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Russie: l'avenir de la Sibérie orientale passe par la Chine
- Geopolis
- 01 July 2015
Les médias russes, même les plus «libéraux», et les réseaux sociaux, scandalisés, accueillent très mal la nouvelle de la location de 150.000 ha de terre à la Chine.
#NoLandNoLife | Land & Rights Watch: 3 killings every 2 weeks due to land conflicts and struggles
- Land & Rights Watch
- 01 July 2015
In 2015 there are 510 victims from land related human rights violations in Asia and Latin America. Mostly indigenous peoples, activists, community leaders, farmers and agricultural workers.
Senhuile SA partage la douleur de la famille de Salif DIALLO
- Ndar Info
- 30 June 2015
"Le jeune homme est mort noyé dans un point d’eau spécialement aménagé à la demande des villageois," se défend la direction italienne du projet
Lutte contre l’accaparement des terres : La Convergence Globale des Luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau se fait entendre
- Maliweb
- 30 June 2015
La Convergence Globale des Luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau a organisé un forum sous-régional à Selingué (Mali) du 25 au 27 juin derniers
Land Inc.
- TerraProject
- 30 June 2015
Land Inc. is a journey across Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar the Philippines and Ukraine to document what some define as a form of neocolonialism, and others as a chance for development: land grabbing
É possível encontrar alternativas ao agro-negócio para a produção de alimentos em Moçambique, defende a União Nacional dos Camponeses
- Verdade
- 30 June 2015
“É inaceitável que o Presidente da República tenha que ir inaugurar o laboratório de solos em Nampula, numa altura em que há discussões consistentes e decisivas em relação ao programa ProSAVANA”
El Tejar deixa parceiros em Mato Grosso sob risco de calote
- Brasil Noticia
- 30 June 2015
Fundada em 1987 por um grupo de famílias de agricultores da região de Saladillo, na Argentina, incluindo os Alvarado, Pallette, Pueyrredón e Kasdorf, a empresa El Tejar (O Telhar no Brasil) em pouco tempo se tornou o primeiro grande pool de produtores com terras arrendadas naquele país.
Showcase whets China's farmland appetite
- The Land
- 30 June 2015
China's appetite for Australian farmland showing no signs of being sated. Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) annual report confirmed China has become Australia's biggest source of approved foreign investment after a $12.4 billion splurge.
Russians wary of land deals with China
- Asia Times
- 29 June 2015
Plans of Russia’s Far Eastern Zabaikalsky region to allow Chinese firms to rent sizeable plots of land has drawn vocal protests in Russia, including a series of online petitions demanding to annul the would-be-deal.
Australia tightens rules on foreign ownership of farmland
- Reuters
- 29 June 2015
Australia tightened rules on Monday requiring overseas investors to declare holdings of agricultural land in order to strengthen oversight, amid concerns that Australia is losing control of its own food security.
NGOs, activists fret new role for Indonesia's spy agency
- Mongabay
- 29 June 2015
A mysterious new partnership between Indonesia's spy agency and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to boost foreign investment has civil society wary of deepening agrarian conflict in the post-authoritarian country.
PNG aims to become major rice exporter
- China Daily
- 29 June 2015
PNG's Minister for Agriculture says "the best way to do agriculture in Papua New Guinea is large-scale, mechanized" as small scale agriculture is "no longer feasible."