CNN's Robyn Curnow sat down with the head of Tanzania's Development Authority, Aloyce Msanja, to find out about the sale of "unused" land to Korea.
The Diaspora is just airing the voice of the voiceless Ethiopians for those who are on a land bonanza to stop hurting our people. There is a great danger coming. When? No one knows but it is coming.
- Ecadforum
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24 December 2010
The New Zealand Minister for Building and Construction and the Minister of Finance rejected Natural Dairy Holdings’ application to acquire Crafar Farms, the largest private family farm in New Zealand
- Capital Vue
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23 December 2010
Public forum in Canada with farm leaders from the Global South
The future of Sudan's small farmers looks uncertain
Across Africa and the developing world, a new global land rush is gobbling up large expanses of arable land.
- New York Times
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21 December 2010
Bangladeshi authorities have started exploring new options to ensure the country's food security such as taking lease of vast areas of fallow agricultural land in the neighbouring Myanmar and in some African states.
- Financial Express
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20 December 2010
South African farmers moving to neighbouring African states are not putting SA’s food security under threat, says Willie du Plessis, a director of agricultural banking at Standard Bank.
- Business Day
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20 December 2010
Political uncertainty and fear of conflict will deter several Gulf firms from investing in southern Sudan as it prepares for a referendum next month that will likely lead to the creation of the world's newest nation.
Not since Belgium's King Leopold turned the Congo into his personal market-garden has so much land been allocated to offshore nations.
- The National
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20 December 2010
News of the deal has aroused very vehement protest from the Sudanese Farmer’s Union and the tenants in the Gezira Scheme.
- Sudan Tribune
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19 December 2010
It may appear contradictory for the Japanese government to support aggressive investment in overseas land while seeking ways to restrict purchases by foreign interests at home.
- Japan Times
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18 December 2010