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Cambodia opposition taps Into 'land grab' anger
- Wall Street Journal
- 25 July 2013
As election nears, government's land policies have become a campaign issue
“Like gold with yield”: Evolving intersections between farmland and finance
- Yale
- 25 July 2013
Since 2007, capital markets have acquired a new found interest in agricultural land as a portfolio investment. This phenomenon is examined through the theoretical lens of financialization.
Colombian ambassador resigns after land grab scam
- NTN24
- 24 July 2013
Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Carlos Urrutia, has resigned under a cloud of scandal involving the illegal purchase of protected peasant land holdings by multinational companies facilitated by his law firm.
Chinese purchase of WA farmland divides opinions
- ABC
- 23 July 2013
China's biggest state-owned agricultural conglomerate has bought farmland and port facilities in Western Australia and the move has sharply divided responses.
Fukushima, ProSAVANA and Ruth First: Examining Natalia Fingermann’s “Myths behind ProSAVANA”
- 22 July 2013
Dr. Sayaka Funada-Classen discusses the issue of “responsible research” and the ProSAVANA project in Mozambique in the context of the current post-Fukushima discussions in Japan and the work of the scholar Ruth First.
How Africa can transform land tenure, revolutionize agriculture, and end poverty
- World Bank
- 22 July 2013
World Bank says its 10-step plan for land reform will enable African countries to end ‘land grabs,’ grow more food, and transform their development prospects.
Malaysian company to invest in Pakistan’s palm oil sector
- Business Recorder
- 22 July 2013
FELDA proposes that the Pakistan government provide it with 30,000 ha for oil palms to help the country balance its surging imports of palm oil from Malaysia.
Philippines is third-largest ‘seller’ of farmlands to foreigners
- Business Mirror
- 21 July 2013
Despite its prohibition on the foreign ownership of land, the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with the largest tracts of farmland that were ceded to foreigners globally, according to the 2013 WTO Report.
Guyana a potential, new agricultural investment hotspot for Middle East investors
- Guyana Chronicle
- 21 July 2013
The Ajeenkya D Y Patil Group of India has signed an MoU with the Government of Guyana for 65,000 ha in the Canje Basin, to be used for agriculture-related projects.
Sifca to invest $417 million in West Africa palm-oil expansion
- Bloomberg
- 21 July 2013
Sifca Group, which owns Africa’s biggest palm-oil refinery located in Ivory Coast, said it plans to spend $417 million in the next five years on plantations and factories in Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia.
PHL is third-largest ‘seller’ of farmlands to foreigners
- Business Mirror
- 21 July 2013
DESPITE its prohibition on the foreign ownership of land, the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with the largest tracts of farmland that were ceded to foreigners globally, according to the 2013 World Trade Organization (WTO) Report.
Law suspending sale of agriculture land to foreigners to be challenged
- Civil Georgia
- 20 July 2013
A new law suspending sale of agriculture land to foreigners till end of 2014 in Georgia will be challenged by Transparency International.