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Declaration from Social Movements/NGOs/CSOs Parallel Forum to the World Food Summit on Food Security
- People's Food Sovereignty
- 17 November 2009
Land grabbing by transnational capital must stop.
UAE to look at farmland deals in Ukraine
- Maktoob
- 17 November 2009
"Already we have received a lot of interest from the UAE to invest in Ukraine's agriculture sector, and we are offering all kinds of projects such as leasing of 100,000 hectares of land to the creation of animal farms with 3000 cows," Ukraine's agriculture minister said.
Saudi farms turn soil for seeds of change
- Financial Times
- 17 November 2009
Jannat has a target of securing 100,000 to 215,000 hectares of land abroad, including $100m in African investments, says Mohammed Abdulla al-Rajhi, chairman of Jannat and deputy chairman of Tadco.
Landgrab issue dominates summit
- Euronews
- 17 November 2009
At the UN hunger summit in Rome wealthy food-importing nations are being accused of grabbing land from small farmers in developing countries and ignoring the plight of starving people.
Buying of developing countries' farmland slows: UN
- Reuters
- 17 November 2009
The bad publicity farmland acquisitions generated is putting off buyers, especially short-term investors, UN food and farm agencies experts said at an international food security forum.
Almarai aims at half of Egypt dairy market
- Reuters
- 17 November 2009
Saudi-based Almarai Co says it plans to take a 50 percent share of the dairy market in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, by 2013, a report said.
Gaddafi asks food summit to stop Africa "landgrab"
- Reuters
- 17 November 2009
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi called for an end to the purchase of African farmland by food-importing nations at a UN hunger summit on Monday, describing it as "new feudalism" which could spread to Latin America as well.
Africa: Opportunity to lease farming land
- TradeInvest Africa
- 17 November 2009
Ethiopia's agriculture ministry put an advertisement in its website for 180,625 hectares along the Omo River in southern Ethiopia.
Carving up Africa for food and fuel
- The Trumpet
- 17 November 2009
The landgrab heats up, and the neocolonialists stake their claims.
Agri-business slammed: ITA
- AFP
- 17 November 2009
Multinational food companies have come under fire for buying up farmland in developing countries by activists holding a forum in parallel to the UN Hunger Summit.
UN softens stand on rush to buy farmland
- Globe and Mail
- 17 November 2009
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi calls it the “new feudalism.” Groups representing peasant farmers call it “land grabs.” The United Nations literature dispersed at this week's UN food summit in Rome calls it “direct foreign investment.”
Regulations for farmland acquisitions are years away, UN officials say
- Circle of Blue
- 17 November 2009
A strong set of guidelines for land acquisitions abroad could take years, but is necessary for protecting the interests of small farmers, political leaders said.