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26 Jan 2023
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International buyers enjoying low Aussie dollar to snap up stations and farmland Property Tribune | 25 Jan 2023
With favourable global economic conditions, including current high commodity prices, and with Australia’s exchange rate at sub USD 0.70, big properties around Australia are changing hands with overseas investors buying in.
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Business groups signal opposition to ban on foreign ownership of Missouri farmland St-Louis Post-Dispatch | 24 Jan 2023
A push to ban foreign companies from owning farmland in the US state of Missouri is facing pushback from major industry groups.
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Chinese textile exporter spends $120m on giant NSW cotton farm AFR | 23 Jan 2023
The deal is the second $100 million-plus farming transaction involving offshore investors this year, highlighting the global appeal of prime Australian farmland.
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Bauchi: Farmers sue govt over allocation of 10,000 hectares of land to Tiamin Rice The Sun | 19 Jan 2023
A group of farmers and pastoralists from Zindiwa Community in Nigeria's Bauchi State are suing the state government over the allocation of 10,000 hectares of farmland to Tiamin Rice limited.
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Moo Moo Farm looks to expand dairy operations Phnom Penh Post | 19 Jan 2023
Government says it will not give company a concession for an additional 10,000ha of land in Mondulkiri province, in accordance with a 2012 government decision.
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"Beware of land grabbing: Central Africans are in danger of becoming foreigners in their own country", say the bishops Agenzia Fides | 19 Jan 2023
Bishops say they are witnessing a veritable avalanche of citizens from other countries in the African region and even from other parts of the world buying up land in the Central African Republic.
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Cat Urbigkit: Corporate capture of ag lands is happening now Cowboy State Daily | 17 Jan 2023
NFFC says that a new “land grab” is underway in the US, with Wall Street investors, pension funds, and other financiers looking for a safe place to park their money and turning to farmlands as their preferred investment.
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Sudan to develop Red Sea port in $6-bln initial pact with Emirati group Reuters | 22 Dec 2022
Sudan signed an agreement with a group led by the UAE's AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to build and operate the Abu Amama port and economic zone on the Red Sea - including a 168,000 ha agriculture zone - with a $6-billion investment.
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The socio-environmental challenges for China’s palm oil business in Indonesia MAR | 22 Sep 2022
Protestors accused the Chinese company PT Julong Group Indonesia of taking over local land illegally for palm oil cultivation.
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Transformation de l’agriculture africaine basée sur l’agro-industrie : Lumière Synergie pour le Développement alerte sur les risques Sud Quotidien | 26 jan 2023
«Il faut protéger les petits exploitants et éviter de privatiser l’agriculture africaine», prévient l’Ong LSD
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Déclaration sur le Sommet Dakar 2 : L’agriculture intelligente face au climat renforcera la crise climatique Assess Technology | 25 jan 2023
« Nous exhortons les participants au Sommet de Dakar II à envisager des moyens d’arrêter les accaparements des terres des agriculteurs » martèlent 83 reseaux et organisations de la société civile
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Soudan : l’émirati AD Ports s’associe à Invictus Investment pour construire un port de 6 milliards $ sur la mer Rouge Agence Ecofin | 14 dec 2022
Le projet comprendra une zone industrielle, un aéroport international et une zone agricole couvrant environ 167 000 hectares. 35% de ses bénéfices nets devraient revenir à l’Etat soudanais.
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Les EAU vont construire un port de la mer Rouge au Soudan dans le cadre d'un investissement de 6 milliards de dollars Zone Bourse | 21 jui 2022
Le projet comprend une zone agricole de 168 000 ha où seront cultivés et transformés la luzerne, le blé, le coton, le sésame et d'autres cultures
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A grilagem de terras na formação territorial brasileira USP Brasil | 25 Jan 2023
A obra, escrita por muitas mãos, demonstra como a grilagem de terras está entranhada na sociedade brasileira e suas consequências para o futuro do país.
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