As the world's available farming land shrinks in the face of population growth, climate change and soil degradation, Australia's vast tracts of land are going to be increasingly important for global food security. Is the sell-off in Australia's long term interests?
Foreign interests including state-owned companies from China and the Middle East are increasingly looking to Australia to secure their food production by purchasing key agricultural assets.
"Le fait de donner à un pays étranger une partie de son propre territoire n’est pas nécessairement néfaste. C’est surtout une question de prix et de conditions."
- Les Afriques
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24 July 2010
O Conselho Nacional de Justiça determinou que os cartórios de registro de imóveis passem a informar trimestralmente às corregedorias dos tribunais de Justiça nos estados as aquisições de propriedades por companhias brasileiras controladas por pessoas ou grupos de outros países.
- Diario de Pernambuco
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24 July 2010
UAE-based investment company Al Barakah has shown interest in developing agriculture and farming projects in Bulgaria.
- Standard News
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23 July 2010
Africa's untapped agriculture potential make it an ideal partner for resource-constrained Middle Eastern countries that seek to improve their food security, a new report from Standard Chartered Bank said.
- Trade Arabia
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22 July 2010
Le projet -- un partenariat entre Illovo Sugar, entreprise sud africaine, et le gouvernement malien -- concerne l'aménagement d'une zone irriguée de 14,132 ha pour la création des plantations de la canne à sucre
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22 July 2010
50 000 hectares de terrain dans la commune de Boghé pourraient être octroyés à la société saoudienne Tabouk-Eziraiya si le président mauritanien signait un décret dans ce sens.
Algeria adopted a law on Wednesday which will allow private firms to lease state-owned farmland but it also imposed restrictions on foreign investment.
If the offer is successful, Singapore's Olam will either hold 100 per cent or between 50.1 per cent and 90 per cent of NZ Farming Systems Uruguay
Indian floriculture companies are moving into other agri-products in the world's second-largest continent.
- Business Today
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21 July 2010
Another approach to achieve food security in South Sudan is to avail land to foreign nationals interested in commercial farming
- Sudan Tribune
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21 July 2010
This report focuses on the role of the EU and its member states in land grabbing in Africa.
Depuis le 07 de ce mois un avis préfectoral collé sur les murs de la préfecture et destiné au public est venu nous la confirmation de ce qui est en point de devenir le plus grand scandale foncier du siècle inauguré sous l'ère du général putschiste limogé.
Après l'achat de 241 000 tonnes de fèves de cacao, Anthony Ward veut aller à la conquête des terres arables d’Afrique.
- Les Afriques
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20 July 2010