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India's World - Indian firms in Africa land rush
- RSTV
- 19 February 2013
Discussion about Indian companies grabbing land for food production in Africa
How Ethiopians are being pushed off their land
- The Hindu
- 19 February 2013
Indian companies are among the biggest land holders in the African country through deals concluded in dubious circumstances
KLK quietly snaps up large tracts of Aussie farmland
- The Malaysian Insider
- 19 February 2013
Malaysia’s palm oil giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) has been steadily purchasing farms in Australia’s largest wheat-producing region
Ministerial decision issued to regulate agricultural land lease in Oman
- MENAFN
- 18 February 2013
Ministerial decision 15/2013 states that agricultural land in the governorate should be made available for rent only to those citizens and Omani companies investing solely in agriculture
Korean diplomacy sees new opportunity in Madagascar
- Viru News
- 18 February 2013
Korean diplomats are working hard to help Daewoo Logistics regain a huge land deal it lost after a 2009 coup d’etat in the island nation in anticipation of new elections slated for the first half of this year, according to Viru News
TIAA-CREF could fund more PrimeAg sales
- The Land
- 18 February 2013
As PrimeAg Australia's $125 million sale of rural properties to US fund manager TIAA-CREF goes through, the question now being raised by investors is what will happen to the residual portfolio.
Standard Chartered eyes more Zimbabwe private equity deals
- Reuters
- 18 February 2013
Mugabe government is very reasonable about the perception of commercial agriculture being in foreign hands, says Standard Chartered.
Three mega-trends fuelling investor interest in Africa
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 18 February 2013
KPMG’s Anthony Thunstrom says private equity is buying up significant agriculture interest in Africa because that is the remaining arable land on the planet.
Land grabbing and global governance
- Taylor & Francis
- 18 February 2013
The issue on land grabbing and global governance contains 14 articles: introductory essay, 8 original research articles and 5 review articles of transnational instruments to regulate land grabs.
Land-grabbing firms beware: cost of ignoring people's rights is rising
- Guardian
- 18 February 2013
Communities have more hope than ever of seeing off companies trying to acquire their land, with support from media and NGOs.
Sreelatha Menon: Bloodied pulses
- Business Standard
- 16 February 2013
If there is “blood diamond”, there is also such a thing as “blood maize”, “blood soya” and “blood pulses”.
US fund TIAA-CREF buys Australian farms from PrimeAg for up to $126m
- The Australian
- 15 February 2013
PrimeAg Australia has agreed to sell 60 per cent of its land and water portfolio to US financial services organisation TIAA-CREF for up to $126 million.