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World divided over new scramble for African land
- East African
- 04 October 2010
The morality of the global land rush is finely balanced and even the World Bank appears deeply torn.
Are they appropriate agricultural investments or 'land grabs'? Depends on who you ask
- East African
- 04 October 2010
The EAC food security strategy advises partner states to “resist leasing or selling large chunks of land to foreign entities for food production or bio-fuels solely for export.”
GM 'lesser of two evils': Olam
- The Land
- 04 October 2010
Mr Verghese says that Olam sees "sustainable value" in investing in agriculture, including farmland, and that GM crops are an inevitable "must".
Foreign investment in Aussie farms is nothing unusual
- Australian Farm Journal
- 04 October 2010
The anxiety expressed in some farming quarters and the daily media about Australian farms becoming dominated by foreign corporations and governments fails to recognise that the coming and going of overseas investors has always been part of rural property transactions.
Argentina: Dieron detalles del viaje del Gobernador de Río Negro a China
- ADN
- 03 October 2010
Los acuerdos son motivados por las demandas agroalimentarias, agroindustriales y bioenergéticas de China
Boletín Nyeleni sobre la cuestión de la tierra
- Nyeleni.org
- 03 October 2010
El primer número del Boletín Nyeleni contiene una edición especial sobre el tema de la tierra
SLC Agricola may sell stake in Brazil farmland unit this year, CEO says
- Bloomberg
- 02 October 2010
SLC, whose crops cover 223,000 hectares, will sell a 49 percent slice of the new company, Land Co., to local or foreign investors that may include sovereign and pension funds
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Sannati Agro Farm PLC
- 01 October 2010
Contract is for 10,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.
Is Zambia Africa's next breadbasket?
- Mail & Guardian
- 01 October 2010
International investors from Britain to South Africa have begun putting money into infrastructure development and transport, and about 200 exiled Zimbabwean farmers have taken leases from the Zambian government to develop farmland in the country.
Bulletin Nyéléni sur la question de la terre
- Nyeleni.org
- 01 October 2010
Ce bulletin entend apporter une petite pierre à l’édifice de résistance qui sera bâti pour faire échec à aux multinationales, à la banque mondiale et leurs alliés. Nous encourageons toutes les organisations et tous les mouvements engagés pour la souveraineté alimentaire à s'embarquer avec nous pour ce grand voyage.
Nyeleni Newsletter on land
- Nyeleni.org
- 01 October 2010
This newsletter aims to bring a small stone to the edifice of resistance that will be built to counteract transnational corporations, the World Bank and their allies. We urge all organizations and all movements committed to the struggle for food sovereignty to embark with us on this journey.
China courts SA’s commercial farmers
- Farmers Weekly
- 01 October 2010
The Chinese are aware that South Africa has a research problem and they know they need farming skills for the land they’re acquiring in Africa, says Dr De Jager of AgriSA.
An Open Letter to Gennet Zewide, Ethiopian Ambassador to India
- Anyuak Media
- 30 September 2010
The people of Ethiopia have a question for you and the government of Ethiopia you represent, “Why are you giving away our land to foreigners?”
Konferenz BodenLos Wem gehört das Land? Wer hat Zugang? Wie schützen wir es vor Spekulanten?
- Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
- 30 September 2010
Wie kann der verhängnisvolle Trend einer immer stärkeren Land- und Machtkonzentration in den Händen weniger Besitzer gestoppt werden?
Le Potentiel: Cinq questions à Olivier De Schutter
- CongoForum
- 30 September 2010
"Après l’absence d’investissements depuis les années 1980, c’est vrai qu’il y a un regain d’intérêt pour les pays du sud, là où la terre est disponible et la main-d’oeuvre peu chère. Mais les retombées pour les pays hôtes sont insignifiantes."