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Burma: Parliament receives thousands of new complaints of confiscated farmland
- The Irrawaddy
- 06 July 2016
Some 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) of farmland have been confiscated nationwide during past decades
Non-farming buyers set to 'exert more influence' over farmland market following Brexit
- FarmingUK
- 06 July 2016
Investors could find farmland more appealing in the face of wider economic uncertainty.
Foreigners own 1.4 million hectares of farmland
- New Era
- 06 July 2016
A total of 281 foreign nationals own 1.4 million hectares of agricultural land in Namibia, some in partnership with Namibians, Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma revealed last week.
Romania agriculture outlook: The legal challenges that investors are facing
- Business Review
- 06 July 2016
Although the local agriculture sector remains attractive to investors, there are ongoing issues with the legislation, which hampers the acquisition of farmland and the sale of crops at the best prices, according to legal experts.
Gabon, Olam persuade people to farm as income from oil dwindles
- Bloomberg
- 06 July 2016
Olam has partnered with Gabon to develop 100,000 hectares of oil-palm plantations in the nation, which has a population of less than 2 million.
Argentina: From the farm to the tax shelter
- Página 12
- 05 July 2016
Offshore companies control 1.1 million hectares of rural land in Argentina. The government recently amended the Land Law by decree in order to promote further foreign investments in farmland.
Saudi company denies lawsuit against NZ govt
- Scoop
- 04 July 2016
Opposition parties criticized the government for not revealing documents related to the expenditure of $11 million on a farm to breed sheep in Saudi Arabia for the interest of a Saudi businessman who owns a sheep farm in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Clarion call for Nigerian farmers to unite in the battle to save their lands
- Reuters
- 04 July 2016
Reverend Father Maurice Kwairanga works with farmers in northeast Nigeria to fight large scale land acquisitions
FrieslandCampina targets market in Pakistan
- Retail Detail
- 04 July 2016
FrieslandCampina has acquired 51 % of Engro Foods Limited, the second largest dairy producer in Pakistan and owner of a 4,000 cattle dairy farm.
Tunisie : Nouveau code d'investissement : Les agriculteurs entre craintes et attentisme
- TAP
- 01 July 2016
Selon l’Union tunisienne de l’agriculture et de la pêche le nouveau code de l’investissement permettra aux structures financières étrangères non agricoles d’acquérir et d’exploiter des terres agricoles en Tunisie
Draft law: Foreigners allowed to buy up to 50 hectares of arable land in Romania
- Romania Insider
- 01 July 2016
Romania’s Agriculture Ministry has drafted the law that regulates the purchase of agricultural land by foreigners.
Chinese, Brazilian and Indian investments in African agriculture: impacts, opportunities and concerns
- Curtis Research
- 01 July 2016
New report for Acord International says land grabs are not a generalised feature of Brazilian, Chinese and Indian investment in African agriculture but some do raise major concerns