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More than 540 civilians killed in ethnic conflicts in Ethiopia
- Diplomat
- 27 October 2014
The gruesome massacre in the Gambella region of Western Ethiopia was a direct consequence of the ill-fated land grab policy of the Ethiopian government.
Ley de tierras permite triplicar la extranjerización
- Diario BAE
- 27 October 2014
El 9% del total de tierras rurales argentinas están en condiciones legales de pasar a manos extranjeras.
Cambodia: One million hectares reclassified, gov’t says
- Phnom Penh Post
- 27 October 2014
More than 1 million hectares of forest terrain and land leased by private companies has been put under government control since a moratorium on new economic land concessions was initiated in May 2012.
Chinese covet cattle stations
- The Land
- 27 October 2014
China's ravenous demand for Australian beef could soon lead to some major cattle station purchases, with one of several Chinese importers, Snow Dragon Group, looking to buy land.
Lufwanyama headed for edible oil boom
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 27 October 2014
Wilmar subsidiary says it is targeting a total investment of US$100 million on 20,000 hectares of farmland to produce 100,000 metric tonnes of edible oils per annum.
UAE firm set to produce 300,000 tonnes of wheat in Egypt's Toshka
- Reuters
- 27 October 2014
UAE-based Al Dahra Agriculture aims to pump water from the country's Aswan High Dam reservoir and deliver it via a 50-kilometre canal to 100,000 acres of reclaimed farmland 60 km from the border with Sudan.
Guide d'analyse ex-ante de projets d'investissements agricoles à emprise foncière.
- Comité Technique Foncier et Développement
- 27 October 2014
Un guide et une grille d’analyse pour la coopération française
Harvest of hardship: Yala Swamp land grab destroys Kenyan farmers' livelihoods
- GRAIN
- 27 October 2014
A June 2014 interview with farmer Erastus Odindo about his community's struggle to defend their lands from US-based Dominion Farms
Récolte de misère
- GRAIN
- 27 October 2014
L’accaparement du marais de Yala détruit les moyens de subsistence des paysans kenyans
Tanzania seeks Omani investment in agriculture and minerals
- Times of Oman
- 26 October 2014
The Tanzanian food industry that Omani business companies can tap into is not only confined to what is grown on the field but the fishing industry as well, says speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Anne Makinda.
Interview: Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings
- NBR
- 26 October 2014
Fonterra boss Theo Spierings is "not worried” about sales of NZ productive land to foreigners so long as we are “working together” with foreign owners.
Sénégal : Message du Collectif des 37 villages du Ndiaël au Président de la République.
- Ndar Info
- 25 October 2014
Le Collectif des 37 villages du Ndiael invite le Président de la République à leur remettre leurs terres pour leur survie.