Unregulated large-scale land acquisition in south Sudan by foreign companies threatens the rights of the people, with an area bigger than Rwanda earmarked for use by outside businesses, a report from Norwegian People's Aid warns.
Vidéo sur l'accaparement de terres à Madagascar par la société VARUN de l'Inde. Réaction de la population. En Malgache. (Transcription en français en cours.)
Report says that GCC investment in farmland in Africa and Latin America will continue to grow.
The Arab unrest has only doubled the efforts of Gulf countries to secure food production by buying farmland around the world, as they try to buffer themselves from the economic issues that have destabilized the region.
Political turmoil over Sierra Leone MP's nationwide broadcast inciting the people of Malen Chiefdom against the Government and the local Chiefs for having entered into a land deal with Luxembourg-based SOCFIN.
Bolloré, premier des investisseurs français en Afrique, et Vilgrain, représentant de ces derniers, n’ont de cesse de vanter les bénéfices de leurs activités sur le continent pour les populations.
Qatar’s Hassad Food, a unit of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to purchase farmland in Turkey to grow crops and raise livestock, the company’s chairman said.
Congo-Brazzaville a cédé 80.000 hectares de terres agricoles à 14 fermiers sud-africains, propriétaires d'une société, 'Congo Agriculture'.
Le gouvernement éthiopien a par ailleurs affecté 180 000 hectares de terres de la vallée de l’Omo à l’investissement agricole dont certaines se trouvent sur les territoires des tribus nyangatom, karo et mursi.
With nations such as China eyeing property all over the world, and with worries over food security growing, Brazil is discussing tightening laws that would make it harder for foreigners to purchase land.
Locals move out as international contractors seize opportunities offered by government to lease farmland at knockdown rates
Já vão longe os tempos em que a posse de terras em áreas diversas do território nacional poderia ser considerada como reserva de valor por pessoas físicas ou jurídicas, transferindo-se do presente para o futuro o potencial produtivo de uma propriedade rural.
