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New report: Access to land and the right to food
- SRFood
- 21 October 2010
Olivier De Schutter presented his new report on access to land and the right to food at the 65th General Assembly of the United Nations.
"Colonialist, imperialist and criminal"
- Slow Food
- 21 October 2010
“We should be supporting our own farmers and letting Africans cultivate their own land in their own way," says Slow Food President.
CFS calls for action against food price volatility and hunger
- FAO
- 19 October 2010
FAO Committee to further study 'land grab' issue and launch "process of consideration" of the Principles for Responsible Ag Investments.
Indian firms find Africa fertile ground for contract farming
- Livemint
- 19 October 2010
MMTC, Iffco and Bharti are the latest to find the continent’s land and labour attractive for their agribusiness.
New Zealand opposition party urges tighter foreign investment restrictions
- Bloomberg
- 18 October 2010
New Zealand’s main opposition Labour Party will tighten restrictions on overseas purchases of the country’s assets if it is elected to government next year.
India: Food security needs beckon investment in transnational farming
- Hindu Business Line
- 18 October 2010
Given the limited scope for farmland expansion within India, policy makers need to evaluate the option of cross border farmland cultivation, says the director of YES Bank
APEC nations aim to boost agricultural productivity
- Reuters
- 17 October 2010
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation member states call for "responsible" agricultural investment as rising acquisition of farmland in developing countries by other nations is causing friction with local people.
TIAA-CREF bets the farm
- Barron's
- 16 October 2010
The big asset manager is bullish on farmland, citing 10% returns.
UN body fails to back "land grabs" code of conduct
- Reuters
- 15 October 2010
The UN Committee on Food Security has failed to endorse a code of conduct on foreign land investments, in a blow to efforts to draft international guidelines to regulate so-called "land grabs".
Moz farmers hurt by land rush
- AFP
- 15 October 2010
When deals are struck, activists complain that large tracts of land can be sold from under communities, with protocol ignored and promises broken.
República China y Argentina (Río Negro): Convenio de entrega
- Foro Permanente por una Vida Digna
- 15 October 2010
Convenio que el Gobernador Miguel Saiz (UCR) firmara con el Estado de la República China para la entrega de 254.500 hectáreas de la Provincia de Río Negro
CFS on landgrabbing
- FAO
- 15 October 2010
Official documents from the 36th session of the FAO Committee on World Food Security (Rome 11-16 October 2010) concerning their discussion of landgrabbing