Sudan's rural riches attract investors
- Al Jazeera
- 16 May 2009
Despite internal conflicts and an inability to feed its own people, Sudan believes it can be not only Africas breadbasket, but also the world's.
video
-
-
Land grab conference: The Race for the World's Farmland
- The New Security Beat
- 12 May 2009
On May 5, the Wilson Center hosted a half-day conference that considered the implications for investors, host countries, and food security, highlighting case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the former Soviet Union.
-
ARTE : Planète à vendre
- ARTE
- 27 Mar 2009
Cette partie de monopoly planétaire inquiète au plus haut niveau.
-
Proposed Kenya-Qatar Land Deal Stirs Controversy
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSoym58ut0Q&feature=player_embedded
- 18 Mar 2009
The Kenyan government is considering leasing a large tract of land in the Tana River Delta in eastern Kenya to Qatar's government. In return, Qatar would build a port in the seaside town of Lamu.
-
The Environmental Cost of Euro-Arab Scramble for Africa
- American Chronicle
- 26 Feb 2009
Reports indicate the growing Euro-Arab-Asian interest to buy land in Africa for the food security of their home population, not Africa´s. However, seldom do these reports link the the appetite for farmland and energy investment on the continent with the current global economic crises.
-
HADCO Chairman talks about the Co's Sudan investments
- Al Arabiya
- 17 Feb 2009
A number of videos interviews broadcast by Al-Arabiya are available at Zawya.com, in Arabic
-
Cambodia farm land sold to wealthy nations
- Channel 4 (UK)
- 29 Jan 2009
Never mind the food miles: when prices are soaring around the world some countries have found a way of keeping their own consumers happy - farming out their farms overseas. One of Asia’s poorest countries, Cambodia, is at the top of their wish list.
-
Madagascar n'est pas à vendre
- Daily Motion
- 10 Jan 2009
The Malagasy people staunchly oppose the grabbing of their lands and call on the Korean government, the leaders of Daewoo Logistics and the Korean people to take their resposibilities so that this project is called off!
-
-
Agricultural investment
- Real Investments Television
- 06 Jun 2008
Agacpita President Steven Johnston explains the philosophy of investing in farmland
-
Cameroun : La Chine exploite le riz
- bonaberi.com
- 01 May 2008
Les Chinois achètent en masse les terres exploitables au Cameroun pour produire du riz en masse, et ainsi profiter de la flambée des prix sur le marché mondial
-
Western Australia: Big money to buy up the family farm
- YouTube
- 25 Oct 2007
Agricultural land trusts and corporate players may take a bigger chunk of Australia's arable land with global market dynamics making rural land purchases more attractive investments.
Women living near the #Socapalm oil palm plantation in Edéa, Cameroon, are struggling for their land, autonomy and livelihoods. Please read their account and sign in support before 15 December: https://forms.gle/gBKbFCv2Bizzpfbt7
Who's involved?
Who's involved?
Languages
- Amharic
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Català
- Dansk
- Deutsch
- English
- Español
- français
- Italiano
- Kurdish
- Malagasy
- Nederlands
- Português
- Suomi
- Svenska
- Türkçe
- العربي
- 日本語