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West Africa Observer: Land deals
- OECD
- 19 Mar 2010
This double issue of OECD's magazine includes a 12-page dossier on land grab deals in West Africa
Govt says Saudi land deal in Toshka was a mistake
- Almasryalyoum
- 18 Mar 2010
Minister says the contract did not give a deadline for the investor to complete his project, which means the government is powerless to withdraw the land from Saudi Prince Talal.
JICA development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa
- JICA
- 17 Mar 2010
JICA is building a new development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa, both to help prevent another global food crisis and to deter a land grab by foreign enterprises across the continent, according to Senior Vice President Kenzo Oshima.
Prince Alwaleed to sell 50 pct of Egypt Toshka
- Egypt News
- 17 Mar 2010
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has received approval from Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture to sell 50 Pct of his agricultural firm, which is developing the Toshka agriculture project in southern Egypt, and to invite Asian investors to join the project.
Hancock ag investors eyeing more farm deals
- Reuters
- 17 Mar 2010
Investors are growing more bullish on U.S. farmland as softness in some sectors spurs increased competition for buying quality acres. Capital flow is increasing from overseas, in particular from Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Doit-on protéger nos terres?
- RDI
- 17 Mar 2010
Selon l'économiste Marc Urbain Proulx, les groupes chinois sont prêts à contourner la loi en faisant acheter les terres par des personnes qui résident au Québec.
6 Provinsi bagi Australia
- Kompas
- 17 Mar 2010
Peluang Investasi di Pertanian dan Peternakan
Chinese firm given land deal in Sudan
- Sudan Tribune
- 16 Mar 2010
The Chinese company ZTE received an allocation of approximately 10,000 hectares of land from the Ministry of Agriculture. The deal aims at boosting production of wheat and maize, state media reported.
Dossier: Accaparement des terres ou opportunités de développement ?
- Alliance Sud
- 16 Mar 2010
La terre est devenue une matière première capital. A qui vont les bénéfices? Un dossier de l'Alliance Sud.
بالغنيم لـ”الوطن”: استثماراتنا الخارجية ليس لها أهداف سياسية
- Al Watan
- 16 Mar 2010
فهد بالغنيم
Saudi eyes overseas farmland investments
- Arabian Business
- 16 Mar 2010
Saudi Arabia wants to secure supplies for sugar, rice, wheat, malt and fodder with farmland investments overseas, its agricultural minister said in remarks published on Tuesday.
La Chine sur le point d'acheter des terres québécoises
- Canoë
- 16 Mar 2010
Une transaction évaluée à plusieurs dizaines de millions de dollars est sur le point de se conclure dans une municipalité située entre Québec et Drummondville, alors que des investisseurs chinois s'apprêtent à acheter une compagnie «connue» spécialisée dans le secteur agroalimentaire ainsi que plusieurs autres propriétés.