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The new shifting agriculture: Shopping for fields overseas
- Times of India
- 09 July 2010
Acquiring land elsewhere for cultivation impoverishes farmers there and degrades soil
Faut-il ouvrir les terres africaines aux investisseurs agricoles étrangers ?
- J'accuse
- 09 July 2010
Débat entre deux économistes africains autour de la question de savoir si les terres africaines doivent être ouvertes à des baux pour être cultivées par des investisseurs étrangers.
A la poursuite de l'or vert
- Challenges.fr
- 08 July 2010
"Pour nos investisseurs de la première heure, la plus-value dégagée est supérieur à 40%," précise Olivier Combastet.
A Debate on Geoengineering: Vandana Shiva vs. Gwynne Dyer
- Democracy Now!
- 08 July 2010
"The land rights of the poor defenseless indigenous person is the biggest peace initiative of today and it’s the biggest climate issue of today," says Vandana Shiva
Thousands rally in West Papua: Reject special autonomy, demand referendum on independence
- IndyBay
- 08 July 2010
In Merauke, over 1000 people marched to the regional legislature to present their demands, and rallied against the failure of Special Autonomy to protect indigenous people, particularly in regard to the planned 80 million-hectare Merauke Food Estate.
Grand reportage : Terres éthiopiennes à louer
- RFI
- 07 July 2010
Près de 300 investisseurs étrangers cherchent à obtenir de la terre en Ethiopie. Qui sont ces nouveaux arrivants, quels sont les bénéfices pour les paysans locaux et pour l’Etat éthiopien ?
Karuturi eyes $150M fundraise for Africa push
- VC Circle
- 07 July 2010
Private equity firms like Rabo Equity Advisors and IL&FS Investment Managers may be in talks with Karuturi.
In Brief: Manila forum to mull farmland purchases in developing countries
- IRIN
- 07 July 2010
A two-day “Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific” opened in Manila on 7 July to look at overseas leases or purchases of farmland in developing countries.
AgriNurture acquires mango exporter company
- Manila Bulletin
- 07 July 2010
ANI is one of the few accredited companies that have the capacity and license to export fresh mango to Japan and Korea.
Chinese bid sparks foreign ownership debate
- Otago Daily Times
- 07 July 2010
Calls for an overhaul of rules governing foreign ownership of farm land increased in New Zealand yesterday, coinciding with the Chinese-backed company lodging an application to buy 16 North Island dairy farms with the Overseas Investment Office.
Hassad to produce rice abroad for Qatar market
- Peninsula
- 07 July 2010
State-backed food producing and marketing giant, Hassad Food Company, has plans to produce rice in India, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam.
Sudan mega-project hits new snag
- Jordan Times
- 07 July 2010
Discussions are at a standstill after investors, a joint Arab-foreign company based in the Philippines, insist on owning the lands allocated by the Sudanese government to Jordan for the project,
Indonesia: Demand for palm oil fuels land-grabbing
- IRIN
- 06 July 2010
Communities throughout Indonesia are losing land to companies seeking to profit from the booming palm oil industry.
Natural Dairy lodges OIO application
- NZPA
- 06 July 2010
Hong Kong-based Natural Dairy says it has relodged its application with the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) to buy the Crafar portfolio of farms, and expects approval in the next few months.
Malaysia's Sugar King Kuok has gone global
- The Star
- 06 July 2010
Wilmar, which already owns 200,000 ha of sugar cane plantations in Indonesia, said it intended to use Sucrogen’s proven expertise in the sugar business to pursue growth strategies in “Indonesia and other high potential Asian markets.’’