Germany

Land grab: Foreign firms drive Cambodians from farms
- Der Spiegel
- 27 November 2013
Human rights groups claim German taxpayer money is used to fund a program that benefits land grabbers.
Ekosem flags 'huge potential' in Russian dairy
- Agrimoney
- 13 September 2013
The group said it had acquired 10,000 hectares of land during the half year, taking its total portfolio to 186,000 hectares, of which it owns 101,000 hectares.
Claims of illegal eviction in Uganda haunt German firm
- Deutsche Welle
- 27 August 2013
In 2001, more than 4,000 people were evicted from land in Uganda after it had been acquired by a German coffee firm on a 99-year lease. The company insists the deal was above board, but an NGO is now raising doubts
Deutsche Bank and IFC accused of bankrolling Vietnam firms' land grabs
- The Guardian
- 13 May 2013
Two Vietnamese firms bankrolled by Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation – the World Bank's private lending arm – are leading a wave of land grabs in Cambodia and Laos, causing widespread evictions, illegal logging and food insecurity, according to a report.
Mosambik: „Terras baratas“
- afrika süd
- 03 May 2013
Mosambik lockt kommerzielle Farmer, um die vernachlässigte Landwirtschaft zu modernisieren. Mega-Projekt ProSavana: Dem Agrobusiness wird ein riesiges Gebiet im Norden zur Erschließung überlassen. Brasilien exportiert mit Finanzmitteln aus Japan sein Agrarmodell samt der Widersprüche nach Afrika. Doch formiert sich Widerstand.
Ruée sur les terres africaines
- Deutsche Welle
- 25 April 2013
Carl Heinrich Bruhn, cet entrepreneur allemand a loué 30 000 hectares de terres en Zambie, affirme qu'il n'est pas un accapareur de terres. Il veut que les agriculteurs locaux aient désormais accès aux engrais et aux insecticides pour augmenter leurs rendements.
Banco de Fomento de Alemania se alía a Rioforte e invierte en el país
- La Nación
- 01 February 2013
La entidad financiera DEG de Alemania proyecta una inversión de 25 millones de euros en Paraguay y se unirá a la empresa del Grupo Espíritu Santo, Rioforte, para la adquisición de 5.000 ha de tierras para la producción de arroz
DEG: EUR 25m for food production in Paraguay
- DEG
- 31 January 2013
DEG's investment will be used to acquire 5,000 hectares of agricultural land, expanding irrigation systems, cultivating rice for the first time and producing timber sustainably.
Romanians confront land grab ‘scout’
- arc2020
- 21 January 2013
As much as 10% of Romanian farmland could be in the hands of multinational businesses, but there are no official statistics to establish the full extent of the corporate takeover.
Big rally held in Berlin against industrialized farming
- Press TV
- 20 January 2013
At the final rally the protesters denounced food speculations and land grabbing. They said the farmers need fair rules instead of a liberalization of agricultural markets.
Profits lure investors to farmland In Arkansas
- Arkansas Business
- 19 November 2012
Continued economic uncertainties are prompting a back-to-the-land movement among investors. And a favored choice of land is farmland.
Consultancies team up to launch agricultural investment project
- IPE
- 14 September 2012
"In the agri-business value chain, there are various investment opportunities for institutional investors that go beyond the heavily criticised investment strategies of land grab and commodity speculation."