Africa land grab: New century, more colonisers
- Newsclick
- 12 September 2011
Indian companies acquire land in Africa at throw away prices to ensure India's food security. Prof Jayati Ghosh analyses the issue and offers alternative solutions.
Indian companies acquire land in Africa at throw away prices to ensure India's food security. Prof Jayati Ghosh analyses the issue and offers alternative solutions.
Shadow minister for agriculture and food security, John Cobb, said it was concerning that in the past three years there had been a 10-fold increase in foreign investment in ownership and control of agricultural supply lines.
The National Farmers Federation says the figures that show Australian farm land to be about 90 per cent locally owned is a small part of the picture. It's just one of three studies, with the others looking into the value of farm production.
Le Parti socialiste français promeut une stratégie de développement qui implique que soient empêchés les accaparements de terres mises en œuvres par des multinationales, voire par d’autres États, qui privent les populations de leur souveraineté agricole.
Depuis quelques mois, Oxfam mène une enquête sur l'accaparement des terres et sur la façon dont cette pratique a fait sombrer des milliers de personnes encore plus profondément dans la pauvreté. Vidéo parodie.
New figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show more than 12 per cent of land used for agriculture in South Australia is owned by foreign interests.
Aquila Capital Green Assets has helped European investors acquire $111 million of New Zealand farmland.
According to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as at 31 December 2010, 89% of the nation's agricultural land was Australian owned.
Acerca del proyecto de ley sobre “extranjerización de tierras” presentado por el Poder Ejecutivo Nacional: Grupo de Reflexión Rural
Oxfam presenta hoy en la web una parodia de la película de culto de Alec Baldwin Glengarry Glen Ross (El precio de la ambición)
En Afrique de l’Ouest le phénomène des terres fertiles bradées à des investisseurs étrangers a atteint des dimensions dramatiques, comme le montre un rapport du conseil des églises de l’Afrique de l’Ouest ACCEAO, partenaire de Pain pour le prochain.
Indian companies are looking at agricultural outsourcing by opting for cheaper options in neighbouring countries so as to produce things at less cost, making this sector lucrative to the PE firms