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Saudi food adventure needs rethink
- The National
- 13 December 2009
Saudi Binladin has been trying for almost two years to persuade Indonesian smallholders to sell their land. Policy may need to be rethought.
FSN Forum Discussion No. 44 - Land grab or development opportunity?
- FAO
- 13 December 2009
Summary and proceedings of a discussion hosted by FAO from 29.09.09 to 20.10.09.
Qatari firm seeks to bring welfare, profit sharing to agriculture ventures
- The National
- 12 December 2009
Qatar has embarked on a food-security programme to make it more self-sufficient and help the communities around its farmland projects in developing countries.
Baghdad calls on GCC to ensure its food security by investing in Iraq lands
- Gulf News
- 12 December 2009
Baghdad has suggested that Gulf Cooperation Council countries invest in Iraq farms to help revive its agriculture and ensure the Gulf's food security locally.
Nigeria: House seeks removal of FCT Minister
- This Day
- 11 December 2009
Nigeria's House of Representatives passed a motion yesterday urging all tiers of government to be proactive against a new form of imperialism and land acquisition
Wikileaks: Ethiopia seeks dramatic change in agricultural land use
- Wikileaks
- 10 December 2009
"This apparent rush to lease so much farmland, much or all of it to foreign interests, during a time of worsening food insecurity should raise concern within the donor community about GoE motivations and negotiating capacity," writes the US embassy in Addis Ababa in December 2009
Interview-Foreigners buying African farms a good thing
- Reuters
- 10 December 2009
The outsourcing of food production in Africa by some Asian and Middle-Eastern countries will boost global stocks and may help stave off of future food crises, the World Bank says.
Recognize land as a human right- Sellout of agricultural lands will aggravate food crisis
- FIAN
- 10 December 2009
"On today's Human Rights Day, we demand that States fulfill their obligation to respect and protect the right to food of their citizens and abroad by preventing large scale land grabbing" says Sofia Monsalve of FIAN International.
Food Fund For Enhancing Singapore’s Food Supply Resilience Open For Application
- AVA
- 10 December 2009
In the area of food diversification, AVA will co-fund feasibility studies on investments in overseas food zones, overseas contract farming and sourcing of rice, chicken, pork, fish, eggs and leafy vegetables from non-traditional sources or existing sources that are not major exporters to Singapore
Klimaforum09 declaration
- Klimaforum09
- 10 December 2009
We demand a ban on land grabbing by foreign interests and the full acceptance of people’s sovereignty over natural resources.
Pro: Foreign investment presents an opportunity to Africa
- Deutsche Welle
- 09 December 2009
Foreign investment in African agriculture means the creation of jobs, the introduction of modern knowledge and technology, and desperately needed additions to countries' tax bases, writes DW's Ludger Schadomsky.
S Korean investor begins building corn processing plants
- Antara
- 08 December 2009
Gorontalo Vice Governor Gusnar Ismail said the South Korean investor, PT Harim Group, was also planning to build six silos with a combined storage capacity of 6,000 tons to support its corn exporting activity.