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Saudi Arabia's quest for "food security"
- Council on Foreign Relations
- 27 April 2010
Saudi Arabia is attempting to strengthen its position in what seems certain to be a growing competition for food among the nations of the Middle East.
Benin offers agricultural investment to Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Gazette
- 27 April 2010
"Our country has rich agricultural resources, which could provide steady food security to Saudi Arabia," said Akinde Rene Robert
Food security: Oman mulls overseas farm investments
- Oman Daily Observer
- 27 April 2010
The Omani government is weighing options for securing part of the country's requirement of strategic staples through offshore farming
Chineses querem mais terras no Brasil
- Valor Económico
- 27 April 2010
Os chineses até tentam esconder, mas não conseguem: planejam comprar mais terras no Brasil para produzir soja e milho, como confirmou ontem Zheng Qingzhi, presidente da China National Agricultural Development Group Corporation (CNADC), uma empresa estatal que já tem investimentos agrícolas em 40 países
‘WB report aims at promoting agricultural land grabbing’
- The New (Pakistan)
- 27 April 2010
An upcoming World Bank (WB) report aims at giving legitimate cover to agricultural land grabbing in Pakistan.
Cochabamba: Conclusions of working group 17 on agriculture and food sovereignty
- Group 17
- 26 April 2010
The worsening of hoarding of land and oceans by economic groups, corporations and both state and private speculative capital are some of the most serious and imminent attacks faced by people.
Organisation paysanne du Bénin dénonce l'accaparement des terres
- LC2 (Bénin)
- 26 April 2010
Reportage sur la conférence de presse organisée par Synergie Paysanne, le 26 avril 2010 à Cotonou, Bénin
Des voix s’élèvent contre la vente abusive de terres
- Le Vif
- 26 April 2010
Des associations environnementales, d'agriculteurs et des organisations de solidarité ont lancé lundi un appel pour un arrêt immédiat de l'accaparement des terres par des Etats et des investisseurs privés, à l'occasion de la conférence annuelle de la Banque Mondiale sur le foncier.
UN official urges responsible investment in agriculture in poorer countries
- UN
- 26 April 2010
Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, says that while foreign investment in agriculture is increasing, “We have to recognize that potential risks, such as land grab, may pose serious threats to developing country farmers.”
Olivier De Schutter: “Principles for responsible investment in agriculture”
- UNCTAD
- 26 April 2010
I am worried. A consensus is emerging among international institutions about the need to guide investment in agriculture. But at the same time, many civil society groups and farmers’ organisations, including the most representative among them, denounce ‘land-grabbing’.
First State lnvestments launches Agribusiness Fund
- Professional Adviser
- 26 April 2010
The fund aims to deliver long-term returns by investing in agribusiness companies (those involved in the production, processing, distribution and marketing of agricultural products).
Great transition - Saudi Arabia planting new seeds
- Global Arab Network
- 26 April 2010
"Future agriculture hectares for Saudi Arabia will be outside of the country," says president of agricultural services company ARASCO.