Africa's great 'water grab'
- The Guardian
- 24 November 2011
Foreign investors aren't just after land in Africa. Access to water is essential – which can bring them into direct competition with the needs of local communities
Foreign investors aren't just after land in Africa. Access to water is essential – which can bring them into direct competition with the needs of local communities
The project will be the biggest overseas investment made by a Chinese agricultural enterprise and China's largest overseas production base for cooking oil.
Women are at the forefront of being evicted in Cambodia.
"C’est un honneur d’être reçu par la plus haute autorité du Sénégal afin de pouvoir livrer, au nom des populations de la communauté rurale de Fanaye, ses résolutions par rapport à l’attribution, par le PCR, de terres d’une superficie de 20.000 ha à des privés étrangers."
In the past three days, peasants, pastoralists and indigenous peoples have come together from across the world for the first time to share with each other their experiences and struggles against land-grabbing.
China will increasingly look to Africa over the next decade as the world's most populous nation seeks to ensure it has sufficient food supplies, according to a study published Wednesday.
Polling for the Michael Fay-led consortium trying to buy the Crafar dairy farms shows an “overwhelming desire for the government to stop in and stop the sale” to the would-be Chinese buyer, Pengxin International.
La firme américaine s'étend en Gambie et Sierra Léone.
Foreign investors have snapped up more than $12 billion in Australian farm land and agribusiness during the past year.
President Yangouvonda who is now visiting Qatar said that there are a number of investment fields in his country such as agricultural, cattle breeding, tourism and mineral resources.
Nous venons d’être informé par voie de presse que le projet de raffinerie d’huile de palme de Sime Darby à Port La Nouvelle était retardé
Lorsqu'il n'est plus possible de faire pousser le moindre épi de maïs à Tianjin, rien ne vaut les terres arables bulgares !