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Malawi: Green Belt initiative taking shape
- IPS
- 11 January 2010
Malawi's Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) argue that government is fuelling foreigner land grab at the expense of the welfare of locals.
Egypt to inspect farmland in Uganda for wheat
- Reuters
- 11 January 2010
Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, said on Monday it will send a committee to inspect suitable farmland in Uganda to grow wheat.
How best to invest in agriculture: Discussion with Ravi Sood
- Globe and Mail
- 11 January 2010
Lawrence Asset Management's Ravi Sood suggests investing in food production in low-cost areas that are water-rich – Brazil, tropical Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Iraq and investment of its arable land
- IRAQdirectory.com
- 10 January 2010
Chairman of the National Investment, Sami Araji, said that Iraq is seeking the exploitation of nearly two million acres of agricultural land of direct investment by foreign companies specialized in this matter.
Deputy of Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture: We will present agricultural land for private investment both domestic and foreign
- IRAQdirectory.com
- 09 January 2010
He confirmed that the Ministry received very wide offers of investment by Arab and foreign investors.
Africa: Land grab or development? (NHK)
- NHK
- 08 January 2010
Documentary for Japan Broadcasting Corporation, focusing on Tanzania and Ethiopia
NHK World on land grabbing in Africa
- NHK
- 08 January 2010
Programme aired on NHK World presenting a documentary by Kohei Tsuji filmed in Ethiopia and Tanzania - in Japanese only - 35 minutes
Call for cases on land rights and the right to food
- UNHCR
- 08 January 2010
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food launches a call for cases that illustrate the links between security of land tenure, access to land and the right to food.
Call for papers: 4th London International Oromo Workshop on the scramble for land
- gadaa.com
- 08 January 2010
A one-day workshop on the scramble for land, ‘investment’ and environmental degradation in Oromia: consequences for the future (City University London, 3 July 2010)
Land grab? The race for the world's farmland
- Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars
- 08 January 2010
This new publication marks one of the first efforts in the United States to bring together perspectives from international organizations, farmers, and investors alike about a trend often referred to as a new phase of the world food crisis.
Un mouvement spéculatif mondial : Ruée sur les terres africaines
- Le Monde Diplomatique
- 08 January 2010
L’achat massif de ces terres aux seules fins de spéculation financière porte en lui le germe du conflit, du désastre environnemental, du chaos politique et de la faim à un degré jamais connu dans le passé, écrit Joan Baxter.
The South Africa-Congo concession: Exploitation or salvation?
- Pambazuka
- 07 January 2010
The much-discussed Congo land-lease, granting 200,000 hectares to South African farmers with a further 10 million hectares in the balance, appears to mark a departure from the usual terms underpinning foreign acquisition of fertile land by multinationals