South Korea will set aside 40 billion won (US$35.8 million) to help local companies secure overseas farmland this year, the government said. Ten billion won will be paid directly to foreign governments supporting such investments.
The entrepreneur has a plan for land preservation that actually makes money. Now he just has to prove it.
Contract template that was given to the Oakland Institute research team in Benishangul
English translation of a contract template (original in Amharic) that was given to the Oakland Institute research team in Benishangul
Brazil is preparing rules that will block foreign governments, state-owned companies and speculators from buying agricultural land while allowing in “genuine” private sector investors.
O governo boliviano ameaçou nesta quarta-feira expropriar no país cerca de um milhão de hectares de terras de brasileiros e menonitas, caso venha a ser confirmado que elas foram obtidas ilegalmente ou que não são usadas para produzir alimentos.
Brazil’s growing concerns reflect a larger rethinking on ownership of commodity production underway globally.
Le 21 mars prochain, plusieurs ONG et réseaux organiseront un dialogue entre acteurs de la société civile et acteurs politiques belges et européens sur le thème de l’accès à la terre.
A disputa judicial entre a Companhia de Terras Sud Argentino, filial da Benetton na Argentina, e a comunidade Mapuche já segue há mais de quatro anos.
Sudan is top of the list of countries selected for Saudi investments, says Undersecretary of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Agriculture
"Politically the (Ukraine) government wants to reassure the population that these traders are not going to export grain while the population starves," says the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Gulf states are following in the footsteps of China and looking beyond their shores to make heavy investments in agriculture
Translation of Dakar Appeal against the land grab
Asian palm oil producers are being accused of cashing in on Africa in their search to expand production
Venezuelan Minister for Agriculture and Land and the president of the Chinese Heilongjiang Beidahuang State Farm Business Trade Group have signed an agreement to form a joint venture food company.
