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Farmers want register of overseas buyers of Oz farmland & water licences
- ABC
- 16 November 2010
New South Wales Farmers Association is calling for a register of all overseas purchases of Australian agricultural land and water licenses.
Des groupes financiers prennent toujours les terres agricoles
- IPS
- 15 November 2010
Des entreprises étrangères et des hommes d’affaires nationaux achètent de plus en plus de terres arables en Afrique pour produire du biocarburant ou s’adonner à la spéculation foncière, au détriment des paysans menacés de devenir des ouvriers agricoles.
Sierra Leone: Koroma gives 50,000 acres to CHICASON
- Concord Times
- 15 November 2010
"I will give [Nigeria's] CHICASON not less than 50,000 acres of land anywhere in the country," says the President of Sierra Leone.
Olam invests US$1.5b in Gabon
- Channel News
- 15 November 2010
Olam CEO says his company utilises political risk insurance from the World Bank and other sources for its agri-investments in Africa.
Olam to invest USD236 mln in palm oil plantations in Gabon
- Olam
- 15 November 2010
Gabon committs a land bank of 300,000 hectares to Olam for palm and rubber plantation development.
Foreign land grab on Aussie farms and brands to secure local food supply
- Daily Telegraph
- 15 November 2010
More than $9 billion of prized agricultural assets have been sold to offshore interests in the past two years alone.
Soja: China y Río Negro hacen acuerdo ilegal
- No a la Mina
- 15 November 2010
Califican de "ilegal" las negociaciones del gobierno de Río Negro y una corporación china para que se plante soja y otros cultivos en terrenos privados que serían arrendados por la provincia.
Argentina y China sellan su alianza
- La Capital
- 15 November 2010
El Ministro argentino expresó queserán bienvenidas todas las inversiones extranjeras destinadas a mejorar la producción pero que existe pleno consenso a nivel oficial para que las “tierras argentinas queden en manos argentinas”
Français contre Chinois - Main basse sur l'Afrique
- M6
- 14 November 2010
Enquête de la chaîne de télévision française M6 sur les activités économiques des Chinois au Cameroun y compris dans les domaines de la peche et la riziculture (4ème partie)
Reportage sur un conflit foncier au Cameroun
- RFI
- 13 November 2010
Interview avec Yves Zoa du groupe CODEN et M. Descracques de la société Somdiaa.
Karuturi Global eyes East African markets for crops grown on Ethiopia land
- Bloomberg
- 12 November 2010
Karuturi has an agreement to provide 40,000 tons of rice to neighboring Djibouti.
Aquino urged to review farmlands lease to foreign investors
- Inquirer
- 12 November 2010
Groups in the Philippines call on the government to review agreements with foreign investors allowing a lease of agricultural lands for food and biofuel production.