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The Global Farms Race
- Island Press
- 22 October 2012
A new book about land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security
Black Earth reveals cash call to unlock Pepsi deal
- Agrimoney
- 22 October 2012
Russian farm operator says it signed a 3-yr deal with PepsiCo to provide potatoes and sunflower seed for use in making Frito-Lay crisps, besides sugar beet for other products.
Accaparement des terres en Afrique
- RFI
- 21 October 2012
Le Débat Africain se penche cette semaine sur le fléau de l'accaparement des terres en Afrique.
Brasil: Compra de terras por estrangeiros aumenta preço da cesta básica
- Correio do Brasil
- 21 October 2012
Para compreender a estrangeirização das terras e suas consequências, a Radioagência NP entrevistou o professor Sérgio Sauer, que também é relator do Direito Humano a Terra, Território e Alimentação da Plataforma Dhesca.
Hubert Cochet : Achats et locations de terres sur la planète, état des lieux
- Terrethique
- 19 October 2012
Hubert Cochet, professeur d'agriculture comparée à Agroparistech, fait le point.
El negocio de la tierra
- Infoclima
- 19 October 2012
Grupos financieros y multinacionales alimenticias se están volcando al negocio de la tierra, en los últimos cinco años entre 50 y 80 millones de hectáreas pasaron de pequeños agricultores a especuladores.
Land sharing vs. Land grabbing
- Demeter
- 19 October 2012
Land grabbing does not only affect farmers in developing countries, but also European farmers. Demeter farms and community-supported agriculture offer examples of successful land management which are practising new and alternative land property models already for decades.
Conflict in ancestral forests of Indonesia
- PAN AP
- 19 October 2012
This case study is conducted by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).
Les agriculteurs sont préoccupés
- Journal du Québec
- 18 October 2012
L'Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec souhaite avoir le portrait précis des hectares de terres qui appartiennent à des agriculteurs, celles qui sont en location ou celles qui sont passées aux mains de grandes institutions.
Govts must lay foundation for private investment in agriculture
- AllAfrica
- 18 October 2012
Cargill director says its corporate affairs team has constant interaction with African governments, and is encouraging them to change land regulations to facilitate investment.
Land grab controversy remains unresolved
- Inside Vandy
- 18 October 2012
In the wake of investigations into Vanderbilt Univeristy’s investment in a hedge fund responsible for land grabs in Mozambique it is necessary to finally have some form of accountability.
Land grabbing for food and biofuel: a case of MIFEE
- PAN AP
- 18 October 2012
This case study is done by Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) in close coordination with the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP).