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Planète à vendre - Vidéos en avant-première
- ARTE
- 07 April 2011
Voir trois extraits du film avant sa diffusion le 19 avril 2011 sur ARTE France
The war on Africa’s family farmers
- Pambazuka
- 06 April 2011
Corporations and bankers do not believe in farming as a way of life; they believe in farming as a very profitable business that they control. Their goal is not to improve family farming in Africa, but to eradicate it.
O que a China busca no Brasil
- Estadao
- 06 April 2011
"A China vem consolidando há alguns anos uma base internacional de matérias-primas e o Brasil passou a fazer parte desta base de fornecedores", diz o estudo. De fato, o maior volume de investimentos provenientes da China tem sido voltado para as áreas de petróleo, mineração e produção agrícola.
Madagascar: Community resistance to corporate land theft
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 April 2011
An interview with Mamy Rakotondrainibe, an activist with the Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches, about the struggle against land grabbing in Madagascar.
Madagascar: Resistencia comunitaria contra el robo corporativo de tierras
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 April 2011
Mamy Rakotondrainibe, un activista clave del Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches, explica la lucha contra el acaparamiento de tierras en Madagascar
Experts warn of new 'scramble for Africa' at an international conference on land grabbing
- Institute of Development Studies
- 06 April 2011
New research presented at a major conference on global land grabbing, being held at IDS, reveals that the true extent of deals being struck for land in Africa is far greater than reported.
Upside for agribusiness investment is promising
- Moscow Times
- 06 April 2011
News that the Russian government is working with Goldman Sachs to set up a $10 billion private equity fund, part of which will be allocated to agribusiness, underscores that Russian agriculture is again on investors’ minds.
The next Great Trek? South African commercial farmers move north
- IDS
- 06 April 2011
This paper analyses the shifting role of South African farmers, agribusiness and capital elsewhere in the Southern African region and the rest of the continent.
The end of the African peasant? From investment funds and finance value-chains to peasant related questions
- Land Deal Politics Initiative
- 06 April 2011
This article details several new production and investment models developed in South Africa. According to the role of this country in the land grab rush, these models could become the norm.
Indirect expropriation : the role of national institutions and domestic elites in the Mozambican farmland grab
- IDS
- 06 April 2011
This paper highlights the role played by national-level land politics and domestic elites using material drawn from interviews with government officials, investors, and civil society organizations in Mozambique.
Madagascar : La résistance de la population aux accaparements de terres par les entreprises
- Farmlandgrab.org
- 06 April 2011
Entretien avec Mamy Rakotondrainibe, membre du Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches, à propos de la lutte contre l'accaparement des terres à Madagascar.
India expects big push in trade with Thailand
- Tehelka
- 06 April 2011
The cooperation in infrastructure and food processing sectors could fuel growth.