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How much of Australia’s farmland is owned by foreign companies?
- Guardian
- 11 February 2015
The Coalition has increased scrutiny of foreign purchases of rural land, but how much is currently owned overseas and are the concerns valid?
Clearing the way for plantations: land grabs, deforestation and endangered species
- Goldman Prize
- 11 February 2015
Conflict palm oil: how could something as seemingly innocent as vegetable oil be the cause for so much concern? Mass deforestation, corporate land grabbing, human rights abuses,are just a few of the conflicts surrounding industrial palm oil production.
Landrush- Frontier land
- World of Matter
- 11 February 2015
World of Matter project provides video and photos about large-scale agricultural projects, including the Pinesso Group's operations in Sudan and Karuturi's farms in Ethiopia
Le mirage Senhuile : création d'emplois, autosuffisance alimentaire...
- Enquête
- 11 February 2015
À peine deux ans après son installation controversée dans la Réserve spéciale avifaune du Ndiael, le projet agro-industriel Senhuile constitué par le Groupe italien Tampieri et Senethanol bat de l’aile.
Massimo Castellucci (DG de Senhuile SA) : "Malgré les départs négociés, Senhuile SA compte 218 emplois directs"
- Ndar Buzz
- 10 February 2015
"Je tiens à dire et à affirmer que l’investissement de Senhuile repose sur des procédures claires et transparentes," affirme le nouveau directeur général de Senhuile SA, au Sénégal
«No tenemos miedo» Defensores del derecho a la tierra: atacados por enfrentarse al desarrollo desenfrenado
- CEPPAS
- 10 February 2015
Defensa de la tierra, verdad incómoda para los grupos de poder. Las y los defensores del derecho a la tierra nunca se han visto tan afectados por la represión como en 2014.
Dangote veut produire 950 000 tonnes de riz, soit 45% des importations actuelles du Nigéria
- Agence Ecofin
- 09 February 2015
Aliko Dangote a acquis 150 000 hectares à travers cinq états du Nigeria (Edo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara et le Niger State) afin de produire à terme 950 000 tonnes de riz par an
Study finds Western Australian grain growers overwhelmingly support foreign investment
- ABC
- 09 February 2015
New research reveals grain growers in Western Australia are overwhelmingly supportive of foreign investment.
Qatar’s Hassad buys into Oman poultry project
- Trade Arabia
- 09 February 2015
A'Saffa Foods was established in 2001 and is the largest integrated poultry project in the Sultanate of Oman, covering over a 40 sq km farm area in Thumrit, Southern Oman.
Investors should work with farmers to secure food supply: Al Ghurair
- Gulf News
- 09 February 2015
Eisa Al Ghurair, chairman of Al Ghurair Resources, the agricultural commodities arm of Dubai-based Al Ghurair Investment, warned on Monday of investors buying farmland in foreign countries, citing political risk.
Dubai: food prices and fluctuations
- Dubai Eye
- 09 February 2015
Gulf countries have accumulated a lot of bad press, while having no commercial or strategic benefits from overseas farming intiatives, says Eckart Woertz, Senior Research Fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.
Investors eye Myanmar's rich potential for rice growing
- The Nation
- 09 February 2015
Myanmar may go back to being one of the world's major rice exporters in five to 10 years, as many Thai and foreign investors are looking to expand in rice mills and farms in the country.