Du Riz et des Hommes
- Switch Asbl
- 25 Aug 2009
Film de Yann Verbeke
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Ukraine's agricultural revolution
- BBC
- 24 Aug 2009
"The reasons [Ukrainians] choose to lease [Landkom] their land has nothing to do with money - it is an emotional desire to see their region go forward, that's all," says Paul Spinks.
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Neocolonialismo. Compra de tierras
- Visión Siete
- 22 Aug 2009
El incremento de las compras masivas de terrenos en África y otros continentes aumenta el riesgo de que los pobres se vean desposeídos o se les impida el acceso a la tierra y el agua. Informe de TV Pública, Argentina.
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Foras rice project in Mauritania
- YouTube
- 11 Aug 2009
Foras Investment Company conducted a pre-feasibility study on rice plantation in Mauritania in 2008. The aim of the study is to sieze the opportunity of setting up a rice farm on 2000 hectares in Rosso area.
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Laos faces deepening food crisis
- Al Jazeera
- 27 Jul 2009
The Lao government says it's determined to improve the lives of its people by attracting foreign money. But in a country where simply putting food on the table is a daily challenge for many, their foreign investment may hinder more than help.
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Uruguay farm visit (with CII)
- YouTube
- 22 Jul 2009
Visit to a 2000 hectare farm in Uruguay on July 4, 2009 with Vinod Surana, CEO of Surana and Surana and leader of CII delegation from India visiting Argentina and Uruguay on June 29 - July 3, 2009
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Agriculture Outsourcing: South America/Latin America farmland investing
- YouTube
- 21 Jul 2009
Corporate pitch from Uruguay-based private equity firm Allied Venture for Indian investors to go into outsourced agriculture in Latin America
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Agriculture Outsourcing: South America/Latin America farmland investing
- YouTube
- 21 Jul 2009
Allied Venture promo video for Indian investors
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"Land grabbing" : l’accaparement de terres en Afrique se poursuit
- cDurable.info
- 17 Jul 2009
Ouyang Riping, PDG d’une société agricole chinoise, a une mission : transformer le Sénégal en grenier à sésame… pour la Chine ! Dakar lui cède 60 000 hectares pour cultiver et exporter le sésame vers Pékin. En échange, les chinois apprennent aux paysans sénégalais à obtenir deux récoltes de riz par an. Coopération originale ou marché de dupes ?
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Rich states shouldn't grab 3rd World's farmland
- Yomiuri Shimbun
- 12 Jul 2009
Rather than participating in the race for farmland overseas, Japan should concentrate on raising its food self-sufficiency rate, which is now at about 40 percent.
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Benin farmers pressured to sell their land
- France 24
- 10 Jul 2009
In Benin, the race to buy land is on! States, corporations, multinationals and investment funds are hungry for farmland.
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L'agrobusiness met sous pression les propriétaires terriens
- France 24
- 10 Jul 2009
Le Bénin, l'un des rares pays à avoir échappé aux émeutes de la faim en 2008, subit aujourd'hui les méfaits de l'agrobusiness. La pression foncière y est particulièrement forte, notamment pour les paysans béninois, obligés de vendre.