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Agric, job creation top Aregbesola’s demand from Chinese investor
- Osun Defender
- 13 July 2011
Osun State (Nigeria) Governor Aregbesola told Chinese investors that there is fertile land for investors in the state
Portucel desiste de Mato Grosso do Sul por restrições à compra de terra por estrangeiros
- Midiamax
- 13 July 2011
As mudanças na legislação brasileira que restringiram a compra de terras por estrangeiros no país foram apresentadas como motivo principal para a gigante portuguesa Portucel Soporcel suspender um projeto de investimento.
A concentração de terras no Brasil. Entrevista especial com Gerson Luiz Mendes Teixeira
- IHU
- 13 July 2011
"Com a crise climática e ambiental, biodiversidade, terra e água assumem significados cada vez mais estratégicos em escala global. O Brasil, em especial a Amazônia, é abundante nesses recursos, cujos controles passam pelo controle da terra."
US investors acquire more land, to produce food crops
- The Guardian
- 12 July 2011
At least 21 investors from famous US firms who were in Tanzania to scout for business opportunities for 10 days have acquired, among other things, land for production of food crops in East Africa’s second largest economy.
Os senhores da terra
- JA/UNAC
- 11 July 2011
Análise Preliminar do Fenómeno de Usurpação de terras em Moçambique. Casos de Estudo
US civil society letter to the Committee on World Food Security
- courtesy of WHY Hunger
- 11 July 2011
"We request that the US government recognize that simply trying to make land grabs more 'responsible' is not enough to address the problems of growing hunger in the Global South."
Olivier Combastet pour des investissements agricoles éthiques
- Pergam
- 11 July 2011
Selon lui, la « nouvelle équation agricole » oblige à recourir à « une meilleure logistique agricole pour être plus efficient » et améliorer la productivité des terres.
La production d’éthanol menace toujours les terres africaines: Le projet d’Addax Bioenergy en Sierra Leone suscite la polémique
- Afrik.com
- 11 July 2011
Sécurité foncière et alimentaire versus développement énergétique, la polémique est (r)ouverte.
Chinese lease Vietnamese land to grow sweet potatoes
- VietNamNet
- 11 July 2011
Not only collecting sweet potatoes in Vietnam, Chinese have also been coming to Vietnam, leasing land to grow sweet potatoes to export to third countries.
NZ missed out on global land grab, NZIER says
- Scoop
- 11 July 2011
New Zealand’s relative isolation and high-priced property means the nation has missed out on a global grab for land, especially farms, despite rising public disquiet about such sales, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says.
China sweet on rural assets
- Stock & Land
- 11 July 2011
Corporate Chinese interest in Australian rural land assets is gaining momentum and there are several players on the hunt across a wide spectrum of sectors: sugarcane, cotton, wool, tomatoes and grapes for wine.
Foreign companies seen targeting Australia, seeking to secure food supply
- Bloomberg
- 11 July 2011
Overseas buyers may boost investment in agriculture assets in Australia, the fourth-biggest shipper of wheat, as they seek to secure supply to meet surging food demand, said Queensland Sugar Ltd. Chairman Alan Winney.