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Colombian land deals are scrutinized
- WSJ
- 28 June 2013
Documents suggest Cargill acquired thousands of acres in the Vichada department from small farmers through 19 different legal entities controlled by four Cargill subsidiaries.
Sud-Kivu : chassés de leurs champs contre 100 dollars
- Syfia
- 28 June 2013
Au Conog, le Code minier pose la suprématie des droits miniers sur ceux fonciers, dont les droits agricoles. Ainsi, un agriculteur ne peut s’opposer à ce qu’un permissionnaire minier exploite l’espace qu’il cultive.
Roumanie : la grande ruée sur les terres agricoles
- Nouvelles de Roumanie
- 27 June 2013
Selon l’association roumaine EcoRuralis, plus de 700.000 hectares, soit 6,5 % des terres arables du pays, seraient déjà aux mains de compagnies du Qatar, d’Arabie Saoudite ou de Grande-Bretagne.
Land Grab dan dan Ketahanan Pangan Indonesia
- Gatra
- 27 June 2013
Adakah cara lain untuk menjamin ketahanan pangan di samping impor beras? Ada. Yakni ekspansi lahan pertanian ke luar negeri. Amin Subekti, direktur eksekutif ABAC, melontarkan gagasan ini ketika berbincang dengan Gatra pekan lalu.
EU brings financial envelopes for agriculture, restricts farmland buying
- dalje.com
- 27 June 2013
Croatia has retained restrictions on the purchase of farmland, so that foreigners will not be able to buy agricultural land in Croatia for seven years after the country's entry into the EU, with a possibility of extending this time frame for another three years.
La BAD va financer des projets agro-industriels d’Olam à hauteur de 80 millions $
- Agence Ecofin
- 27 June 2013
Le Conseil d'administration de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé un prêt équivalent à 80 millions de dollars en soutien au programme d'investissement du géant singapourien de l’agro-business Olam en Afrique.
L’accès aux terres agricoles en Afrique subsaharienne, une des clés du développement
- StarAfrica
- 26 June 2013
L'association des parlementaires francophones étudiera un projet de loi-cadre sur le "titre sécurisé simplifié" comme réponse à l'accaparement de terres en Afrique
Uribe conocía planes de empresarios de acaparar tierras
- PDA
- 26 June 2013
Se trata de tierras en la altillanura y lo consintió, denuncia representante Wilson Arias
IFC financed 'land grabs' in Cambodia, Laos and Honduras exposed
- Bretton Woods Project
- 26 June 2013
Investments by the World Bank's IFC in financial intermediaries are alleged to have financed 'land grabs' in South East Asia and violations of indigenous people's rights in Honduras.
Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future
- 26 June 2013
Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation. Now, nearly a third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, reducing the land’s inherent fertility.
Olive oil: China hits the grove
- CIT
- 26 June 2013
Steep growth in Chinese olive oil consumption, unlikely to be met soon by a budding domestic supply, is encouraging investors to get hold of olive farms and processing plants in producing countries.
Guatemala's sugar cane land rush anything but sweet for corn growers
- Guardian
- 26 June 2013
Sugar cane and palm oil companies able to afford inflated rents are forcing Guatemala's smallholder farmers off their land.