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Saudi minister against 'land grabbing'
- ANSAmed
- 18 April 2014
Saudi Arabia condemns land grabbing and has no such enterprise, Saudi Agriculture Minister Fahd Bin Abdulrahman Bin Sulaiman Balghunaim has told ANSAmed.
Astarta upbeat on Ukraine despite 'near-term' woes
- Agrimoney
- 17 April 2014
One of the Ukraine's largest farmland owners says "ongoing changes" in Ukraine - which last month signed a political association with the European Union – would "lead to the fundamental transformation of the country".
'Incredibly high' NZ land prices divert Aquila to Australia
- Agrimoney
- 17 April 2014
The "incredibly high" prices of New Zealand dairy farms have prompted Aquila Capital to switch its investment drive to Australia.
Brazilian development ccoperation in Agriculture
- CIFOR
- 17 April 2014
A CIFOR scoping study on ProSavana in Mozambique, with implications for forests
Dubai’s emir to discuss partnerships in Brazil
- ANBA
- 17 April 2014
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is also travelling to Mexico, Argentina and Chile. The agenda includes negotiations for strategic partnerships, agriculture in Africa and mutual investment.
The land rush doesn't have to end in a poor deal for Africans
- Guardian
- 17 April 2014
There are countless examples of governments handing it over at bargain prices to foreign investors, ranging from hedge funds to biofuel producers.
Tanzania: Complex land rights feed 'grabbing' complaints in Tanzania
- Reuters
- 17 April 2014
The world's quest for crops to produce biofuels has triggered a wave of controversial land acquisitions in Tanzania as foreign companies jostle for land that villagers and indigenous people claim as theirs.
Nepal: Ban on foreign capital in primary farming urged
- Kantipur
- 16 April 2014
A technical committee formed by the Ministry of Agricultural Development to give final shape to Nepal's Agriculture Development Strategy has recommended barring foreign investment and land ownership in primary farm production.
Ban on foreign capital in primary farming urged
- eKantipur
- 16 April 2014
A technical committee formed by Nepal's Ministry of Agricultural Development has recommended barring foreign investment and land ownership in primary farm production.
Oro government leads in the fight against illegal land grabbing
- Act Now!
- 16 April 2014
While PNG's Prime Minister sits on his hands refusing to cancel unlawful SABL leases, the Oro Provincial government is standing with its people against the Malaysian led land grab.
Peasant leader, family arrested in Hacienda Looc; PH’s haciendero President mocks UN’s 2014 International Year of Family Farming – KMP
- APC
- 16 April 2014
Peasant group described as a mockery of UN-declared International Year of Family Farming the illegal arrest of peasant leader and his family in Hacienda Looc.
Saudi firm moves toward 100% use of imported animal feeds
- Arab News
- 15 April 2014
Almarai has recently received the first shipment of feed estimated at 39 thousand tons coming from farms owned by the company in Argentina.