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Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 10-Nov-2010


Reuters | 10-Nov-2010
South America tops farmland investors’ wish-list
Private equity and fund managers name South America a top place to buy, lease and manage agricultural lands for profit.

Reuters | 09-Nov-2010
Bankers, funds try to cope with demand for farms
Bankers and fund managers are scrambling to build up rural expertise in response to rocketing investor demand to buy entire farms as an inflation hedge.

Reuters | 09-Nov-2010
Private equity sees “buckets of money” in water buys
Water scarcity will generate big returns once climate change and population growth take their toll on farming.

Reuters | 09-Nov-2010
From corn to nuts, Optima plans listed farmland REIT
Optima Fund Management is picking up new U.S. farm properties at a brisk pace as it prepares to take public its farmland real estate investment trust.

Reuters | 09-Nov-2010
As Saskatchewan farm values rise, investment kept limited
Foreign investors are gaining ground despite restrictions, participating as minority players in various investment vehicles.

Le Courrier | 09-Nov-2010
Objectif terre
Genève, capitale du négoce agricole et de la finance bien davantage que des droits humains, ne pouvait que faire bon accueil au Global AgInvesting de Soyatech. Une vingtaine d'organisations sociales et politiques ont toutefois appelé à manifester dès 11h30.

Nouvelle Tribune | 09-Nov-2010
Afrique, la ruée vers les terres : une bombe à retardement
L’acquisition à grande échelle de terres arables est une menace pour l’agriculture africaine selon les participants a un séminaire organisé au Burkina-Faso par le CTA.

APS | 08-Nov-2010
52 % des terres arables du monde sont en Afrique (technicien)
Environ 52% des terres arables disponibles dans le monde se trouvent dans le continent africain, a révélé lundi à Dakar Mohamed Béaguovi, directeur de la division pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre du Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA).

GRAIN et CODEN | 08-Nov-2010
Cameroun : Un village résiste l’accaparement de leurs terres par une société française
Entretien avec Ndjoya Dieudonné, membre du Comité de développement de la région de Ndo (CODEN)

CRBM | 08-Nov-2010
The vultures of land grabbing
New report uncovers the players behind the major European private equity hedge funds involved in land grabs and their connections with the banking world.

GMANews | 08-Nov-2010
SC asked to stop deal between Luisita, Chinese firm
Farmers say land deal will nullify their long-standing efforts for land distribution.

Reuters | 08-Nov-2010
Agriculture, farmland attracting “impact investors”
Investors eyeing agriculture in global markets are increasingly merging their pursuit of profits with a philanthropic zeal.

Tiempo Argentino | 08-Nov-2010
Argentina: El gobierno busca regular el proceso de extranjerización de las tierras
El ministerio de Agricultura tiene un grupo de técnicos trabajando en un proyecto de ley que regule la extranjerización de las tierras, en la misma sintonía de un viejo proyecto de la Federación Agraria

Times News | 05-Nov-2010
Institutional investors eye south-central Idaho farmland
Pension funds, foundations and endowments want a hedge against inflation and a safe place for their money.

Infocampo | 05-Nov-2010
Argentina: ahora Corrientes busca formalizar convenios productivos con China
El embajador chino se reunió con el gobernador Colombi. “Corrientes tiene agua dulce suficiente y tierras ociosas como condiciones favorables para el cultivo de arroz”, indicó Zeng Gang.

I Profesional | 05-Nov-2010
Efecto cruzado: extranjeros vienen por tierra local y los argentinos se “enloquecen” con el Uruguay
Mientras crece el interés de países como China, India, Arabia Saudita o Qatar por adquirir tierras en el país, el desembarco de productores argentinos en Uruguay sigue elevando su ritmo

Nouvelle Afrique | 05-Nov-2010
Afrique : La Banque mondiale préoccupée par l’accaparement des terres
La Banque mondiale a organisé une vidéo conférence la semaine dernière sur « la problématique de l’accaparement des terres : quelles implications pour les collectivités locales » dans le cadre du programme Forum d’animation pour la Gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone.

Grupo de Reflexión Rural | 04-Nov-2010
Modelo neocolonial: acaparamiento de tierra, monocultivos y exclusión social
Con el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de las corporaciones, los agricultores y las comunidades locales perderán el acceso a la tierra para la producción local de alimentos

The National | 04-Nov-2010
Action pledged on soaring food prices
UAE pursuing agriculture investments abroad to "guarantee the continuous availability of products with competitive prices."

