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Foreign investors to put €50m into Irish dairying
A group of foreign financiers is examining the possibility of investing up to €50m in Irish dairy production, it has been revealed.
Foreign investors to put €50m into Irish dairying
A group of foreign financiers is examining the possibility of investing up to €50m in Irish dairy production, it has been revealed. 
Saudi Arabia keen on African farm investments
Saudi Arabia is encouraging companies to invest in farms in Africa as the kingdom seeks to secure supplies of food imports to replace local production, said Agriculture Minister Fahd Balghunaim. 
La FAO propose un texte pour encadrer l'achat de terres dans les pays pauvres
Le comité de sécurité alimentaire mondiale de la FAO a adopté vendredi 11 mai un document visant à encadrer l'achat de terres à travers le monde. 
Struggles over land rights fall under the Rio+20 radar
Land is the missing element at next month's big UN sustainable development summit known as Rio+20, where nations of the world will meet June 20-22 with the goal of setting a new course to ensure the survival and flourishing of humanity. 
Saudi firm eyes vast hectares of Manila rice field
Dar Al-Maskukat Trading of Riyadh has requested a long-term land lease from the Philippines of up to 200,000 hectares of rain-fed government land and private farms to produce rice for the Saudi market. 
L’accaparement des terres ou l’inquiétante course aux terres cultivables
Le Grand Débat, avec Mathieu Perdriault, Chargé du développement et de projets de l’association Agter, et Samuel Nguiffo, Directeur de l’ONG le Centre pour l’Environnement et le Développement du Cameroun 
Ethiopia makes 4 million hectares of land available to investors
Ethiopia has made more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of “fertile and unutilized” land available for agriculture companies that meet government requirements, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said. 
La classe paysanne congolaise regroupée au sein de la confédération COPACO s’oppose à l’expropriation des terres en RDC
Les paysans congolais expriment leur inquiétude devant la vague de vente à outrance des terres qui traduit une mauvaise gestion des espaces que l’on veut faire croire abandonnés. 
Les deux pieds à terre pour repousser les spéculateurs
Les terres agricoles sont devenues un produit financier au même titre qu’une action cotée en Bourse, selon le professeur Louis Hébert de HEC-Montréal 
Arab states 'must invest in Central Asian farmland'
Arab states should buy land in Kurdistan and Kazakhstan to produce staple foods to secure future food resources says a senior Arab League official.  Financial services group TIAA-CREF said it is partnering with Canadian and European money managers to form a $2 billion global farmland investing company to capitalize on the growing demand for grains and other agricultural products.  La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec se lance à son tour dans la déferlante d’investissements des fonds de retraite dans les terres agricoles.  Indigenous people in Cameroon claim a company is stealing communal land to build a palm oil plantation -- a dispute that could lead to conflict, hunger and human rights abuses. |
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