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China eyes agricultural land lease pacts with Philippines
- InterAksyon.com
- 29 August 2011
China is keen on entering into lease agreements with the Philippines to develop unused land for agriculture, says Chinese Ambassador to Manila.
15,6 billones de dólares ha invertido China en América Latina
- La Opinión
- 29 August 2011
Latinoamérica se ha convertido en una de las regiones más apetecidas por los países con grandes recursos financieros, escasos de agua y de buenas tierras para el cultivo.
Who owns Buganda?
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- 29 August 2011
The land of a traditional kingdom within Uganda has been used as a political threat and reward for over a century. It grows grain, it may have oil and gas, and it is home to the quickly expanding capital
Citizens reject Sime Darby’s request for another 15,000 hectares
- Daily Observer
- 29 August 2011
Grand Cape Mount County citizens have registered and documented their opposition to the provision of additional 15, 000 hectares to Sime Darby for cultivation of oil palms in Garwular and Golakonneh Districts.
Cargill supplier linked to violence and home demolition in Indonesia
- RAN
- 29 August 2011
Newly uncovered customs data unearthed by Rainforest Action Network links agriculture trading giant Cargill to recent acts of violence, intimidation and home demolition against Indigenous villagers on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Chantal Jacovetti (Mali) : Gardarem la terre et la mer
- Almedio TV
- 29 August 2011
Gardarem la Terre et la Mer nous présente le témoignage de Chantal Jacovetti, ex-agricultrice en France. Elle travaille actuellement avec la CNOP (Conféderation Nationale des Organisations Paysannes), au Mali, qui lutte contre l'accaparement des terres.
Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mali) : Gardarem la terre et la mer
- Almedio TV
- 29 August 2011
Gardarem la Terre et la Mer nous présente le témoignage de Ibrahima Coulibaly (Mali), Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes (CNOP).
Mathieu Perdriault (France): Gardarem la terre et la mer
- Almedio TV
- 29 August 2011
Gardarem la Terre et la Mer invita a Mathieu Perdriault (France), ingénieur agronome à AGTER, Association pour l’amélioration de la Gouvernance de la Terre, l’Eau et les Ressources Naturelles.
Recursos en juego: Extranjeros toman el control de tierras claves para la producción de alimentos
- Clarín
- 28 August 2011
Los chinos se aseguraron cereales de dos valles de Río Negro por 20 años. Y los árabes empezarán a cultivar en El Impenetrable. El Congreso se apresta a debatir frenos a la extranjerización del suelo.
Ethiopie - La famine n’arrête pas l’Inde
- Slate Afrique
- 26 August 2011
Les affaires sont les affaires: des entreprises indiennes d’agroalimentaire sont prêtes à investir plus d’un milliard d’euros en Ethiopie, Tanzanie et Ouganda
Reporte del GRR de la Conferencia de Prensa en la Casa de Río Negro
- Parar el Mundo
- 26 August 2011
Río Negro: Conferencia de prensa sobre proyecto entreguista del Gobernador Miguel Ángel Saiz y los chinos
Wikileaks: Food aid vs food security: An opportunity in the Gulf
- Wikileaks
- 26 August 2011
"Supporting partnerships between Gulf countries and American farmers to advance their own food security agendas would not only constitute a major boon for our farmers, but would also put the USG in a better position to partner with these countries in pursuing our own food security strategy with poor nations in the Arab world and beyond," writes the US embassy in Qatar