PANNA | 04-Nov-2010
Global Land Grab
What is to be done? Obviously, we need an immediate moratorium on land grabs.

swissinfo | 03-Nov-2010
La «Faim du monde», de Genève à Ouagadougou
«Les investissements colossaux qui déferlent actuellement sur l’agriculture africaine servent avant tout les intérêts de l’agrobusiness», a déclaré Djibo Bagna, président du ROPPA, déplorant qu’une fois de plus, les paysans locaux ne soient pas davantage écoutés.

Jornada | 03-Nov-2010
Bolivia: crece cantidad de tierras cruceñas en propiedad de ciudadanos extranjeros
Una investigación da cuenta de la creciente extranjerización de tierras en el oriente boliviano, principalmente en manos de ciudadanos brasileros y argentinos

AIM | 03-Nov-2010
Mauricianos tencionam investir 1,2 biliões USD na aquacultura
Um grupo de empresários das Maurícias, cuja identidade não foi revelada, pretende investir 1,2 biliões de dólares num projecto de aquacultura em Moçambique.

O Globo | 02-Nov-2010
Brasil: estrangeiros compram 22 campos de futebol por hora
Do final de 2007 ao início deste ano, foram adquiridos 1.152 imóveis rurais

Daily Graphic | 02-Nov-2010
Land grab at Kpachaa – One more bad example in Ghana
“The pain to pass my lost land each day is so big that I cry,” says local chief.

Stiffkitten's Blog | 02-Nov-2010
Land legislation in Zambia bypasses the poor yet again
Government’s policies of liberalizing land markets and focusing on foreign investment are having a detrimental impact on Zambia’s rural poor.

agrimoney.com | 02-Nov-2010
Mriya Agro may have to pay up to 11% on its bonds
Company with a landbank of 220,000 ha in the Ukaraine plans $300m bond issue.

swissinfo.ch | 01-Nov-2010
UN expert urges action over rising food prices
DeSchutter says he never thought it was a good idea to endorse the World Bank's proposal on landgrabs.

agrimoney.com | 01-Nov-2010
Funds clamour for shares in Agroton flotation
The group currently has 151,000 hectares under management, a figure which it claims makes it the sixth-largest listed farm operator in Europe.

MercoPress | 01-Nov-2010
New rush of foreign investors, mainly Argentines, to purchase land in Uruguay
Recent business delegations from Iran and Qatar expressed strong interest in buying farmland in Uruguay to develop their own production projects.

Reuters | 01-Nov-2010
Investors eyeing Balkan farms as long-term play
"Several very powerful groups in the Middle East are seriously considering the 3.2 million hectares that Serbia has to offer."

Reuters | 01-Nov-2010
Saudi agri investor to focus on home market first
Agroinvest plans to invest 1 billion riyals overseas but is waiting for details on Kingdom's policy.

Saudi Gazette | 31-Oct-2010
Saudi Arabia keen to address food security issue: Irish official
Saudi Arabia and Ireland will explore possibilities on how to clinch deals with countries that can offer food security for the Kingdom

The Australian | 30-Oct-2010
Pastoral holdings remain a family affair
Fears that faceless corporations and international investors would become the new barons of the Australian bush have proved to be unfounded

FIAN | 29-Oct-2010
L’accaparement de Terres agricoles et les conséquences pour les populations rurales
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à une conférence publique à Genève le 04 novembre prochain à 20h

CNOP-Mali | 29-Oct-2010
Mobilisation paysanne contre l’accaparemment des terres à l’office du Niger
Affiche du Forum des organisations paysannes contre l'accaparement des terres, le 20 novembre 2010, à Kolongotomo

QNA | 29-Oct-2010
Qatar Supports Agriculture and Food Security in Arab and Islamic Countries
Qatar gives special attention to investments in Sudan in agricultural fields and livestock.

Asia Pulse | 29-Oct-2010
Singapore’s Wilmar eyes Aust’s Sucrogen for Papua sugar project
Wilmar is eyeing Indonesia's Papua Province for a massive cane growing project.

