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South Africa's white farmers are moving further north
- Guardian
- 01 May 2011
Other countries believe their agricultural expertise can kickstart an agrarian revolution across the African continent
MIFEE must benefit indigenous Papuans, everyone
- Jakarta Post
- 30 April 2011
Hunting grounds and forests will be handed over for nothing unless development promises are translated into compensation that provides remedies for the economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of the MIFEE project on local people, according to Sawit Watch in Indonesia
Oil-palm land resource rush slippery in Africa?
- Commodity Online
- 30 April 2011
Southeast Asian palm oil firms like Malaysia's Sime Darby and Singapore's Golden Agri Resources are backpacking to Africa, in what could be the planet’s next trend-setter in inter-continental resource trade.
Land grabs fuel food, gas fears
- Canberra Times
- 30 April 2011
Rural MPs, especially those from NSW and Queensland, have been fielding increasing complaints from constituents in recent months about the level of foreign ownership of Australian farms and agricultural businesses.
Food 'as vital an issue as oil', says Geldof
- The National
- 29 April 2011
"It's criminal that available land that can be properly irrigated and cultivated in a modern sense, where new techniques are tried and taught to local farmers, is not yet put into production," says Bob Geldof.
Brazil farmers back foreign land buy ban
- Progressive Farmer
- 29 April 2011
"Brazil has the land and the technology to produce 50 percent of the world's (exported) food in the future. It's right that we stop and debate how best to exploit this opportunity to create wealth and jobs for Brazilians," said Fabio de Salles Meirelles, vice president of CNA, Brazil's largest farmer group.
Flawed food supply structure could cause mass starvation
- Gulf News
- 29 April 2011
Richer countries that are investing in land abroad for food cultivation should also educate the poor about agricultural methods, so that food production can be increased to a level at which poor people can produce enough for investing countries as well as themselves, says Bob Geldof.
South Korea's food security alarm
- Asia Sentinel
- 29 April 2011
A new report from the Samsung chaebol advocates a Korean domestic and international food revolution
Argentina will limit farm land holdings and purchases by foreigners
- MercoPress
- 28 April 2011
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner made the announcement during a televised speech at Government House saying she was sending a bill to Congress which will cap land ownership for foreigners.
Sokors eye 100,000 has. of idle land
- Malaya
- 27 April 2011
The South Koreans are looking for as much as 100,000 in idle agricultural land in the Philippines that can be planted to crops for domestic consumption and for export.
Saudi Arabia foresees $600 billion of investment in Turkey
- Bloomberg
- 27 April 2011
Saudi Arabia foresees investment of $600 billion in Turkey during the next 20 years, with Saudi food security high on the agenda
Laos losing out to land concessions
- Vientiane Times
- 27 April 2011
More than 50 percent of land concessions granted for investment projects result in detrimental affects to Laos, according to an expert from the National Land Management Authority