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Saudi Arabia - Plan to ensure food security on right path
- MENAFN
- 23 April 2009
The issue of land ownership in Africa is very sacred and foreign investors need to be aware of the local sensitivities.
Food, Water, Energy, Timber, Population: Do Madagascar’s Forests Stand a Chance?
- The New Security Beat
- 23 April 2009
The International Criminal Court’s indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for human-rights abuses has not deterred Saudi Arabia’s Hail Agricultural Development Co. from developing 9,200 hectares of land in Sudan or the UAE from investing in agricultural projects in several Sudanese provinces, including a 17,000-hectare farm for wheat and corn.
Solving threat of hunger for rich may starve the poor
- Saudi Gazette
- 23 April 2009
The problem of food security poses a real threat to global stability. Meeting in Italy last weekend, agriculture ministers of the G8 industrialized countries recognized the extent of the problem. They pledged to continue fighting hunger. But beyond calling for increased public and private investment in agriculture, the final communiqué of the ministerial meeting was short on fresh proposals.
La diplomatie agricole du "Guide"
- Africa Intelligence
- 23 April 2009
"Il n'y a pas de liberté pour une société qui mange au-delà de ses frontières". Le colonel Kadhafi applique à la lettre ce principe du Livre vert.
Land grab: The race for the world's farmland
- Islam Online
- 22 April 2009
With increasing frequency, wealthy, food-importing countries as well as the private sector are investing in farmland overseas. This conference examines the patterns and motivations of such investment, considers the implications for investors, host countries, and food security, and features case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the former Soviet Union.
Pakistan land for rent
- Islam Online
- 22 April 2009
A cash-strapped Pakistani government plans to sell or rent one million acre land to foreign countries for agricultural purposes in a bid to underpin the country’s troubled economy. “A complete legal cover will be provided to the investors so that even in case of the change of government, they should not be affected.”
Russie: la vente des terrains aux étrangers restera-t-elle lettre morte?
- RIA Novosti
- 22 April 2009
Les Finlandais ont demandé à Dmitri Medvedev, par le biais de leur présidente Tarja Halonen, de leur permettre d'acheter des terrains dans les zones frontalières russes.
Life is slowly draining from the farms
- Bangkok Post
- 22 April 2009
In 2006, Thailand had about 25 million farmers, who accounted for 40% of the population. The number is likely fall to 37% of the population by 2013. The government must act to reverse the trend, otherwise investors could rent or buy land from farmers to invest in large-scale farming, agricultural processing plants and hiring local people.
"J'ai 10 000 hectares dans le nord, avec des certificats en règle. Venez me voir à Cotonou : on discutera des conditions"
- Hub Rural
- 22 April 2009
L’organisation béninoise SYNERGIE PAYSANNE avec le concours de son partenaire, le Comité Catholique contre la Faim et pour le Développement, a réalisé, au Bénin, une enquête intitulée « Terre à vendre ».
Advierten que extranjeros compran tierras en zonas de fronteras colombianas
- El Espectador
- 21 April 2009
El contralor Turbay Quintero pedirá la presentación de una iniciativa que prohíba esta práctica.
La Contraloría alerta sobre compra de tierras por parte de extranjeros
- Caracol
- 21 April 2009
El contralor general de la República, Julio César Turbay Quintero, llamó la atención del gobierno por el marcado interés que tendrían inversionistas y algunas potencias extranjeras de comprar grandes extensiones de tierras y títulos de explotación de los recursos naturales del país.
INTERVIEW - Pakistan offers farmland to foreign investors
- Reuters
- 20 April 2009
Pakistan is offering one million acres of farmland, protected by a special security force, for lease or sale to countries seeking to secure their food supplies, an official from the ministry of finance said on Monday.