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Africa's great land grab
- BBC
- 27 October 2010
Recent years have seen an increasing number of foreign governments acquiring vast tracts of land in Africa for their own use - some say with little or no benefit to Africa.
Land grabbing – a killing blow to the fight against poverty in Africa
- APA
- 27 October 2010
Oxfam concerned that land grabbing not being addressed adequately and with enough of a sense of urgency.
The 40-year food outlook
- Daily Reckoning
- 27 October 2010
Farmland is a compelling way to capitalize on the coming bull market in agricultural commodities, but it’s a high-risk proposition.
Agriculture/Mali : les investissements gagnent du terrain
- Jeune Afrique
- 27 October 2010
Le rêve d’Amadou Toumani Touré de « faire du Mali une puissance agricole » est-il en train de se réaliser??
Ethiopia plans to rent out Belgium-sized land area to produce cash crops
- Bloomberg
- 26 October 2010
“If we get money [from renting out our land] we can buy food anywhere. Then we can solve [Ethiopia's] food problem,” says Abera Deressa, minister of state for agriculture
Defending the commons, territories and the right to food and water
- LRAN
- 26 October 2010
LRAN briefing paper series, October 2010
L'accaparement de terres au Cameroun
- Alternatives Economiques
- 26 October 2010
Entretien avec Camille Bethoux, de Peuples solidaires, en partenariat avec la Semaine de la solidarité internationale, du 13 au 21 novembre 2010
Uruguay: La venta de grandes extensiones de tierra a extranjeros
- Espectador
- 26 October 2010
La venta de tierras a extranjeros, ya sean personas, empresas o estados, ¿es un problema para el país? ¿Debería estar limitada? ¿Cómo afecta la estructura social del sector productivo? ¿Corre riesgos la soberanía?
Argentina: Río Negro planea alquilar los campos para la soja
- Río Negro
- 26 October 2010
Se acordó con una de las mayores empresas chinas de alimentos, la estatal Beida Yuang, alquilar a los productores de su provincia campos para que allí la firma instale sistemas de irrigación que permitan la plantación de soja, trigo y colza, entre otros cultivos
La corsa planetaria all'acquisto delle terre - Ma i "cattivi" non hanno tutti lo stesso volt
- La Repubblica
- 25 October 2010
Per evitare danni maggiori, occorre che una moratoria internazionale agli investimenti per l'acquisto di terre per migliaia di ettari sia decisa subito dalle istituzioni finanziarie internazionale
Fonds d'investissement agricole: de la terre dans le portefeuille
- La Presse
- 25 October 2010
Des actions échangées à Toronto et des obligations américaines, certes. Et pourquoi pas quelques parcelles de terres agricoles de Saint-Narcisse pour compléter votre portefeuille?
German investment funds involved in land grabbing
- FIAN
- 25 October 2010
Report provides detailed information about investment opportunities in land grabbing offered to German private and institutional investors.