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Argentina: Ofrecen comprar tierras en EE.UU.
- La Nación
- 28 May 2012
Productores argentinos pueden acceder a través de operadores inmobiliarios; atrae la menor presión impositiva.
Tanzania: Country urged to reduce land lease period to investors
- East African Business Week
- 28 May 2012
Tanzania has been advised to reduce land lease agreement to investors to below 50 years from the current 99.
Illovo pulls out of Mali sugar project
- Reuters
- 28 May 2012
South African group Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a 2.6 billion rand sugar project in Mali, largely due to political risk and also funding difficulties, and will focus on growth opportunities elsewhere in Africa.
Qatar's Hassad eyes $625m spend on food supplies
- Bloomberg
- 28 May 2012
Hassad Food Co, the agricultural investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, may invest 500m euros this year to increase food supplies for the desert emirate, the company’s chairman said.
Tanzania: Land losers for hefty compensation
- Tanzania Daily News
- 28 May 2012
The government is in the final stages of introducing a Land Authority whose duties, among others, will include dealing with land investments as well as establishment of a land bank and database.
Etiopia: Ashton risponde a eurodeputati italiani, nega furto terre
- EurActiv
- 28 May 2012
La risposta dell'Alto Rappresentante solleva non poche obiezioni
Ministry to take measures against large-scale farm projects
- The Reporter
- 26 May 2012
According to the evaluation that the ministry did in the past few weeks, some of the large-scale land acquisitions in Ethiopia are not performing as expected in implementing their projects.
Proyek Bakrie Delano siap di akhir tahun
- Kontan
- 26 May 2012
Bakrie Delano juga menyasar sektor agribisnis seperti karet
¡Tus reivindicaciones ya están en el Ministerio!
- Paren aquí vive gente
- 25 May 2012
El pasado día 8 de mayo, desde VSF hicimos llegar al ministro de Asuntos Exteriores una solicitud de reunión para entregarle las más de 3.000 firmas de todas las ciudadanas y ciudadanos que nos han apoyado durante este año.
Land grabbing in Africa - la mappa
- Ecoalfabeta
- 25 May 2012
Multinazionali e governi stranieri stanno correndo ad accaparrarsi terre in Africa, per garantirsi cibo e biofuel. Il nuovo colonialismo avanza e minaccia centinaia di milioni di contadini
Etiopia: rapina delle terre e deportazioni, niente di grave secondo la Ministro degli Esteri dell'UE
- Il Fatto Alimentare
- 24 May 2012
La Risposta della Ashton
Foreign land grab threat not just an illusion
- Bangkok Post
- 24 May 2012
Concerns about land grabbing stem from a desire to hold the government accountable when the drive to make Thailand the Kitchen of the World ends up destroying ecological systems, small farmers' livelihoods, and our food security.