Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 24-Mar-2010
NZ HERALD | 24-Mar-2010
The China Jin Hui Mining Corporation - recently renamed Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings - says it has agreed to buy the Crafar family farms as well as other assets including farmland, cattle, and milkpowder production plant.
Reuters | 23-Mar-2010
"We are launching the fund with the aim of deploying up to $1 billion for large-scale agricultural projects," Beltone told Reuters.
PeaceReporter | 23-Mar-2010
L'ultimo caso: due aziende indiane hanno sottoscritto un accordo con il ministro dell'agricoltura e dello sviluppo rurale etiope per ottenere in concessione terreni per una superficie pari a 15 mila ettari. L'obiettivo delle compagnie è di impiantare tea e la pongamia pinnata.
Vientiane Times | 22-Mar-2010
The Lao side will consider a request by Mongolia to seek agricultural land of up to 10,000 hectares to produce rice and other crops. Also under consideration is a proposal by Mongolia to develop sheep farming in Laos.
Stock & Land | 19-Mar-2010
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has started up the Macquarie Crop Fund to "acquire or lease grain and oilseed properties located in geographically diverse regions of Australia and Brazil".
Reuters | 19-Mar-2010
In a move to attract foreign investment, Cambodia has awarded big concessions to companies, mainly from China, Vietnam and South Korea, to run mines, power plants and farms, leading to a rise in forced evictions by state officials profiting on the sale and lease of farmland for use by foreign and local companies.
La Terre | 19-Mar-2010
Ministre de l’Agriculture par intérim, Robert Dutil, ne voit pas la nécessité d’intervenir afin d’empêcher la conclusion de ventes de terres agricoles aux intérêts étrangers
OCDE | 19-Mar-2010
Dossier spécial du Club de Sahel / l'OCDE de 12 pages sur l'accaparement des terres en Afrique de l'Ouest
OECD | 19-Mar-2010
This double issue of OECD's magazine includes a 12-page dossier on land grab deals in West Africa
Almasryalyoum | 18-Mar-2010
Minister says the contract did not give a deadline for the investor to complete his project, which means the government is powerless to withdraw the land from Saudi Prince Talal.
LiveMint | 11-Mar-2010
The Indian construction company has decided to cultivate pongamia pinnata and edible oil seeds there
Baserribizia | 24-Feb-2010
“Hay muchos problemas. El primero de ellos es que la agricultura no es una prioridad, tiene muy poco apoyo por parte de los Gobiernos. Es muy vulnerable frente a las condiciones climáticas y a la vista de los ingresos que se obtienen y tiene un grave problema, como es el del acaparamiento de tierras por parte de países como Libia, China o Arabia Saudí y sociedades privadas. Compran tierras para alimentar a sus países, pensando que África tiene tanta extensión y recursos que pueden utilizarlos para ese fin. En Mali vamos a hacer movilizaciones frente a ese acaparamiento de tierras.
Ratio Magazine | 24-Feb-2010
Citadel's Karim Sadek dismisses talk of land grabbing as an “academic concern”, saying “there should definitely be a priority for the produce to be sold on the local market, if there is a paying market for it”.
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