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Land grabbing by pension funds and other financial institutions must be stopped
- GRAIN
- 26 June 2012
Joint statement released by more than 60 civil society organisations against the role of pension funds and other financial instutions in land grabbing
Hot money turns from stocks to farmland
- Star Tribune
- 26 June 2012
Not everyone is thrilled about the new breed of investors making a pure financial play on farmland in the US
UK investors gather for controversial Africa land summit
- The Guardian
- 26 June 2012
International development and environment charities to protest against 'land grab' outside Agriculture Investment Summit
EBRD could become co-investor of ED&F Man in Ukraine
- Interfax
- 25 June 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering making an equity investment of up to $15.9 million to acquire a minority stake in ED&F Man Ukraine Investments BV
African agriculture attractive to foreign investors but risks remain - OECD
- Dow Jones
- 25 June 2012
Africa's agricultural sector offers a great opportunity for international investors, an official with the OECD said Tuesday, but risks remain over controversial issues such as "land grabbing."
Foreign ownership register on the cards
- Stock & Land
- 25 June 2012
Australia's federal government has set up a working group to assist with the development of a Commonwealth register of foreign owned agricultural land.
Agronegocios, acaparamiento de tierras y transgénicos detrás del golpe de Estado en Paraguay
- Biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe
- 25 June 2012
Desde la Alianza Biodiversidad condenamos el golpe que ha recibido el rechazo de todo el pueblo paraguayo y denunciamos a las grandes corporaciones del agronegocio con Monsanto y Cargill a la cabeza como responsables, junto a los grandes terratenientes locales y los políticos cómplices, de este golpe.
What to do when the World Bank finances land grabs: An interview with Accountability Counsel
- Righting Food
- 25 June 2012
What can affected communities do when the World Bank Group has facilitated land grabs? For a better understanding of the practical steps that people can take, Righting Food interviewed Natalie Bridgeman Fields, the founder and Executive Director of Accountability Counsel
“Voici comment on m’a pris ma terre”
- La Libre Belgique
- 25 June 2012
A Dakar, on estime que 60 % des surfaces accaparées au Sénégal (environ 400 000 ha) sont le fait de nationaux.
Macquarie moves in on agriculture
- FNN
- 25 June 2012
Macquarie Group Limited looks to be moving in on more agricultural investments with the launch of a new fund to target dairy farms in Australia.
Tanzania to seek China help on farming
- The Citizen
- 25 June 2012
Tanzania is planning to involve the Chinese government in its agriculture revolution strategy as well as establish value-adding small industries to boost agricultural products by local producers
IFC supports Kenyan horticulture giant Vegpro’s expansion into Ghana
- IFC
- 25 June 2012
The Vegpro Group will use IFC’s investment towards developing a 1,070 ha farm in Ghana, to boost the company’s vegetable production and meet increasing demand from existing clients in Europe.