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Accaparrement des terres : le cas du Bénin
- FARM
- 01 June 2010
Lionel Gbaguidi, vétérinaire béninois, fait le point sur les processus d’accaparrement des terres au Bénin, FARM met en ligne son analyse.
Sommet Afrique - France : Déclaration finale
- Sommet Afrique - France
- 01 June 2010
La France a annoncé la constitution d’un Fonds d’investisseurs, le Fonds pour l’Agriculture africaine, destiné à soutenir le développement des projets agricoles en Afrique.
Hassad Food plans to invest $700mn in global projects
- Gulf Times
- 01 June 2010
Hassad Food Company intends to invest $500mn to $700mn this year for projects across the world as part of its mission to ensure food security for Qatar, chairman and managing director Nasser bin Mohamed Mubarak al-Fuhaid al-Hajri has said.
Funds: Nothing ventured, nothing gained in Bulgaria
- BNE
- 01 June 2010
Karoll Capital Management, the country's largest landlord after the government, sees continuing prospects for farmland investment in Bulgaria
Needed: an ethical approach to development partnerships
- Gulf Times
- 01 June 2010
Gulf countries investing in farmland abroad have a real opportunity to help developing countries and should rethink simply switching their investments to richer states says Dr Mahendra Shah
Shock and uncertainty over forest-clearing moratorium
- Jakarta Globe
- 31 May 2010
Business leaders and even top government officials have been left surprised by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s announcement last week that the country would impose a two-year moratorium on the clearing of natural forests, which may affect various foreign investment projects.
Qatar eyes farm, energy investment in Moldova
- Gulf Times
- 31 May 2010
"I understand Moldova has a favourable climate and good farmland, which Qatar’s Hassad Food could possibly look at for opportunities," says Qatar's Deputy Premier
Gulf investment offers hope for Africa
- The National
- 31 May 2010
Between 2007 and mid-2008, Gulf states and their government-backed businesses spent US$15 billion (Dh55bn) in sub-Saharan Africa alone, much of it in the drive for food security
A Note on Papers relating to Land Grabbing in Africa at the Annual World Bank Land Conference
- World Bank
- 30 May 2010
Lists titles and authors of papers on land grabbing presented at the World Bank conference
Land grabbing: myth or reality?
- ODDO Securities
- 30 May 2010
An economic analysis of land grabbing in 25 countries by a French securities firm. Predicts the entry of Danone, Nestlé and Unilever into the fray.
La France est désormais concurrencée en Afrique
- La Croix
- 30 May 2010
Aujourd’hui, les puissances émergentes, à commencer par la Chine, investissent de plus en plus en Afrique.
NE China province leases land, grows crops in Russia
- Xinhua
- 29 May 2010
Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has leased 426,667 hectares of land in Russia to grow crops, the provincial agriculture commission said Friday.
Fears of farmland buy-out
- Big Pond News
- 29 May 2010
There are growing concerns that a legislative loophole could allow vast tracks of Australia's farmland to be sold to the Chinese Government.
Saudis invest heavily in Ethiopian farm sector
- Arab News
- 29 May 2010
"Agricultural lands being leased by Saudis have been increasing by the day in Ethiopia," Ethiopian Consul General Tekleab Kebede says.
Gulf farmland search switches to richer countries
- Reuters
- 28 May 2010
"As more investors look into the opportunities that developed nations present there will be no need to go underground or be ashamed of these deals," said Hakan Agro's Tomar.