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Sudan and China to focus on agriculture development
- Sudan Tribune
- 15 June 2009
Sudan and China are expected to sign a number of joint projects in the agricultural field
UAE's Mirak cuts farming in Iran after strike
- Reuters
- 14 June 2009
Ghadimi said it was easier to control immigrant workers in the UAE than farm labourers in Iran, where unions were strong.
"Choose and take what you want"
- TurkeyPress Scan
- 13 June 2009
Turkish Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker says to Arab investors, "We have made maps of all our lands. Take and cultivate which you want."
Almarai in $115m deal to buy Egyptian firm
- Reuters
- 13 June 2009
Saudi-based Almarai has agreed to buy Egyptian firm Beyti for $115 million, allowing a new joint venture with Pepsico to set foot in the Arab world's most populous nation. The price tag includes a 75-hectare piece of land.
GCC, Philippines launch economic cooperation
- Saudi Gazette
- 13 June 2009
A memorandum of understanding and cooperation will be signed between the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
US, UAE firms eye Zambian farming land
- Reuters
- 12 June 2009
Companies from the US and the UAE are interested in establishing large farms in Zambia to grow sugar and grains, the country's agriculture minister said
Farmland investing: the quiet land grab is just beginning
- The Market Oracle
- 12 June 2009
An investor analysis of the case for buying up farmland
Piqûre de rappel - Les nouvelles haciendas
- Le Soleil
- 12 June 2009
Cette ruée vers l’or vert en Afrique inquiète la plupart des paysans du continent, car ils ont peur d’être dépossédés de leurs terres pour aller grossir les bataillons des ouvriers agricoles.
Interview: UN expert wants "land grab" rules to avert backlash
- Reuters
- 11 June 2009
De Schutter said that instead of ceding millions of hectares to foreign investors, by sale or on long-term leases, the possibility of contract farming should be explored.
Thai sugar grower gets 10,000 hectare land concession
- Vietiane Times
- 11 June 2009
The Government of Laos has granted a major Thai investor a 10,000 ha concession in two central provinces of Laos to grow sugarcane.
Human rights principles to discipline “land grabbing”
- UN Special Rapporteur Right to Food
- 11 June 2009
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food issued today a call to consider as a minimum a set of 11 human rights principles in the elaboration of transnational large-scale land acquisitions and leases
Africa: Breadbasket development key to achieving African food security
- AGRA
- 11 June 2009
"The rush for land by outside players is more proof of the enormous potential of African agriculture. Africa itself must harness this potential," Kofi Annan says