• Concerns over land use in Salone
    • Politico
    • 04 April 2012

    Meeting of delegates from eight districts and twenty chiefdoms affected by large scale land acquisitions for agribusiness in Sierra Leone ends with formation of a coalition to serve as a watchdog on land issues in the country.

  • Africa: Private equity deal to spur growth in agribusiness
    • TradeInvest Africa
    • 04 April 2012

    Chayton already produces 10% of Zambia's soya and 5% of the country's wheat. Over the next 12 months, production will increase to at least 35% and 15% respectively.

  • Uruguay: Mujica insistió en que se revele identidad de dueños de la tierra
    • El País
    • 04 April 2012

    El Presidente de la República, José Mujica, volvió a remarcar su postura contraria a la existencia de sociedades anónimas vinculadas a la compra de tierras.

  • Uncertainty is frightening off large-scale investors
    • NZ Herald
    • 04 April 2012

    The Government clearly hopes the Crafar Farms' controversy will be put to bed before China's fourth-ranked leader Jia Qinglin visits Christchurch and Wellington in mid-April.

  • EBRD buys into Kazakh wheat
    • OCA Magazine
    • 03 April 2012

    Against a backdrop of rising world wheat prices, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has chosen Kazakhstan as the destination for its first ever equity investment in farming.

  • Grab the land
    • Huffington Post
    • 03 April 2012

    For millions of indigenous villagers and pastoralists land grabbing means forced relocation, loss of livelihoods, and a death blow to their ancient cultures.

  • Lancement de l’Action pour la Transparence dans l’Acquisition de Terres à Grande Echelle (ALLAT)
    • Green Scenery
    • 03 April 2012

    Une conférence nationale en Sierra Léone est parvenue à une recommandation pour la formation d’une Coalition de la Société Civile qui servirait de contrôleur des questions foncières dans le pays.

  • Agriculture: a challenging investment with great potential
    • bfinance
    • 02 April 2012

    While agricultural land has the potential to provide a source of long term fixed income, the hurdles are enormous. Extreme illiquidity and sensitivity to geo-political risk mean that diversification of holdings and careful selection are key.

  • A new report exposes French tycoon's land grab in Sierra Leone
    • Oakland Institute
    • 02 April 2012

    In yet another exposé of exploitative practices associated with large-scale land acquisitions, the Oakland Institute examines Socfin Agricultural Corporation Sierra Leone (Socfin), controlled by the powerful French corporate titan Vincent Bolloré

  • Macquarie goes grain farming
    • Australian Financial Review
    • 02 April 2012

    Macquarie Group's new farmland fund, which is targeting farms in Australia and Brazil, has purchased its first two properties in Australia worth a total of almost $40 million.

  • Usurpación de Tierras Rurales
    • Diario Buenos Aires
    • 02 April 2012

    Avanza el relevamiento de casos de extranjerización de tierras rurales

  • Field of dreams: agricultural sector cultivates hopes
    • The Diplomat
    • 02 April 2012

    Romanian government considers setting up a land bank with priority in the acquisition of agricultural land to restrict the flow of foreign investments.

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