New Zealand is one of many countries upon whom China’s entrepreneurs have cast their eyes for opportunities to buy farmland, mineral and power resources to shore up China’s looming food shortage and resource-hungry economy.
The National Coordination of Peasant Organizations (CNOP) of Mali and La Via Campesina have today published a new report on the mobilization of social movements against land grabbing.
La Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes du Mali et la Via Campesina publient aujourd'hui un nouveau rapport qui illustre la mobilisation des mouvements sociaux contre les accaparements de terres qui menacent la souveraineté alimentaire et mettent en danger la petite paysannerie partout dans le monde.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the top four countries on a massive investment spree to acquire agricultural resources.
Ukraine has long been called “the bread-basket of Europe,” and for one excellent reason: its fertile, black soil. The estimated value of this treasure is anywhere between 40 and 80 billion dollars. The only problem with investing in such an obviously profitable business was an artificial bureaucratic/legislative barrier commonly known as the “moratorium on alienation of farm land” (the “Moratorium”).
Two international organisations, Oxfam and Uganda Land Alliance (ULA), face de-registration for what government calls inciting violence over land issues.
BIDCO project wreaks environmental havoc, hunger, and human rights abuse in Kalangala
Après l'Ukraine et l'Argentine, la filiale agricole de Charles Beigbeder ira en Afrique.
Hay varios grupos de empresarios chinos interesados en la provincia. Chongqing Grain, la que compró, también presentó proyectos en Córdoba.
L’ampleur des investissements chinois dans les terres agricoles en Afrique avec pour objectif de contribuer à nourrir les quelque 1,3 milliard de Chinois, serait «exagérée», souligne une récente étude de la banque Standard Chartered.
Vulpes Investment Management, the Singapore company set up by hedge-fund manager Stephen Diggle, plans to raise as much as $150 million to invest in farms in Africa and Eastern Europe.
A new report from the Oakland Institute examines a controversial land investment deal in Sierra Leone. Pambazuka News caught up with its Policy Director to find out why the report has attracted so much attention.
