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White House to begin $10 billion farm investment fund
- NY Times
- 24 July 2014
Wall Street is looking for ways to invest in America’s heartland, and the government is ready to play matchmaker.
Louis Dreyfus quits palm oil venture in Indonesia
- Reuters
- 24 July 2014
Global trader Louis Dreyfus Commodities has left a joint venture operating palm oil plantations across 50,000 ha in Indonesia after an investment review.
Projecto agrícola ProSavana em análise na capital de Moçambique
- RFI
- 24 July 2014
Maputo acolheu a Segunda Conferência Triangular dos Povos -Moçambique, Japão, Brasil, um evento que reuniu cerca de 250 representantes do governo, sociedade civil, camponeses, empresários e estudiosos para debater sobre o ProSavana.
Afrique du Sud : l'achat de terres par les étrangers restreint ?
- Le Monde
- 23 July 2014
Les étrangers ne pourront plus acheter de terre en Afrique du Sud d'ici cinq ans.
Los nuevos amos de la tierra
- Aporrea
- 23 July 2014
En la última década, millones de hectáreas de los mejores terrenos de todo el mundo, especialmente en África, han cambiado de manos.
Global funds for African farmers
- Africa Report
- 22 July 2014
In making 2014 the 'Year of Agriculture' [sic!], the African Union has concentrated its focus on private-sector investment and public-private partnerships to drive the sector. Private equity financiers, funds and investors are answering the call.
Are Indian companies "grabbing land" in Ethiopia?
- Addis Standard
- 22 July 2014
India's Ambassador to Ethiopia Sanjay Verma says India's "pioneering" investors are not land grabbing, calls conflicts with local communities "teething problems".
Colombia: Presidente Santos sancionó ley de tierras y baldíos para familias pobres
- Caracol Radio
- 22 July 2014
La ley busca que los terrenos sean adjudicados a los campesinos más pobres y evitar la concentración de la tierra.
Olam lance la « plus grande ferme d’Afrique » au Nigeria
- Agence Ecofin
- 22 July 2014
Le singapourien Olam a récemment lancé dans l’état de Nasarawa au Nigeria, une ferme d’une superficie de 6 000 hectares dédiée à la riziculture.
Egyptian investor praises agricultural investment in Sudan
- Sudan Vision
- 22 July 2014
Former President of the Egyptian-Sudanese Business Council says Sudan's farmland is the best in the world and Egypt has the ability to establish large agricultural projects in Sudan.
Reclaiming Free Prior and Informed Consent in the context of global land grabs
- TNI
- 22 July 2014
Will FPIC ‘help’ or ‘hurt’ the cause of agrarian justice? The dilemmas and challenges of using FPIC are already surfacing and warrant closer attention.
Cash crops with dividends: Financiers transforming strawberries into securities
- New York Times
- 22 July 2014
A small but growing group of sophisticated investors and bankers are combining crops and the soil they grow in into an asset class that ordinary investors can buy a piece of.