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Land grabbing in Madagascar
- People's Food Sovereignty
- 16 November 2009
Il nuovo governo ha promesso che avrebbe cancellato l'accordo, ma recentemente ha scritto una lettera pubblica in cui spiegava che era meglio metterlo semplicemente in stand-by.
Riyad lorgne sur les terres d’Afrique de l’Est
- RFI
- 16 November 2009
Un forum Arabie Saoudite/Afrique de l’Est s’est tenu le 15 novembre à Addis Abeba auquel assistaient le ministre saoudien du Commerce et des représentants d’une cinquantaine de compagnies saoudiennes.
Land grabbing: the losers in the "win-win" situation
- This is Diversity
- 16 November 2009
Four months ago I travelled to the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines to research agriculture's new land grab phenomenon as part of my postgraduate research. I expected my findings to be a blend of arguments from both sides of the debate. However, I concluded that there was a strong case to be made against the proposition of a "win-win" situation for every stakeholder.
China continues its aggressive pursuit of Africa’s resources
- World Socialist Website
- 16 November 2009
The ministerial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation met in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, last week, attended by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and representatives of more than 300 Chinese companies.
Farmers not invited to Food Summit?
- IPS
- 16 November 2009
World farmers are not part of the official delegations at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) food summit on food security that opened here Monday. But they came anyhow to express their views, since, they say, it is their communities that are most impacted by the food crisis.
Time for attacking double speak
- Joong Ang Daily
- 16 November 2009
I propose that a protest along this line in an international court be taken up to prevent loss of family farms in Latin America and Africa to the corporate landowners.
Food producers speak out against the global hijack of their food production resources
- People's Food Sovereignty
- 15 November 2009
On Sunday 15 November 2009 over 100 people came together in Rome for a working group about control over food producing resources. At the top of the meeting's agenda was the current global farmland grab. "We need a people's politics and a people's voice to stop this landgrabbing," said a pastoralist from Gujarat.
Food industry debates fight against hunger
- AFP
- 15 November 2009
The private sector can play a key role in the fight against hunger, but humanitarian groups accuse multi-nationals of mounting an "offensive" to take over the agricultural sector in the developing world.
Al Salam to set up $100m agri investment firm
- Trade Arabia
- 15 November 2009
Al Salam Bank has announced plans to launch a new $100 million agricultural investment company in Bahrain which will focus on east Asia and Turkey.
Madagascar cancels water deal with Saudi Arabia
- Circle of Blue
- 14 November 2009
Madagascar’s government has ended a water export deal with Saudi Arabia because it was opposed by environmental, civil society groups in the country.
Agricultural land investment Ukraine
- YouTube
- 14 November 2009
Land investments in Ukraine agriculture
CHINA-ÁFRICA: Entre el altruismo y la hegemonía
- Costa Rica Hoy
- 13 November 2009
China se comprometió a hacer todo lo posible para ayudar a los países de África a superar la pobreza y a combatir amenazas como el cambio climático, pero es acusada de querer despojar a ese continente de sus recursos naturales.