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Colonial plantations are making a comeback in Mozambique
- GRAIN
- 19 February 2015
New survey of land deals shows that since 2006 dozens of deals have been reached with foreign investors for the production of food crops, covering over 1.5 million ha.
Canada: Gov't eyes farmland act changes
- Leader-Post
- 18 February 2015
Farmland ownership rules in Saskatchewan - which are among the most restrictive on the continent - could be getting tighter to prevent further purchases of farmland by institutional investors.
Agro business shooting star in Ukraine turns into nightmare for investors
- Bankwatch
- 18 February 2015
The story of the defaulted company Mriya Agro Holding shows what risks investors and creditors are willing to take in the pursuit of profit in Ukraine’s agribusiness.
Beverage companies wary of ‘blood sugar’ in supply chain
- VoA Khmer
- 17 February 2015
The “blood sugar” plantations in Cambodia have been accused of violently evicting villagers in order to raze farmland and build their plantations. Representatives from Coca-Cola and Pepsi said they are not aware of sugar in their supply chain supplied by rights violators.
Africa’s only hope is Zim’s land reform model
- BH24
- 17 February 2015
Investors and hedge funders paying next to nothing for vast tracts of land in some African countries is a worrying trend and puts into context the Zimbabwe land policy and reform.
Countries urged on good land tenure security to boost devt
- New Vision
- 17 February 2015
Eight Eastern Africa governments under their umbrella organization IGAD have been urged to ensure tenure security for customary land rights because it is an essential element for sustainable development.
South Africa foreigner limit applies to farmland, minister says
- Bloomberg
- 17 February 2015
South Africa’s proposed laws to restrict foreigners from owning land will apply to farms and exclude residential property, Rural Development and Land Affairs Minister Gugile Nkwinti said.
Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai divests from Myanmar property project to focus on farming
- Thanh Nien
- 16 February 2015
Company says it will invest part of the new $275 million into its cow farms, raising its current herd of 30,000 cows to 200,000. Another part will be used to pay debts and for its palm oil projects.
Ethiopia: stealing the Omo Valley, destroying its ancient Peoples
- The Ecologist
- 16 February 2015
A land grab twice the size of France is under way in Ethiopia, as the government pursues the seizure of indigenous lands to turn them over to dams and plantations.
Rights groups decry land activist killing
- Bangkok Post
- 16 February 2015
On February 11, Chai Bunthonglek, a land rights activist from Klong Sai Pattana village and member of the Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand was gunned down. Four locals have been slain in similar attacks since 2010.
Trade Minister defends tighter foreign investment scrutiny
- ABC
- 15 February 2015
The tighter restrictions don't apply to buyers from the US, New Zealand or Chile because of their existing free trade agreements with Australia.
Myanmar, Cambodia seek investors for rice business
- Gulf Times
- 13 February 2015
Two Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar and Cambodia, have declared to participate in the global rice business through foreign investors from Middle East, China, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.