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Multinationals now target land
- The Citizen
- 31 July 2009
Philip Kiriro of the East Africa Farmers' Federation says the countries most endangered by landgrabbing in the region are Tanzania and DRC
Jinggoy questions lease of prime farmlands to foreigners
- Daily Tribune
- 31 July 2009
"We would also like to know why this government has been so aggressive in pushing these lease deals of our farmlands to the rich countries," Philippines Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
FAO expert meeting on international investment in agriculture
- FAO
- 31 July 2009
Topics discussed included a review of recent trends in international investment, the record on FDI in developing country agriculture, evidence on recent investments, the “land grab” and its implications, alternative business models for investments, bridging the investment gap – investment needs and sources of capital, policy implications and the case for an international code of conduct.
Farmers forgotten in oil-for-food deals
- Asia Times
- 31 July 2009
Southeast Asian countries took big steps towards formalizing food-for-oil deals with Gulf states at a June meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Foreign investors snap up African farmland
- Der Spiegel
- 30 July 2009
Because of the political sensitivity of the modern-day land grab, it is often only the country's head of state who knows the details. Der Spiegel investigates.
Is Philippines selling land or selling out?
- The National
- 30 July 2009
“It is the height of stupidity for our country to bargain our lands for the sake of other nation’s food security, while being dependent on importation for our very own food security needs,” says Rafael Mariano
Food crisis prompts land deals to go global
- Western Producer
- 30 July 2009
"While participating in farmer meetings in Mali recently, I heard about the so-called land grabs first-hand. Libya will use its wealth of petro-dollars to buy control over 250,000 acres of Mali's best rice producing land."
Arab nations urged to take steps to halt food price rise
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 30 July 2009
In a new study, the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development says that Gulf States' projects to grow food abroad are not large enough to slash the Arab farm import bill.
Human face: Food sovereignty
- Philippine Daily Inquirer
- 30 July 2009
"Why should we prioritize the production of corn to feed animals in Korea when we cannot even feed all the Filipino people?" asked Arze Glipo, lead convenor of the Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS). Think about that.
KTG Agrar to increase farmland 20-25% in year, CFO Blaesi says
- Bloomberg
- 29 July 2009
KTG Agrar AG, Germany’s largest farming company, plans to increase land under management by 20 percent to 25 percent within a year. The company farms 29,000 hectares in eastern Germany and Lithuania.
Case IH Agricultural Machinery ploughs the desert in Egypt
- CNH
- 29 July 2009
By providing powerful agricultural equipment and technical assistance, the brand is participating in Saudi Firm Al-Rajhi International's US$400 Million project to grow corn and wheat in Africa's arid lands
KPMG Fakhro in agri advice deal
- TradeArabia
- 29 July 2009
Many governments in the region have been trying to address the food security concern by investing in farmlands overseas such as Sudan and Malaysia. John W Power, president, LSC International, feels this is unlikely to solve the problem in the long term, especially if the indigenous population is short of food.