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Karuturi sets sight on sugarcane crushing factory
- Oromiya Government
- 19 December 2011
In three years, 15,000ha will be covered with a sugarcane plantation in Gambela Province.
Argentina limits ownership by foreigners
- Press TV
- 19 December 2011
Argentina's congress has started to debate a bill that would regulate the purchase of farmland by foreigners in the Latin American country, Press TV reports.
Foreign investment in Aussie farmland on hold
- Property Observer
- 19 December 2011
Foreign investors have spent a record $12 billion buying up Australian farmland and agricultural businesses over the past year, but have put off investing a further $14 billion until the outcome of a Senate inquiry in March 2012, a new report by Ferrier Hodgson says.
Corso alla terra
- RAI3
- 18 December 2011
In un viaggio che va dagli uffici di Washington della Banca Mondiale fino a una rivolta contadina nel cuore dell'Africa Occidentale, la puntata di domenica 18 dicembre cerca di percorrere i fili intrecciati di finanza, politica e modelli di sviluppo economico che stanno muovendo una corsa globale all'accaparramento di terra.
Indonesia's land acquisition bill will intensify landgrabbing, says Asian peasant group
- APC
- 17 December 2011
Asian Peasant Coalition's press release on land grabbing in Indonesia
Na África, pesquisador da Unesp critica "estrangeirização" da terra
- Agrosoft Brasil
- 16 December 2011
Na África, o geógrafo brasileiro Bernardo Mançano Fernandes critica "estrangeirização" da terra: Brasil é vítima e autor de política encabeçada pela China.
Argentina’s lower house passes bill limiting foreign ownership of rural land to 15 percent
- AP
- 16 December 2011
Argentina’s lower house of Congress has passed a bill limiting foreign ownership of rural land to 1,000 hectares per family. The bill must now be passed by the Senate.
China eyes LatAm agribusiness
- Vox Box
- 16 December 2011
What do Peruvian fishmeal, Chilean wine and Brazilian soy beans have in common? They’re all on China’s shopping list as it steps up its agribusiness acquisitions and investments overseas to overcome considerable supply constraints at home.
Foreigners own 7 percent of Romania's farmland shows GRAIN data
- Business Review
- 16 December 2011
Alongside countries like Liberia, Laos, Congo and Sierra Leone, Romania is one of the countries where foreign companies own large areas of farmland, according to a report put together by GRAIN.
La lucha por la tierra: la ley que pone freno al avance extranjero quedó a un paso de ser aprobada
- Iprofesional
- 16 December 2011
Tras obtener el aval en comisión, el proyecto se discutió en Diputados durante la madrugada de este viernes. Y hubo acuerdo para dar la media sanción. El marco incorpora cambios en cuanto a la cantidad de tierras en venta y lo que podrá adquirir un inversor foráneo.
Nuevo set de datos sobre acaparamiento de tierras
- GRAIN
- 15 December 2011
En los últimos meses desde GRAIN hemos estado participando en una serie de reuniones y talleres en diferentes partes del mundo sobre acaparamiento de tierras. Compartimos algunos de los documentos que hemos preparado para estas reuniones.
Reap what you sow: Why there's money in farmland
- IFA Online
- 15 December 2011
Tony Hales, managing director of Stadia Trustees, puts forward the case for including farmland in clients’ self-invested personal pensions (UK)