Citizens from more than 15 towns and villages in Grand Cape Mount County' Liberia say company will face stiff resistance if it undertakes any further extension of its concession.
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests must provide a clear framework for the protection of all people against land grabbing.
- La Via Campesina
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14 July 2011
Osun State (Nigeria) Governor Aregbesola told Chinese investors that there is fertile land for investors in the state
- Osun Defender
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13 July 2011
As mudanças na legislação brasileira que restringiram a compra de terras por estrangeiros no país foram apresentadas como motivo principal para a gigante portuguesa Portucel Soporcel suspender um projeto de investimento.
"Com a crise climática e ambiental, biodiversidade, terra e água assumem significados cada vez mais estratégicos em escala global. O Brasil, em especial a Amazônia, é abundante nesses recursos, cujos controles passam pelo controle da terra."
At least 21 investors from famous US firms who were in Tanzania to scout for business opportunities for 10 days have acquired, among other things, land for production of food crops in East Africa’s second largest economy.
- The Guardian
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12 July 2011
Análise Preliminar do Fenómeno de Usurpação de terras em Moçambique. Casos de Estudo
"We request that the US government recognize that simply trying to make land grabs more 'responsible' is not enough to address the problems of growing hunger in the Global South."
- courtesy of WHY Hunger
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11 July 2011
Selon lui, la « nouvelle équation agricole » oblige à recourir à « une meilleure logistique agricole pour être plus efficient » et améliorer la productivité des terres.
Sécurité foncière et alimentaire versus développement énergétique, la polémique est (r)ouverte.
Not only collecting sweet potatoes in Vietnam, Chinese have also been coming to Vietnam, leasing land to grow sweet potatoes to export to third countries.
New Zealand’s relative isolation and high-priced property means the nation has missed out on a global grab for land, especially farms, despite rising public disquiet about such sales, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says.