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Australia should look to its food security, before all the farm is sold
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 14 October 2010
Australians are in danger of becoming servants, not masters, of their own food resources.
Qatar negocia la compra de tierras argentinas por U$s 100 M
- ON24
- 13 October 2010
Qatar está en conversaciones preliminares con los gobiernos de Argentina y Ucrania para comprar tierras agrícolas destinadas a la producción de cereales.
Réaction aux tables rondes du comité de la sécurité alimentaire à Rome
- AVF/OF
- 13 October 2010
Pas un seul pays n’a répondu aux demandes de la société civile d’examiner la proposition d’un moratoire pour mettre un terme dès aujourd’hui à l’accaparement des terres. Beaucoup de pays mettent en avant de fausses solutions prétendument ‘gagnant- gagnant’ et refusent de se soumettre à la moindre autocritique sur les conséquences de leurs pratiques.
Land-grabbing causes hunger! Let small-scale farmers feed the world!
- Via Campesina
- 13 October 2010
It is clear that land-grabbing is an inherent part of the agribusiness model promoted by institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, IFAD, the FAO or the EU.
Qatar in talks to buy Argentina, Ukraine farmland
- Reuters
- 13 October 2010
Qatar is in preliminary talks with the governments of Argentina and Ukraine to buy farmland for cereals production, the head of the Gulf Arab state's national food security programme said on Wednesday.
Campesinos del mundo protestan en Roma contra el acaparamiento de tierras
- AFP
- 13 October 2010
Representantes de agricultores de África y Asia y América Latina se congregaron en Roma para pedir a la comunidad internacional que cese el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de inversionistas privados y países que buscan aprovisionarse de materias primas y alimentos.
UAE has over 2,800 sq km in Sudan farms
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 13 October 2010
The UAE controls more than 2,800 square kilometers [280,000 ha] in farms in Sudan -- more than triple the area of Bahrain -- as a result of its decision to invest in agricultural projects in fertile Arab nations to slash its soaring food import bill
Farmers urge action against global 'land grab'
- AFP
- 13 October 2010
Farmers from the developing world called on governments this week to curb a global land rush in which millions of hectares of their terrain are being taken over by foreign private investors.
なぜ我々は「責任ある農業投資原則」に反対するか
- La Via Campesina, FIAN, LRAN, GRAIN
- 13 October 2010
Translation of Document：Why We Oppose the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI)
Algeria seeks investment in key economic sectors
- Khaleej Times
- 13 October 2010
UAE investors are pumping huge funds into the agricultural sector given the availability of vast arable lands and water and production inputs along with a large market which can serve as a gateway to European and African markets.
Des ONG demandent de faire plus contre la faim
- La France Agricole
- 12 October 2010
La réunion de la FAO doit « proposer des mesures concrètes » pour freiner l'accaparement des terres, a demandé le mouvement paysan Via Campesina.
Le Japon, à l'origine d'une course mondiale aux ressources ?
- Reuters
- 12 October 2010
L'idée qui germe au Japon de consacrer une partie des énormes réserves de change du pays à l'achat de matières premières industrielles est susceptible, si elle est appliquée, de provoquer des bouleversements économiques et financiers.