In recent years sixteen investors, from Israel, Ethiopia and the Netherlands, have opened large-scale farms nearby the village of Hidi, south of Addis Ababa.
- Radio Netherlands
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18 February 2011
Report on the growing popularity of farmland investment in the developing world for European pension funds
- IPE Magazine
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01 July 2010
Pension funds are deepening their commitment to farmland, upping investments by billions of dollars and moving to active strategies, as a hedge against potential inflation and to diversifty from riskier investments.
European pension funds are investing in global farmland, with a focus on emerging markets. If political problems arise, “You'll have the World Bank on your side,” SilverStreet's chief investment officer said.
- Pensions & Investments
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19 April 2010
"What they are saying is that the local people are now suffering very badly as a direct result of these foreign companies taking over."
Call for papers for an international conference to be held at Groningen University, Netherlands, 28-29 October 2010.
Foreigners have an interest (partial or total ownership) in 1.6 percent of all privately held US agricultural land, a 1.4 million acre increase from 2007.
- Delta Farm Press
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09 October 2009