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Poland raises fences to block farmland sales

Politico
25 April 2016

New land law makes it almost impossible for foreigners to buy Polish farms. But it’s difficult for Poles, too.

Billionaire farmers reap fortunes from Russia food sanctions

Bloomberg
25 April 2016

Russia’s geopolitical conflicts, anemic oil prices and weakened ruble are working out rather well for the country’s biggest publicly traded farming company, which trades on the London Stock Exchange.

8 Miles invests in Ethiopian agribusiness Verde Beef

Alt Assets
25 April 2016

Africa-focused private equity firm 8 Miles has picked up “a significant minority stake” in Ethiopian agribusiness Verde Beef Processing.

Agriterra chairman Phil Edmonds steps down

Post
25 April 2016

Agriterra, an Africa focussed agricultural company, announces that Phil Edmonds has stepped down as chairman of the company.

Terres agricoles : la Chine en passe d’acheter 1% de l’Australie

Contrepoints
23 April 2016

La Chine va acheter une marque nationale australienne, l’entreprise S. Kidman and Cо, dont les terres agricoles occupent 1 % du territoire australien.

Mujeres sin tierra

El Mundo
23 April 2016

El 'land grabbing' atrajo a inversores y especuladores para producir materias como biocombustibles y comida. Hoy en día Emiratos Árabes Unidos se sitúa a la cabeza de este tipo de transacciones, pues realiza el 12% de las adquisiciones y 'leasing' de tierras en el mundo.

« IBK est entouré par des corrompus qui sont en train de l’empêcher de tenir sa promesse de bonne gouvernance »

Tjikan
23 April 2016

Les populations de Sahou et Sanamandougou, villages situés dans la zone Office du Niger sont plus que jamais déterminées à rentrer en possession de leurs terres agricoles aux mains de Modibo Keita (PDG de GDCM). Pour ce faire, elles ont décidé d’organiser un sit-in illimité qui a commencé depuis le lundi 18 avril et ce jusqu’à la satisfaction de leur doléance.

International conference of agrarian reform: Marabá Declaration

Via Campesina
22 April 2016

Declaration from international conference on agrarian reform held in Marabá, Pará, Brazil, 17 April 2016 attended by more than 130 representatives of La Via Campesina member organizations and allies from four continents, 10 regions and 28 countries of the world.

¿Cómo parar a empresas que acaparan tierras?

DW
22 April 2016

Para hablar del fenómeno de la violencia y el acaparamiento de tierras llegaron a la Eurocámara esta semana la hondureña Berta Zúñiga Cáceres y el misionero colombiano Alberto Franco. DW habló con ambos.

Des élus contestent le soutien des OGM par l’UE en Afrique

EurActiv
21 April 2016

Les eurodéputés ont demandé à l’UE de s’opposer fermement à tout soutien aux OGM en Afrique. La Nouvelle Alliance pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition est sur la sellette.

Questions hang over foreign ownership of SA’s agricultural land

Moneyweb
21 April 2016

There is little movement on the South African government’s ambition to clamp down foreign land ownership through the controversial Regulation of Land Holdings Bill.

Australians to get chance at S.Kidman & Co with new $370m deal

AFR
21 April 2016

Australians will get a chance to own a 20 per cent stake in the country's largest landholder, S. Kidman & Co, alongside large Chinese investors, after a deal was struck this week to buy the iconic cattle business for more than $370 million.

Poland raises fences to block farmland sales

Billionaire farmers reap fortunes from Russia food sanctions

8 Miles invests in Ethiopian agribusiness Verde Beef

Agriterra chairman Phil Edmonds steps down

Terres agricoles : la Chine en passe d’acheter 1% de l’Australie

Mujeres sin tierra

« IBK est entouré par des corrompus qui sont en train de l’empêcher de tenir sa promesse de bonne gouvernance »

International conference of agrarian reform: Marabá Declaration

¿Cómo parar a empresas que acaparan tierras?

Des élus contestent le soutien des OGM par l’UE en Afrique

Questions hang over foreign ownership of SA’s agricultural land

Australians to get chance at S.Kidman & Co with new $370m deal

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