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Land-grabbing claims complicate agricultural investment, says BT scheme
- IPE
- 09 Mar 2012
The BT Pension Scheme has acknowledged that investing in agriculture land was a "real challenge" due to concerns over accusations of land grabbing.
Brazil groups say farmland rules choke investment
- Reuters
- 09 Mar 2012
Restrictions on foreign companies buying Brazilian farmland will deprive the agricultural sector of around 100 billion reais ($56.15 billion) in investment, according to estimates drawn up by the sector.
COFCO to raise capital to fund acquisitions of overseas sugar firms
- Global Times
- 09 Mar 2012
State-owned food giant COFCO Corp is likely to pursue more overseas acquisitions of sugar companies, its Chairman Ning Gaoning said on the sidelines of the ongoing National People's Congress in Beijing Thursday.
Fair access to land and food: How to stop global land grabbing
- Greens/EFA
- 08 Mar 2012
Conference organised by the Greens / EFA in the European Parliament
Bolivia plantea no privatización del agua y no extranjerización de tenencia de la tierra
- Aporrea
- 07 Mar 2012
Se propone un Proyecto de Declaración que contenga mecanismos para la no privatización del agua y la no extranjerización de la tenencia de la tierra.
GCC investing heavily in overseas farms
- TradeArabia
- 07 Mar 2012
The governments in the Gulf region are investing heavily in outside farmland acquisitions and leases besides injecting money into the domestic food production industry, according to an expert ahead of a major agriculture expo.
China's top corn grower to expand acreage, cut soy
- Reuters
- 07 Mar 2012
Beidahuang State Farm Group has started to plant soybeans on 13,000 hectares of farmland in Argentina, while COFCO says it is looking for opportunities to invest in Argentina and Brazil for grains production and in Australia for sugar production.
The project for Nacala Corridor economic development strategies in the Republic of Mozambique: Inception report
- JICA
- 07 Mar 2012
This report, prepared by Japanese consultants, provides information on the initial planning and discussions for the Nacala Corridor project, between the governments of Mozambique and Japan.
What should companies do when states offer prime land on a platter?
- The Guardian
- 06 Mar 2012
Companies investing in land in Africa and elsewhere need guidelines to ensure the human rights and dignity of local communities are protected
Ethiopia’s Omo Valley: a global heritage under threat
- International Rivers
- 06 Mar 2012
A government map leaked to International Rivers delineates sugar plantations with a total area of 2,450 square kilometers – almost the size of Luxembourg – that the Ethiopian government is seeking to develop in the sensitive ecosystems of the Lower Omo Valley.
Ekosem-Agrar fuels investment wave in Russia dairy
- Agrimoney
- 06 Mar 2012
German-based Ekosem-Agrar unveiled a E50m bond issue to raise funds for doubling its Russian milking herd, and expanding its 160,000-hectare landbank, extending the wave of investment heading into the country's dairy market.
Stolen land stolen future
- APRODEV
- 06 Mar 2012
This report from APRODEV documents how communities in Cambodia have lost their livelihoods because of land grabbing by national and international business corporations.