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The battle for Cambodian farm land
- ABC
- 25 May 2010
"People lose their access to land simply so that rich and powerful Cambodians and foreign investors can make profit from cash crops for export."
La Banque mondiale accusée de favoriser l’accaparement des terres africaines par des groupes étrangers
- Ouestafnews
- 25 May 2010
Un rapport accablant, produit par un « think tank » américain, accuse la SFI, filiale de la Banque mondiale, de faciliter « l’accaparement des terres » en Afrique
Spotlight turned on issue of land grabbing
- swissinfo.ch
- 25 May 2010
A seminar in Zurich brought together development experts to put the issue into context and take a long term view.
Africa Progress Report calls on African leaders to turn “scramble for Africa” into real results for the continent
- APP
- 25 May 2010
The 2010 edition of the Africa Progress Panel report, produced under the chairmanship of Mr Kofi Annan, addresses land grabbing in Africa.
„Land Grabbing“ – die Gier nach Land
- Brot für alle
- 25 May 2010
EinBlick 1/2010 geht auf die Hintergründe und Konsequenzen von Landraub ein und gibt einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Akteure und Lösungsansätze.
La compra de tierras en África ¿Oportunidad o nuevo colonialismo?
- dpa
- 24 May 2010
El empresario danés casi no puede creer en su suerte en el norte de Uganda. "En realidad quería comprar tierra en el sur, cerca de Kampala -revela- pero el gobierno me ofreció tierras en el norte por un tercio del precio."
Foreign investors pour into Brazilian sugar
- Agrimoney
- 24 May 2010
Foreign investors are not just snapping up Brazilian farmland – they are taking a bigger stake in sugar operators too, tripling their participation within three years.
UAE takes rapid steps towards food security
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 24 May 2010
The UAE has embarked on an overseas investment spree to ensure domestic food security in a country with miniscule arable area -- a spree that will only grow
L’Etiopia ridotta alla fame dà cibo ai ricchi Paesi arabi
- Avvenire
- 23 May 2010
Con una dozzina di grandi laghi, altrettanti corsi d’acqua principali e oltre 3,5 milioni di ettari di terra irrigata, l’Etiopia è il «sogno blu» per gli investitori dell’arido Golfo arabo.
The commercial ‘land rush’ – human rights-based versus corporate social responsibility models
- Terra Nullius
- 23 May 2010
Most people involved in land rights issues are likely to agree that the most abusive companies (and governments) should be vigorously prosecuted using national, regional and global legal fora.
La especulación agrícola extiende las hambrunas
- Público
- 22 May 2010
La ONU y las ONG impulsan el primer intento de frenar el latifundismo que ahonda la miseria de los países más pobres
Community rights should be at the centre of resource use in Africa
- WRM
- 22 May 2010
Liberia conference decries the negative impacts from the increasing amount of land being targeted for large scale monoculture plantation in Africa in recent years.
Singapore firms to invest in $16 bln China farm project
- Reuters
- 21 May 2010
Singapore plans to help develop a $16 billion agricultural project in northeastern China as the city-state aims to boost its food security.
André Teyssier : «La gouvernance foncière en débat face aux appropriations de terres à grande échelle»
- CIRAD
- 21 May 2010
Les appropriations de terres agricoles à grande échelle posent de façon aigüe et urgente la question de la reconnaissance des droits sur la terre des exploitations familiales
New food source for Singapore
- Straits Times
- 21 May 2010
Singapore could gain access to a major new source of meat, fruit and vegetables if a massive new farming project in north-eastern China takes off