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Detroit: A tale of two... farms?
- FoodFirst
- 10 July 2012
Does the Hantz megafarm project in Detroit (US) have anything in common with the brutal, large-scale land acquisitions sweeping Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America?
Lives on hold
- Oakland Institute
- 09 July 2012
AgriSol's land deal in Tanzania creates an uncertain future for more than 160,000 people
Politics of investment in large scale agricultural ventures
- Guardian
- 08 July 2012
The AgriSol investment is a good case in justifying that in Tanzania it is the state which grabs on behalf of the investors as opposed in other areas where land is acquired illegally.
Taste and smile?
- TandLSugarsBoycott
- 06 July 2012
Stop Tate and Lyle Sugars buying from suppliers that bleed Cambodian farmers by taking their land. Boycott Tate and Lyle Sugars until they compensate the families who have lost everything so that they can make a profit.
A ‘land sovereignty’ alternative?
- TNI
- 06 July 2012
If, as our analysis suggests, there is a need to transition the people’s demand for land from ‘land reform’ and ‘land tenure security’ to something else, then ‘land sovereignty’ as a framework is worth considering.
Herakles Farms and how a US agri-corporation sparked anger in Africa
- Greenpeace
- 06 July 2012
Palm oil is the world’s cheapest edible oil and a key ingredient in some biofuels. Global demand is booming and agri-corporations are grabbing large swathes of land to expand palm oil production in a new frontier: Africa.
$100bn interfaith investor group sets out guidelines on commodities and land investments
- Responsible Investor
- 05 July 2012
The Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility has published recommended guidelines for investing in commodities and land.
Mirage in the desert: The myth of Africa's land grab
- CNN
- 05 July 2012
The land grab phenomenon in Sudan...resembles a fata morgana, a mirage in the desert which completely distorts the object on which it is based
Cambodians call for ‘blood sugar’ boycott
- AFP
- 05 July 2012
An EU scheme to boost trade with developing nations is fueling land grabs in Cambodia, activists say, with thousands evicted from their property to make way for a booming sugar industry.
Think tank for register of foreign ownership
- ABC
- 05 July 2012
President of New South Wales Farmers Fiona Simson doesn't believe the community and farmers are opposed to foreign investment in Australian agricultural land as long as it's adding to their community, industry and economy. The question is having the tools to make sure that this is what's happening.
The European Union and the global land grab
- TNI
- 05 July 2012
This fact sheet highlights the involvement of the EU in the global land grab, both directly through the involvement of European capital and corporations in the acquisition of land and indirectly through EU policies that commodify land.
Leaflet from The Nacala Fund: Global Fund Launch Event #1
- FGV
- 04 July 2012
Seminar in Brazilia for the launching of the Agriculture Investment Fund for Nacala Corridor