Investors seeing farmland as safer bet than stocks
    Wary of fluctuations on Wall Street, more wealthy Americans, private funds and foreigners are putting money into parcels of cornfields, fruit orchards and other US agricultural products.
    • LA Times
    • 19 September 2010
    Los dueños de la tierra en Argentina
    Millones de hectáreas de territorio argentino siguen siendo apropiados por el proceso de extranjerización de tierras, amparado en una legislación que mantiene el espíritu de los 90, una de las más débiles del mundo en cuanto a protección de los recursos naturales.
    • Diario Norte
    • 19 September 2010
    Tema Manhean residents halt edible oil refinery Project
    Some natives of Tema Manhean have prevented officials of WILMAR, a Singaporean edible oil refinery company, from developing a piece of land near the naval base which was allegedly sold to the company by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.
    • GBC
    • 18 September 2010
    Tema fishermen halt sale of land
    About 200 Ghanian fishermen and fishmongers resisted attempts to clear a fish processing area for the construction of a palm oil processing site by Wilmar Edible Oil Refinery Project (WEORP), a Singaporean firm.
    • Ghana Web
    • 17 September 2010
    Punjab farmers to acquire 50,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia
    Punjab-based farmers are set to acquire 50,000 ha of farm land on lease in Ethiopia for growing high-value cash crops, including pulses and maize, for export to India and Europe.
    • PTI
    • 17 September 2010
    Ethiopians say Indians grabbing land, Indian farmers claim it is official
    Tensions against Indian companies acquiring farmland in Ethiopia are mounting, according to Tehelka
    • Tehelka
    • 17 September 2010
    Sem terra para estrangeiros
    Impactos do parecer da Advocacia-Geral da União que restringiu as aquisições de imóveis rurais brasileiros por estrangeiros começaram a aparecer.
    • Valor Econômico
    • 17 September 2010
    Mujica dijo que en su gobierno no se venderán tierras a otros países
    El presidente José Mujica aseguró que durante su mandato no se permitirá la compra de tierras uruguayas por parte de Estados extranjeros.
    • El País
    • 17 September 2010
    Le rapport de la Banque mondiale sur l’accaparement des terres : au-delà du rideau de fumée
    Du point de vue de GRAIN, ce rapport très attendu de la Banque mondiale est à la fois une déception et un échec.
    • GRAIN
    • 17 September 2010
    Fonterra moves step closer to opening 2 new China dairy farms
    Fonterra today signed an agreement with the Government of Yutian County in China which formalises the final stage of due diligence on two potential Fonterra dairy farm sites.
    • Fonterra
    • 17 September 2010
    Invasión silenciosa
    Este documental analiza la tenencia de la tierra en manos extranjeras en el Paraguay y su impacto en las poblaciones campesinas e indígenas ubicadas en dichas áreas, quienes son testigos y víctimas de la profunda desigualdad y explotación que genera la expansión global del sistema capitalista.
    • BASE
    • 17 September 2010
    Contrer le pillage des terres africaines
    «Les Africains peuvent se nourrir eux-mêmes, répète Hans Rudolf Herren. A condition que leurs terres ne soient pas livrées aux marchés mondiaux, mais restent entre leurs mains».
    • AgriHebdo
    • 17 September 2010
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