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The great land grab: India's war on farmers
- Al Jazeera
- 07 June 2011
Land is a powerful commodity that should be used for the betterment of humanity through farming and ecology.
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund eyes farm deals with Glencore
- Interactive Investor
- 07 June 2011
The focus of Aabar on farming investments comes as Gulf nations, including Abu Dhabi, plan billions of dollars of investments in global food supply and infrastructure as they guard against price shocks and supply shortages in core resources.
When the Nile Runs Dry*
- 07 June 2011
A new scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China and India have descended on fertile plains across the African continent, acquiring huge tracts of land to produce wheat, rice and corn for consumption back home.
World Bank set to finance one of Latin America's largest farmland grabbers
- GRAIN
- 07 June 2011
On 10 June 2011, the board of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation will likely approve a loan that will enable a company controlled by France's Louis Dreyfus Group to significantly expand its farmland holdings in the Southern Cone.
EAFF on "Foreign direct investment in land in Africa: Risks, opportunities, challenges"
- EAFF
- 07 June 2011
It is only after land issues have been resolved at community level that the role and significance of community-investor partnership which does not require transfer of land rights is possible, says the East African Farmers Federation
Press conference on landgrabbing in Patagonia, Argentina
- Soberania Alimentaria
- 07 June 2011
The Permanent Forum for Life Dignity / Food Sovereignty Group, and the Grupo de Reflexión Rural, along with unions, student and teachers associations and many social organizations and political forces, convoke national and international journalists, social organizations, friends, colleagues and the general public to a Press Conference on June 10 2011 in Viedma, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
GreenWorld (BVI) "brings unique African farmland investment to the retail market"
- Greenworld BVI
- 06 June 2011
Offshore investment firm GreenWorld (BVI) announces that it "now is able to offer individuals a unique African farmland investment opportunity in Sierra Leone".
Dimensions of global land grabbing
- The Broker
- 06 June 2011
"Most villagers think it’s great when they see investors, losing sight of the more strategic, agrarian and environmental dimensions of the land deals. This clashes with the views of civil society and social movements. How to close this gap is the challenge that should be confronted by engaged researchers and activists," says Jun Borras of ISS.
WikiLeaks: Hillary Clinton email entitled "AFRICAN FARMLAND"
- WikiLeaks
- 06 June 2011
"Could you include info in the briefing for my trip about what's happening in Africa in general and in the three countries. I'm visiting in particular about the sale and leasing of farmland to foreign interests (China, Qatar, etc)?"
Big money moves into the Midwest grain trade
- Pioneer Press
- 06 June 2011
Across the Midwest, well-heeled outside investors are on the prowl to acquire the hard assets of US agribusiness, including farmland.
Queensland's sugar takes a foreign flavour in big industry shake-up
- The Australian
- 06 June 2011
Subsidiary of Singapore's Wilmar pays $115m for Australia's largest sugar mill operator and plans to buy back former cane land now used for timber plantations to expand sugar production.
International group probes alleged land-grab by foreign firms
- Inquirer
- 06 June 2011
An international fact-finding team is in the country to investigate the alleged land-grabbing by Philippine, Japanese and Taiwanese companies of some 11,000 hectares from indigenous peoples in Isabela to build the biggest bio-ethanol project in the Philippines.