Saudi food adventure needs rethink
- The National
- 13 December 2009
Saudi Binladin has been trying for almost two years to persuade Indonesian smallholders to sell their land. Policy may need to be rethought.
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FSN Forum Discussion No. 44 - Land grab or development opportunity?
- FAO
- 13 December 2009
Summary and proceedings of a discussion hosted by FAO from 29.09.09 to 20.10.09.
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«L’Etat ne peut plus continuer à contourner la réforme foncière»
- Le Quotidien
- 12 December 2009
«Aujourd’hui, les paysans sénégalais ont le plus intérêt à la réforme de la loi sur le domaine national. Cependant, si cette réforme vise à vendre la terre, cela devient grave», avertit le secrétaire exécutif de l’Ipar.
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Vente des terres agricoles aux multinationales : Les paysans attirent l’attention.
- Le Matinal
- 12 December 2009
Selon Synergie Paysanne, les multinationales et certains nationaux se bousculent dans nos contrées pour arracher ces terres qui ne suffisent même pas aux paysans.
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Qatari firm seeks to bring welfare, profit sharing to agriculture ventures
- The National
- 12 December 2009
Qatar has embarked on a food-security programme to make it more self-sufficient and help the communities around its farmland projects in developing countries.
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Baghdad calls on GCC to ensure its food security by investing in Iraq lands
- Gulf News
- 12 December 2009
Baghdad has suggested that Gulf Cooperation Council countries invest in Iraq farms to help revive its agriculture and ensure the Gulf's food security locally.
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Achat de terre : Ces investisseurs qui croient dans l’agriculture
- MAG Cultures
- 12 December 2009
Qui sont ces individus qui investissent leur argent dans l’agriculture à l'étranger plutôt qu’en bourse, et pourquoi ? En France, les exemples médiatisés sont rares mais le plus visible est celui d’AgroGeneration.
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La agrícola El Tejar (Argentina) busca poner un pie en Colombia
- La Nación
- 11 December 2009
Planea comenzar a producir en 2010; interés por la soja y el maíz
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Nigeria: House seeks removal of FCT Minister
- This Day
- 11 December 2009
Nigeria's House of Representatives passed a motion yesterday urging all tiers of government to be proactive against a new form of imperialism and land acquisition
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Wikileaks: Ethiopia seeks dramatic change in agricultural land use
- Wikileaks
- 10 December 2009
"This apparent rush to lease so much farmland, much or all of it to foreign interests, during a time of worsening food insecurity should raise concern within the donor community about GoE motivations and negotiating capacity," writes the US embassy in Addis Ababa in December 2009
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Interview-Foreigners buying African farms a good thing
- Reuters
- 10 December 2009
The outsourcing of food production in Africa by some Asian and Middle-Eastern countries will boost global stocks and may help stave off of future food crises, the World Bank says.
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Reconocer la tierra como un derecho humano - La venta de tierras agrícolas agravará la crisis alimentaria
- FIAN
- 10 December 2009
"La venta de tierras agrícolas africanas, asiáticas y latinoamericanas a estados y a empresas extranjeras, agravará todavía más la crisis alimentaria", advierte Sofia Monsalve, experta en políticas agrarias de FIAN Internacional. "Con ocasión del Día de los Derechos Humanos pedimos hoy que los estados cumplan su obligación de respetar y proteger el derecho a la alimentación de sus ciudadanos y en el extranjero, impidiendo la ocupación de tierras a gran escala" señala Monsalve.
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