CTA | 29-Oct-2010
Briefing régional en Afrique de l’Ouest: Accès à la terre
Le Briefing sur le développement rural en Afrique de l’Ouest « Accès à la terre, acquisitions de terres et développement rural: nouveaux enjeux, nouvelles opportunités » qui se tiendra à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso du 1 au 4 novembre 2010 examinera les liens entre le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire dans les zones rurales

Democracy Now! | 28-Oct-2010
The right to food: Corporate, foreign gov’t land grab causing hunger in poor countries
Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, and Smita Narula, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, discuss land grabbing on Democracy Now!

OCI | 28-Oct-2010
5ème Conférence Ministerielle de l’OCI sur la sécurité alimentaire – discours du secrétaire général
"Nous devrions conclure un arrangement de partenariat entre les pays disposant de terres et de ressources naturelles et agricoles abondantes et les pays disposant de capitaux en vue de remédier à la pénurie chronique des investissements dans l’agriculture commerciale."

FIAN | 28-Oct-2010
Forerunning new international decision-making on land issues?
A report on the CFS land discussions, Rome, October 8-16, 2010

FIAN | 28-Oct-2010
¿Precursor de una nueva forma internacional de toma de decisiones?
Un informe sobre los debates del CSA sobre la tierra, Roma, octubre, 8-16, 2010

CHRGJ | 28-Oct-2010
CHRGJ report calls for rights protections in global land rush
Urges transparency and regulation to protect rights, prevent further food insecurity.

Coordination Genève | 28-Oct-2010
Pas d’accapareurs de terres, ni à Genève, ni ailleurs !
Protestons ensemble contre le Global AgInvesting Europe 2010

WSJ | 28-Oct-2010
Private sector interest grows in African farming
Mounting concern over security of food supplies is spurring a wave of private-sector investment in Africa.

Horizon Ethiopia | 28-Oct-2010
Karuturi tractors make big splash On Bole Road
Karuturi is perhaps the poster child for the big land grabs that have characterized large scale agricultural investment in Ethiopia

AIM | 03-Nov-2010
Mauricianos tencionam investir 1,2 biliões USD na aquacultura
Um grupo de empresários das Maurícias, cuja identidade não foi revelada, pretende investir 1,2 biliões de dólares num projecto de aquacultura em Moçambique.

MAP | 27-Oct-2010
Près de 30 millions ha de terres agricoles en Afrique acquises par des investisseurs étrangers
Près de 45 millions d'hectares de terres agricoles dans le monde, dont les deux tiers en Afrique (30 millions d'hectares), ont été vendues à des investisseurs étrangers, entre octobre 2008 et août 2009, indique un rapport d'Oxfam Grande-Bretagne rendu public mercredi à Dakar.

Jeune Afrique | 27-Oct-2010
Agriculture/Mali : les investissements gagnent du terrain
Le rêve d’Amadou Toumani Touré de « faire du Mali une puissance agricole » est-il en train de se réaliser??

Bloomberg | 26-Oct-2010
Ethiopia plans to rent out Belgium-sized land area to produce cash crops
“If we get money [from renting out our land] we can buy food anywhere. Then we can solve [Ethiopia's] food problem,” says Abera Deressa, minister of state for agriculture

BNE | 25-Oct-2010
Funds: Up on the farm
GAIA and others see the most leverage for investment returns coming from emerging market regions like Brazil, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan due to low valuations, low costs of production and low land values.

USA Today | 24-Oct-2010
Chinese investors acquire a taste for Napa Valley wineries
A growing number of Chinese businessmen are looking at California vineyards for sale, to sell US wines to the booming China and Hong Kong markets.

Asian Sentinel | 21-Oct-2010
Laos and the Resource Curse
China and other nations are making Laos an industrial farm, to the detriment of its ecology

ZLA | 21-Oct-2010
Civil society communiqué on large scale land acquisitions in Zambia
Land is too important to be left to the whims of international commercial interests to overrun the land rights of the ordinary people of Zambia.

CNBC-TV18 | 14-Oct-2010
May raise Rs 450cr through PE investors: Karuturi Global
Ramesh Krishnaswamy of Karuturi Global in an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18

AGTER | 09-Aug-2010
L’accaparement des terres agricoles : une affaire de droits qui lance des défis politiques pour la communauté mondiale
La revue EcoRev’ a demandé à Agter de présenter son analyse du phénomène d’accaparement des terres agricoles dans le cadre de son numéro d’été consacré à l’agriculture


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