World Bank set to finance one of Latin America's largest farmland grabbers
    On 10 June 2011, the board of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation will likely approve a loan that will enable a company controlled by France's Louis Dreyfus Group to significantly expand its farmland holdings in the Southern Cone.
    • GRAIN
    • 07 June 2011
    La Banque mondiale s’apprête à financer l’un des plus grands accapareurs de terres agricoles en Amérique latine
    Le 10 juin 2011, les administrateurs de la Société financière internationale de la Banque mondiale vont probablement accorder un prêt qui permettra à une société appartenant au Groupe (français) Louis-Dreyfus d’élargir considérablement ses holdings agricoles dans le Cône Sud.
    • GRAIN
    • 07 June 2011
    Gremial de pequeños productores apoya a Mujica
    El productor reclamó detener el proceso de “concentración” y de “extranjerización” de la tierra por la vía legislativa y tributaria. “La posición de la comisión nacional es que hay que detener el proceso de concentración y extranjerización de la tierra. Para eso hay dos vías. Una es la legislativa.
    • 180
    • 31 May 2011
    Uruguay farm saga deserves yellow card
    NZS may not have successfully introduced our farming practices to Uruguay but it managed to introduce New Zealanders' strategy of acquiring highly leveraged farm land with the intention of making a large, non-taxable capital profit on disposal.
    • NZ Herald
    • 27 May 2011
    Uruguay president eyes tax rise for big landowners
    Uruguay's president said on Wednesday he wanted to raise taxes on the country's biggest landowners -- including Argentine-based agricultural company El Tejar and George Soros's Adecoagro -- to boost the state's share of bumper farming and forestry sector profits
    • Reuters
    • 26 May 2011
    South American nations move to limit foreign ownership of agricultural land
    Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have united to draft laws to limit acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of their fertile agricultural land.
    • Catholic Online
    • 23 May 2011
    Enfim, o Mercosul protege suas terras
    Depois do Brasil, também Argentina e Uruguai agem para frear vendas de enormes áreas rurais a estrangeiros. Mas medidas ainda são tímidas e insuficientes.
    • Outras Palabras
    • 17 May 2011
    Curbing land purchases by foreign investors
    The governments of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are drafting laws to curb acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of their fertile agricultural land.
    • IPS
    • 11 May 2011
    Freno a la invasión extranjera
    Los gobiernos de Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay comienzan a proponer leyes para poner coto a la avidez extranjera por sus codiciadas y extensas tierras aptas para la producción de alimentos.
    • IPS
    • 10 May 2011
    Farm private investment seen doubling in two years
    Inflows of private capital in agriculture worldwide are expected to more than double to around $5 billion to $7 billion in two years as rising food prices spur investments in farm land and production facilities.
    • Reuters
    • 26 April 2011
    Paraguay: En 2010 se llevan vendidas más de 100.000 hectáreas a extranjeros
    Con una ganadería que creció, en los últimos 30 años casi 500.000 cabezas bovinas anuales, suelos ricos en fósforo y tierras a valores que no se consiguen, ganaderos e inversores uruguayos apuestan a producir carne en Paraguay.
    • Hoy Corrientes
    • 20 April 2011
    Documentaire : Planète à vendre
    Les crises alimentaire et financière qui ont secoué le monde en 2008 ont eu un effet méconnu du public. Elles ont provoqué une incroyable course pour la mainmise sur les terres cultivables partout dans le monde.
    • ARTE
    • 19 April 2011
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