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Foreign buyer changes: Seymour 'absolutely' outraged
- Radio NZ
- 01 December 2017
Associate Finance Minister David Parker says "New Zealanders should not be outbid by "one percenters" from overseas" when it comes to farmland.
Olam completes US$110m sale of California orchards to US farmland Reit
- Business Times
- 01 December 2017
Commodities supplier Olam International announced on Dec 1 it has completed the sale of its 5,100 acre (around 2,100 hectares) Edible Nuts orchards to Farmland Partners Inc (FPI) for US$110 million in cash.
Le groupe émirati Phoenix veut investir 205 millions $ dans ses activités dans le riz, en Afrique et en Asie
- Agence Ecofin
- 01 December 2017
Le groupe émirati Phoenix a annoncé, le mardi dernier, un investissement de 205 millions $ dans le développement de ses activités au Mozambique, au Bénin, en Côte d’Ivoire et en Inde
New farmland restrictions on foreign buyers welcome
- Scoop
- 01 December 2017
The Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) is very pleased that the Government announced that, as of December 2017, the rules around foreigners buying NZ farmland have been tightened up.
Pátria Investimentos invests in Brazilian agriculture (em português)
- LVAC
- 01 December 2017
Pátria investimentos, in which the Blackstone Group owns 40%, has made its first investment in a Brazilian agricultural farm located in Luís Eduardo Magalhães, a municipality in Western Bahia, for an undisclosed amount.
Is there a human right to land?
- Reuters
- 30 November 2017
Ask a land rights defender if there is a human right to land, and she will likely say “Yes", without a doubt. But, ask a human rights lawyer and you might get a more ambiguous response.
BrasilAgro: Cerrado deforestation could reduce farmland value, put soy revenue at risk
- Seeking Alpha
- 30 November 2017
BrasilAgro might face the risk of losing access to clients and an overvaluation of its land portfolio because of its sustainability impacts.
Brasil: Movimentos do campo se unem contra ofensiva da bancada ruralista no Congresso
- Brasil de Fato
- 30 November 2017
Entidades elencaram 12 propostas consideradas prejudiciais para os camponeses e se articulam para ações conjuntas.
China's Hunan Dakang aims to expand Brazil business from soy to beef
- Reuters
- 30 November 2017
China’s Hunan Dakang International Food and Agriculture Co, which has acquired controlling stakes in two Brazilian soy companies, is next looking to enter the beef business in the country, its chairman told Reuters on Wednesday.
En Colombie, une lutte pour la terre entre paysans et grandes entreprises
- Reporterre
- 30 November 2017
Il y a un an, le gouvernement colombien signait la paix avec les FARC-EP. Mais les paysans des régions où se déroulait la guerre voient leurs terres spoliées par les entreprises agro-industrielles soutenues par le gouvernement. Ils luttent en créant des « zones de biodiversité », racontent les auteurs de cette tribune.
Côte d'Ivoire : le Président de la BAD dénonce les difficultés d’accès à la terre, qui plombent l’agriculture
- Agence Ecofin
- 29 November 2017
Le président de la Banque africaine de développement a fustigé les conditions d’accès aux terres agricoles en Afrique.
The Indian company Karuturi Global requests to resume its operations in Ethiopia
- News.et
- 29 November 2017
The Ethiopian Horticulture and Agricultural Investment Authority says it is negotiating with Karuturi Global over a request to continue operations in Ethiopia, after long disagreement with the company about its 100,000 hectare farm project in Gambela Region.