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The Global Farms Race
- Island Press
- 22 October 2012
A new book about land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security
Black Earth reveals cash call to unlock Pepsi deal
- Agrimoney
- 22 October 2012
Russian farm operator says it signed a 3-yr deal with PepsiCo to provide potatoes and sunflower seed for use in making Frito-Lay crisps, besides sugar beet for other products.
Land sharing vs. Land grabbing
- Demeter
- 19 October 2012
Land grabbing does not only affect farmers in developing countries, but also European farmers. Demeter farms and community-supported agriculture offer examples of successful land management which are practising new and alternative land property models already for decades.
Conflict in ancestral forests of Indonesia
- PAN AP
- 19 October 2012
This case study is conducted by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).
Govts must lay foundation for private investment in agriculture
- AllAfrica
- 18 October 2012
Cargill director says its corporate affairs team has constant interaction with African governments, and is encouraging them to change land regulations to facilitate investment.
Land grab controversy remains unresolved
- Inside Vandy
- 18 October 2012
In the wake of investigations into Vanderbilt Univeristy’s investment in a hedge fund responsible for land grabs in Mozambique it is necessary to finally have some form of accountability.
Land grabbing for food and biofuel: a case of MIFEE
- PAN AP
- 18 October 2012
This case study is done by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).
Olam plans arabica coffee expansion
- Today Online
- 17 October 2012
The company plans to expand its acreage in Laos to 5,000 hectares, grow arabica in Medan, Indonesia, and acquire existing plantations in Brazil, while clearing of land has begun on the 5,000 hectares Olam has leased in Ethiopia.
A global rsh for Africa’s land: risks and opportunities
- AfDB
- 17 October 2012
Chief Economist of African Development Bank says African governments need to undertake institutional reforms, such as land auction systems, to obtain value from recent surge in land acquisition.
Displacing farmers for grass production in Pakistan
- PAN AP
- 17 October 2012
This is a case study undertaken by Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific and Roots for Equity. It looks into the intricacies of Al Dhara Company's investment in Sindh, Pakistan.
Tanzanian villagers pay for biofuel investment disaster
- Redeye
- 16 October 2012
The financial collapse of a project by UK-based Sun Biofuels shows how the development dream can quickly turn into a nightmare for local people.
Ukrainian parliament is not going to permit to sell farmlands
- Interfax
- 16 October 2012
Ukraine will have no farmland market in the near future, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn has said.