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Combating EU “land grabbing” by promoting agricultural research
- BASF
- 23 February 2012
BASF interviews Prof. Dr. Harald von Witzke, International Agricultural Trade and Development Institute of the Humboldt University, Berlin
Nigeria: Singapore firm begins US$90 million rice farm in Nasarawa
- Daily Trust
- 23 February 2012
Olam Nigeria Limited, a Singapore based agric investor has commenced work on a $90 million rice farm investment projec covering 10,000 hectares of irrigated farmland in Ondorie area of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Zimbabwe: Afrifresh to acquire Ariston Holdings stake
- Business Digest
- 23 February 2012
Afrifresh Group, a South African agriculture group, is set to acquire a controlling stake in Ariston Holdings, as Emvest pulls out.
AAID may build grain stocks site for Gulf
- Reuters
- 23 February 2012
AAID is also setting up an agricultural land investment company, in conjunction with Saudi investors, which will start with capital of $60 million to acquire land in Egypt, Sudan and Kazakhstan.
Bill Gates urges digital revolution against hunger
- AFP
- 23 February 2012
On the issue of land investments that are referred to by their critics as "land grabbing", Gates said: "It's not actually possible to grab the land. People don't put it on boats and take it back to the Middle East."
La situation foncière en Afrique à l’horizon 2050
- AFD
- 23 February 2012
Cette étude propose une méthode pour comprendre ce qui pourrait advenir en matière de sécurité foncière et alimentaire, de conflits portant sur les terres et de logement, si se prolongeaient ou s’amplifiaient les tendances observées aujourd’hui.
GRAIN releases data set with over 400 global land grabs
- GRAIN
- 23 February 2012
New data set documens 416 recent, large-scale land grabs by foreign investors for the production of food crops, covering nearly 35 million hectares of land in 66 countries.
Rush to acquire African farmland risks countries bearing costs of global resource scarcity, says study
- CIFOR
- 23 February 2012
The recent rush to acquire farmland in order to meet rising global demands for food and fuel is putting African countries at risk of bearing costs of global resource scarcity, says a new study by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
Survival uncovers shocking human rights abuses in Ethiopia
- Survival
- 22 February 2012
Survival uncovers shocking new evidence of human rights abuses against tribes in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, as government efforts to develop lucrative sugar cane plantations in the region intensify.
Ethiopia: Land grabs are fueling violence in Gambela
- ASO
- 22 February 2012
The growing insecurity and violence in Gambela, seen in the recent loss of human lives and attacks on government institutions, should be seen as a clear warning to investors about the dangers involved in large scale agricultural investments, says the Anywaa Survival Organisation.
La ruée des Asiatiques sur les terres agricoles en Russie
- Les Echos
- 22 February 2012
Les paysans du nord-est de la Chine, de la péninsule coréenne et récemment du Japon sont de plus en plus attirés par les vastes terres de l'extrême-orient de la Russie, écrit l'« Asahi Shimbun ».
Du bio suisse cultivé… en Roumanie
- swissinfo
- 22 February 2012
De plus en plus d’agriculteurs suisses s’installent en Roumanie, à la frontière est de l’Europe. Attirés par des prix encore dérisoires, ils achètent des domaines de plusieurs centaines d'hectares et exportent en Suisse et en Allemagne.