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Israel mulls leasing land in Russia
- Xinhua
- 24 September 2010
Israel has asked Russia's republic of Tatarstan to lease 1.5 million hectares of its land, said a visiting Israeli businessman on Friday.
Touche pas à ma terre, c'est ma vie
- COPAGEN
- 24 September 2010
La meilleure réponse aux conséquences graves de l’accaparement des terres, selon COPAGEN, est de faire en sorte que les paysannes et paysans petits producteurs trouvent plus rentable d’exploiter leurs terres que de les céder massivement pour tenter de survivre.
Perampasan Tanah: Sebab, Bentuk dan Akibatnya bagi Kaum Tani
- AGRA
- 24 September 2010
AGRA paper on land grabbing in Indonesia, during the period 2004-2010, for food and agrofuels production (in Bahasa Indonesia only).
Would Cecil Rhodes have signed a code of conduct?
- Oxfam
- 24 September 2010
Over the past year, I have been collecting material on biofuels, land rights in Africa, and global land grabbing. Reading through this material worries me greatly, for it carries very strong echoes of Cecil Rhodes and his merry men.
Karuturi set to raise $100 mn
- Business Standard
- 24 September 2010
India's Karuturi plans to emerge as a leading player in agriculture in the African continent, with revenues from agriculture trumping revenues from floriculture in two years.
Fonterra eyes more farms in China
- NZ Herald
- 24 September 2010
"What China needs is safe, healthy Chinese milk and it starts all the way up stream with farming," Fonterra's CEO Andrew Ferrier said.
¿Pero qué Objetivos del Milenio?
- El País
- 23 September 2010
El BM afirmó que la investigación sería sobre 30 países, pero únicamente fue sobre 14. Parece que las empresas se negaron a compartir información acerca de sus inversiones en tierras de cultivo.
The mob action in Tema
- Ghana Web
- 23 September 2010
Wilmar claim to be investing in project that will employ 500 people with investment capital of $40 million. Yet the land in question supports the entire fishing industry in Tema.
LVC and FIAN ask governments to ban land grabbing
- Via Camepsina
- 23 September 2010
The agenda of the upcoming session of the FAO Committee on World Food Security, on 11-14 October 2010, includes a policy roundtable on land tenure and international investment in agriculture.
Pressions sur les terres. Devenir des agricultures paysannes
- CETRI
- 23 September 2010
Cet ouvrage a été produit dans le cadre d’une collaboration d’Entraide et Fraternité, de la Commission Justice et Paix et du CETRI sur cette problématique du devenir des agricultures paysannes dans un contexte de pressions accrues sur les terres.
Bahrain firm signs key India agriculture deal
- Gulf Daily News
- 23 September 2010
Hassan Group will cultivate 4,000 hectares of arable land in India to produce fruits (banana), rice and sugarcane for the Bahraini market.
Norfund invests 10 million dollars in rice production in Tanzania
- Norway
- 22 September 2010
Norfund’s investment will be used to continue expansion of the farm, including preparation of another 2,000 hectares of land, increase in production and storage capacity, machines and equipment
L’Ukraine, nouvelle Mecque de l’agro-business
- ARTE
- 21 September 2010
Qui sème le blé, récolte le pactole… Charles Beigbeder est un homme d’affaire avisé. La crise alimentaire est une aubaine pour certains, elle a fait remonter durablement le prix des céréales. Investir dans la production agricole intensive, c’est l’avenir des chercheurs d’or. Enquête en Ukraine.
Sudan, Spanish agricultural projects shelved
- Jordan Times
- 21 September 2010
Jordan's stalled Sudan agricultural investment project is no longer feasible, as no one will pay the infrastructure costs to transport water.
Bahrain group keen to invest in Sarawak halal food hub
- The Star
- 21 September 2010
An established business group in Bahrain is seeking large tracts of land to grow rice and rear cattles in Malaysia.