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Japan, please don't go grabbing Ethiopians' land
- Japan Times
- 04 April 2010
Japan should shun this new kind of colonization like a plague, no matter what well-paid city-based officials may say.
China’s ‘African land grab’
- Globe and Mail
- 04 April 2010
People see the Chinese as moving into Africa, kicking poor farmers off their land, and growing food to be shipped back to China for domestic consumption. This seems unlikely, however, says Doug Saunders.
Jakarta's plan for farm in jungle unsettles Papuans
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 03 April 2010
The Indonesian government plans to create a vast agricultural estate in the restive province of Papua, sparking fears of environmental destruction and a return of mass migration policies.
A land grab, or just free trade?
- NZ Workers Party
- 03 April 2010
The economic nationalism and calls for protectionism seem ironic given the fact that Fonterra itself is a large multinational, which in addition to having farms in China, has since 2002 been in partnership with global food giant Nestle in the Dairy Partners Americas.
Development of Agribusiness and Agro-industries in Africa II
- African Executive
- 02 April 2010
Director General of UNIDO: says land acquisition through foreign investors must be carefully considered and strictly scrutinized.
EU wants to help small farmers in developing countries
- EurActiv
- 02 April 2010
The Commission plans to launch a joint initiative with the African Union that will include a roadmap for the implementation of "sustainable large-scale investments in farmland".
Business Close-up: Americana Group
- MEED
- 02 April 2010
The Kuwait-based firm aims to build on its base as the leading food company in the Middle East.
Thailand inks food security pact with GCC
- Arab News
- 30 Mar 2010
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Thailand Food Security Stockpile and Distribution Center and Industry with the Board of Trade of Thailand.
Sudan contributes in Mahaseel Agricultural Investment Fund
- SUNA
- 30 Mar 2010
The fund is targeting individual investors and institutions as well as government-owned funds in the region, and will focus on the production of crops and livestock in Sudan and food processing in Egypt.
New Economist Intelligence Unit study assesses long-term resource strategy of GCC countries
- EIU
- 30 Mar 2010
The Economist Intelligence Unit says that GCC investments in farmland abroad are needed to ensure food security, but must be structured carefully to avoid conflicts with host governments.
Foreign investors again eye NZ farms
- Otago Daily Times
- 30 Mar 2010
Southern Pastures, registered in Auckland, is seeking $500 million from local and offshore investors to initially buy outright, or controlling shares in, farming concerns throughout the southern hemisphere, but with a bias towards New Zealand.
Nigeria seeking Gulf farmland investment
- Reuters
- 29 Mar 2010
Nigeria is offering to lease farmland to Gulf countries seeking food security and will allow investors to export all of their produce, the head of a private Nigerian agriculture consultancy firm said on Monday.