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From public good to private profit: The shifting discourse on land grabbing
- Global Policy Forum
- 18 September 2011
Land investments displace rural populations, often without any notice, and diminish their access to land, jobs, and food.
Defining responsible farmland investing
- Samachar
- 18 September 2011
Farmland is an increasingly attractive investment for pension funds, but some have held back from buying due to ethical and environmental concerns, and a fear of negative public perception.
Chauhan in China to make pitch for investments in MP
- ZeeNews
- 17 September 2011
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh's meetings with a delegation from Kenya, Karuturi and Ethiopia were focused on agriculture development and possible areas of work for mutual benefit.
Projet d’une usine d’huile de palme à Port-la-Nouvelle (Aude)
- France Culture
- 17 September 2011
Reportage sur France Culture
Land-Grabbing in Äthiopien: Hungern für den Export
- derStandard
- 16 September 2011
Seit drei Jahren wird verstärkt afrikanisches Land an ausländische Investoren verpachtet - Ein Äthiopier berichtet von den negativen Folgen.
CNJ denuncia uso de ''laranjas'' para compra de terra
- MNJ
- 16 September 2011
Segundo corregedora, prática vem sendo usada por investidores estrangeiros depois que o governo restringiu esse tipo de negócio
Cambodian monk defies his superiors to document and oppose land grabs
- Irish Times
- 16 September 2011
Buddhist monks across Cambodia have been ordered by their superiors not to give food or shelter to the Venerable Sovath Luon, whose only crime has been to stand up against brutal land seizures.
Palm oil fuels land grabs in Africa
- Pambazuka
- 15 September 2011
As foreign investors descend on Africa to develop large-scale palm oil plantations, the survival of local people is being threatened as they lose control of the land and water on which they depend for their food production and livelihoods
Die lukrative Heimlichkeit der Landgrabber
- Wiener Zeitung
- 15 September 2011
Äthiopien-Experte Ochalla über die große Einkaufstour fremder Agrarkonzerne in Afrika.
Soros’s Adecoagro drops Argentine dam on environmental dispute
- Bloomberg
- 15 September 2011
Adecoagro SA, the South American farm venture backed by billionaire George Soros, pulled out of a project to build a dam and grow rice in Argentina after the government said the development may harm the environment.
L’Ethiopie veut devenir un exportateur majeur de sucre
- L'Usine Nouvelle
- 15 September 2011
Le projet vise à céder 3,3 millions d’hectares de terres aux investisseurs d’ici à la mi-2015. Cinq autres millions d’hectares seront destinés à la production sucrière.
Panel Discussion: Land - A global Supermarket?
- FIAN
- 15 September 2011
Video of the panel on land grabbing featuring the Anuak Survival Organisation, FIAN and the Transnational Institute.