Land deals of wealthy nations
- PRI
- 24 November 2010
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ruth Meinzen-Dick, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about the downside of land deals between countries.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ruth Meinzen-Dick, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about the downside of land deals between countries.
The farner’s union claims that the Malibya deal was done behind closed doors and then presented as a fait accompli, a deal that effectively hands over control of Mali’s main rice growing region to a foreign power.
Les paysans maliens sont inquiets de l'accaparement des terres par de grandes sociétés maliennes ou internationales. Pour le dénoncer, 2 000 cultivateurs se sont réunis ce week-end dans la ville de Kolongo au nord-est de Mopti, à l'appel des syndicats paysans.
Abou Dabi, qui a des vues sur des terres agricoles en Irak, vient de créer une nouvelle structure, ADS pour «Abu Dhabi Sources».
L’entreprise filiale de la Somdiaa qui appartient au groupe français Vilgrain exploite des champs de canne à sucre dans la Haute Sanaga depuis 45 ans.
Interview avec Yves Zoa du groupe CODEN et M. Descracques de la société Somdiaa.
Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, and Smita Narula, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, discuss land grabbing on Democracy Now!
The rights and wrongs of global agricultural investment examined on Business Daily of the BBC
While the Bank warns of a lack of transparency and the potential harm to poor people, it ultimately endorses the land grabs in the name of productivity and sound investment.
Les catholiques d’Action de Carême et les protestants de Pain pour le prochain unissent leurs forces pour lutter contre une nouvelle forme de colonialisme : «L’accaparement des terres»
New Zealand's Green Party has drafted a bill seeking to stop overseas buyers snapping up large tracts of NZ land. Australian farmers also fear they may have trouble coping with future food and water demands if foreign interests snap up too many of the nation's agricultural resources.
As the world's available farming land shrinks in the face of population growth, climate change and soil degradation, Australia's vast tracts of land are going to be increasingly important for global food security. Is the sell-off in Australia's long term interests?