"Large scale agriculture investment requires a lot of transparency and legal certainty, and that is what is lacking most of the time," he says. "We have seen that large-scale investment coming - I'm not saying that it is wrong, but it should be very clearly covered by countries' legislation.
From next month (January 2013), Tanzania will start restricting the size of land that single large-scale foreign and local investors can "lease" for agricultural use.
The Farm Land Security Board of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has now hired an investigator with some "special skills" and experience to look into illegal farm sales to foreign investors.
Autre thème sensible, l'accaparement des terres. « Je suis contre, bien entendu, et j'en toucherai deux mots sur place », assure Guillaume Garot, alors que des entreprises françaises sont aujourd'hui à l'oeuvre sur le continent, notamment pour la production de biocarburants.
The fund house aims to capitalise on Japanese pension plans' growing interest in new investment types, including Asian fixed income and certain alternatives like farmland
Ce document est le résultat d’une étude réalisée au Bénin, et plus particulièrement dans dans la commune de Djidja, par Synergie Paysanne en partenariat avec le CCFD-Terre Solidaire.
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The controversy regarding India’s permission to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail and growing “land grab” in Africa by multinational corporations are being closely watched globally by agriculture experts, researchers and donors.
"Las normas limitarán la inversión extranjera en tierras en el país evitando el acaparamiento y los procesos legislativos que no respetan los derechos a la consulta y el consentimiento previos."
Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board is looking to capitalise on favourable growing conditions and access to Asian markets having taken a 30 percent stake in the central North Island's Kaingaroa forestry estate.
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“Moving beyond misconceptions: Korean investment in Cambodia” is a series of three reports. It comprises a critical review of Korean investment in Cambodia as well as two extensive investment case studies, one in mining (Kenertec) and the other in agri-business (MH Ethanol).
En Colombie, la politique d’appropriation étrangère a pu compter sur le soutien des gouvernements toujours complaisants avec ce type d’investissement.
