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Landgrabbing: anche la Svizzera è coinvolta.
- L'OrA deLL'EReSia!
- 26 May 2011
Panoramica delle cosietà elvetiche coinvolte nell'accparramento di terre.
La Suisse et l’accaparement des terres
- Domaine Public
- 26 May 2011
Des sociétés basées en Suisse possèdent et gèrent des surfaces considérables dans les pays en développement
Fears growing over land grabs
- Japan Times
- 18 December 2010
It may appear contradictory for the Japanese government to support aggressive investment in overseas land while seeking ways to restrict purchases by foreign interests at home.
Sojitz plans to start producing soybeans in Argentina
- Bloomberg
- 17 November 2010
Sojitz will lease 11,000 hectares of farmland cultivating soybeans, corn, wheat and other crops in the Pampas region and may expand to 200,000 hectares.
Japan to promote farm investment overseas for food security
- Bloomberg
- 27 April 2009
Japan is considering providing loans from a government-owned bank for companies to purchase and lease farmland abroad, Munemitsu Hirano, counsellor at the international affairs department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said.
Mitsui May Boost Farm Investment Overseas on Demand
- Bloomberg
- 16 December 2008
Mitsui & Co., Japan's second-largest trading company, may increase investment in farming overseas to secure food supplies as competition from China, the biggest grain consumer, intensifies. The company is seeking new targets after taking a 39.35 percent stake in Multigrain AG, which produces soybeans in Brazil, the world's second-largest grower.
CHS, Mitsui & Co. raise stake in Multigrain JV in Brazil
- World-Grain.com
- 08 October 2008
The owners of Multigrain, a leading Brazil-based agricultural commodity business, announced today the company has acquired 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of farmland and related processing operations intended to strengthen its ability to serve customers around the world.
Japan Mitsui affiliate buys Brazil farmland
- Reuters
- 13 November 2007
Brazilian grain broker Multigrain SA has bought 100,000 hectares of farmland and related operations in Brazil to secure a stable supply of soybeans and other farm produce, Japan's Mitsui & Co Ltd, a part owner of holding company Multigrain AG, said on Tuesday.