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Burma: Parliament receives thousands of new complaints of confiscated farmland
- The Irrawaddy
- 06 July 2016
Some 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) of farmland have been confiscated nationwide during past decades
Non-farming buyers set to 'exert more influence' over farmland market following Brexit
- FarmingUK
- 06 July 2016
Investors could find farmland more appealing in the face of wider economic uncertainty.
Foreigners own 1.4 million hectares of farmland
- New Era
- 06 July 2016
A total of 281 foreign nationals own 1.4 million hectares of agricultural land in Namibia, some in partnership with Namibians, Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma revealed last week.
Romania agriculture outlook: The legal challenges that investors are facing
- Business Review
- 06 July 2016
Although the local agriculture sector remains attractive to investors, there are ongoing issues with the legislation, which hampers the acquisition of farmland and the sale of crops at the best prices, according to legal experts.
Gabon, Olam persuade people to farm as income from oil dwindles
- Bloomberg
- 06 July 2016
Olam has partnered with Gabon to develop 100,000 hectares of oil-palm plantations in the nation, which has a population of less than 2 million.
Argentina: Doñate busca que se declare incostitucional el decreto de extranjerización de tierras
- ADN Río Negro
- 05 July 2016
“El decreto del Ejecutivo viola la Ley y desconoce las limitaciones para la venta de tierras, permitiendo además a través de argucias contables contempladas en el mismo, la compra de propiedades que posean espejos de agua a inversores extranjeros”
Argentina: From the farm to the tax shelter
- Página 12
- 05 July 2016
Offshore companies control 1.1 million hectares of rural land in Argentina. The government recently amended the Land Law by decree in order to promote further foreign investments in farmland.
Argentina: Del campo a la guarida fiscal
- Página 12
- 05 July 2016
Empresas offshore controlan 1,1 millones de hectáreas de territorio rural argentino.
Saudi company denies lawsuit against NZ govt
- Scoop
- 04 July 2016
Opposition parties criticized the government for not revealing documents related to the expenditure of $11 million on a farm to breed sheep in Saudi Arabia for the interest of a Saudi businessman who owns a sheep farm in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Clarion call for Nigerian farmers to unite in the battle to save their lands
- Reuters
- 04 July 2016
Reverend Father Maurice Kwairanga works with farmers in northeast Nigeria to fight large scale land acquisitions
FrieslandCampina targets market in Pakistan
- Retail Detail
- 04 July 2016
FrieslandCampina has acquired 51 % of Engro Foods Limited, the second largest dairy producer in Pakistan and owner of a 4,000 cattle dairy farm.
Roumanie : terre d’opportunités pour les agriculteurs européens ?
- RFI
- 04 July 2016
De source roumaine, sur les 10 millions de terres arables, environ un tiers est exploité par des étrangers.