New Zealand's Green Party has drafted a bill seeking to stop overseas buyers snapping up large tracts of NZ land. Australian farmers also fear they may have trouble coping with future food and water demands if foreign interests snap up too many of the nation's agricultural resources.
Critics say Australia's Labor party has failed to come to grips with country's future food security, including the acquisition of domestic farmland by foreign investors
Enda Pronat organise du 3 au 4 août un atelier sur’’ l’accaparement des terres et l’avenir de l’agriculture paysanne’’ à l’’hôtel Ndiambour
A group of food security advocates wants a Philippine government-led corporation that identifies new land suitable for local and foreign agricultural businesses abolished.
This Bill is designed to retain ownership and control of sensitive land within New Zealand.
"Nenhuma propriedade de estrangeiro vem aqui para produzir comida para o povo brasileiro," explica Gilberto Portes, secretário executivo do Fórum Nacional pela Reforma Agrária e Justiça no Campo
As the world's available farming land shrinks in the face of population growth, climate change and soil degradation, Australia's vast tracts of land are going to be increasingly important for global food security. Is the sell-off in Australia's long term interests?
Foreign interests including state-owned companies from China and the Middle East are increasingly looking to Australia to secure their food production by purchasing key agricultural assets.
"Le fait de donner à un pays étranger une partie de son propre territoire n’est pas nécessairement néfaste. C’est surtout une question de prix et de conditions."
O Conselho Nacional de Justiça determinou que os cartórios de registro de imóveis passem a informar trimestralmente às corregedorias dos tribunais de Justiça nos estados as aquisições de propriedades por companhias brasileiras controladas por pessoas ou grupos de outros países.
UAE-based investment company Al Barakah has shown interest in developing agriculture and farming projects in Bulgaria.
Africa's untapped agriculture potential make it an ideal partner for resource-constrained Middle Eastern countries that seek to improve their food security, a new report from Standard Chartered Bank said.
