones en la compra de establecimientos lecheros en Nueva Zelanda (las estancias de Crafar).