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Olam, which is backed by sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, will lease-back the almond groves and land as well as related farming and irrigation infrastructure for a period of 18 years. (Photo: Flickr)
La Copagen exige, entre autres, la mise en place d’un moratoire complet sur les accaparements des terres. (Photo : GRAIN)
Le gouvernement uruguayen vise à "dissuader" les Etats cherchant à assurer leur sécurité alimentaire par l'achat de terres à l'étranger via des entreprises ou fonds d'investissements.
The above photo was taken during the October 2009 forced evictions inside the Mitr Pol Sugar's land concession. (Photo: LICADHO)
Le gouvernement s’est résolument tourné vers l’investissement étranger dans le secteur agricole. Après le projet des fermes pilotes lancé en 2011 pour bénéficier de l’expertise étrangère en matière de gestion, l’Algérie vient de donner son accord pour un projet plus important pour la reproduction de vaches laitières et de développement des cultures fourragères.
A man pulls a cart next to a new concrete wall that marks the boundary of the Boeung Kak Lake development zone in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The lake has been filled in with sand to make way for a huge, real estate project. (Photo: Andrew Higgins / The Washington Post)
Protest at Congreso to call for justice against the assasination of Miguel Galvan (Photo: Mocase-VC)
Malgré l'accord au niveau national, l’implantation de la société s’est heurtée à une résistance importante de la population locale. (Photo: Rainforest Rescue)
A total of 171 lawmakers in hte Bulgarian Parliament voted in favor of extending a moratorium on the sale of farmland to foreigners, while 38 were against and 12 abstained from voting.
Yowied Villagers pose in front of a sign declaring their opposition to sugar-cane plantation development
Intervención de Alfredo Hernández, ayer, en "Radiografía del Uruguay rural", en la sala Maggiolo de la Universidad de la República. Foto: Nicolás Celaya
An aerial picture made available on May 10, 2013 shows palm oil plantations in Indragiri Hulu, Riau province, Indonesia, on May 4, 2013. In its report “Licence to Kill,” Greenpeace said that Singapore-based Wilmar, the world’s biggest palm oil processor, was sourcing its oil from illegally cleared land and destroying the habitat of critically endangered Sumatran tigers. (Photo: EPA Photo/Bagus Idahono)
According to a statement issued by Sojitz: "Sojitz and CGG group aim to expand agricultural land ownership to 200,000 ha and grain volume handled by the CGG group to 6 million tons annually starting in 2020 . . . [Sojitz will] sell those grains in Japan and other Asian markets as well as in China, which imports 70% of the world's soybean trading volume." Above, projected view of the Port Terminal in Itaqui upon completion.
