Olam launches NZ Farming Systems counter-offer
    Olam International raised its offer for NZ Farming Systems Uruguay to 70 cents from 55 cents a day after the target company disclosed a third bidder is looking at the dairy farm develope
    • NZ Herald
    • 24 August 2010
    The myopia of 'Save our Farms'
    The creation this week of the 'Save our Farms' campaign to block foreign ownership of New Zealand farm land has fired up a debate that needs to be had.
    • NZ Herald
    • 24 August 2010
    Senate inquiry calls for audit of foreign-owned agriculture
    An inquiry into food production in Australia has recommended an audit of foreign-owned agricultural land and water
    • ABC
    • 24 August 2010
    Agrowill ups share capital €18 mln
    In an extraordinary shareholder’s meeting Lithuanian agribusiness conglomerate Agrowill agreed to increase the company’s share capital by €18 million to fund new projects.
    • Baltic Reports
    • 23 August 2010
    Phone running 'red hot' says anti land-sales campaigner
    Auckland lawyer Tony Bouchier says his telephone has been ringing red hot with support for a campaign to stop New Zealand farms being sold to overseas owners
    • NZPA
    • 23 August 2010
    Political risks to Saudi farm investment abroad
    New study urges Kingdom to forge strategic alliances with global food giants to facilitate access to land or to final products.
    • Emirates 24/7
    • 23 August 2010
    AGU aprova limite de venda de terras do País a estrangeiros
    O presidente da República e o Advogado-Geral da União aprovaram nesta segunda-feira um parecer da Consultoria-Geral da União que limita a venda de terras brasileiras a estrangeiros ou empresas brasileiras controladas por estrangeiros.
    • Terra
    • 23 August 2010
    PM says investment ad campaign goes too far
    Nationwide advertisements have been placed in newspapers today, calling for an end to foreign ownership of New Zealand farmland.
    • ONE News
    • 22 August 2010
    Argentina: El Gobierno estudia limitar la extranjerización de tierras y modificar la Ley de Arrendamiento
    El oficialismo trabaja en una nueva Ley de Arrendamiento, que haría eje sobre la diversificación productiva y la consolidación de los pequeños y medianos productores.
    • El Argentino
    • 22 August 2010
    ''É preciso restringir o investimento chinês no Brasil''
    Benjamin Steinbruch, dono da CSN e presidente da Fiesp, diz que chineses podem 'tirar os competidores do jogo' e defende restrições à compra de terras e reservas minerais
    • Estado de S. Paulo
    • 22 August 2010
    ZDA, Chinese firm seal agro deal
    Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed an agreement with Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Company of China for the development of an agriculture farm bloc.
    • Times of Zambia
    • 21 August 2010
    Großflächige Landnahme für die Bundesregierung kein Thema
    „Weltweit hungern mittlerweile über eine Milliarde Menschen – ein Grund dafür sind großflächige Landnahmen. Deshalb stellen diese für die Menschen in den armen Ländern dieser Welt eine große Bedrohung dar. Doch die Bunderegierung ist nicht nur uniformiert, sondern auch desinteressiert “, stellt Niema Movassat, Mitglied im Ausschuss für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung für die Bundestagsfraktion DIE LINKE mit Bedauern fest.
    • Die Linke
    • 20 August 2010
  • Sign the petition to stop a Danone's large-scale mangrove plantation and carbon credit project in Aceh!
  • Who's involved?

    Whos Involved?

    Carbon land deals



    Languages



    Special content



    Archives


    Resistance & actions