Cambodia: Protesting Land-grabbing, "Gangnam Style"
    Cambodian human rights activists showed once again that they are on cutting edge of pop culture by performing a choreographed dance to a land rights themed version of the viral video "Gangnam Style" in Phnom Penn.
    • Cultural Survival
    • 15 January 2013
    Hidden billionaire milking Saudi dairy fortune in desert
    Almarai’s ownership of dairies, processing plants and a distribution system makes it more profitable than its peers. The operation’s earnings before interest and taxes margin is at least 30 percent bigger than Danone, Nestle and Savola.
    • Bloomberg
    • 15 January 2013
    Agribusiness crucial for sustainable development
    Tanzania Investment Centre in collaboration with the Prime Minister's Office and the Southern Agriculture Corridor of Tanzania Centre recently organized a conference under the theme 'Accelerating Tanzania's Agribusiness Investment' in Dar es Salaam.
    • Tanzania Daily News
    • 15 January 2013
    Colombia: El Gobierno y las FARC buscan impulsar las negociaciones de paz
    Las conversaciones entre las FARC y el Gobierno colombiano se retomaron ayer en La Habana. Entre otras cosas, la guerrilla exige "la erradicación del latifundio y la prohibición de la extranjerización de la tierra".
    • RT
    • 15 January 2013
    Briefing: Transformer les déserts égyptiens en terrains agricoles
    Une délégation du ministère de l’Agriculture de l'Egypte se prépare à se rendre au Soudan cette année pour examiner la possibilité de cultiver du blé sur un total de 470 000 hectares de terres soudanaises.
    • IRIN
    • 15 January 2013
    First Global Assessment of Land and Water ‘Grabbing’ Published in National Journal
    As world food and energy demands grow, nations and some corporations increasingly are looking to acquire quality agricultural land for food production. Some nations are gaining land by buying up property – and accompanying water resources – in other, generally less wealthy countries.
    • UVAToday
    • 15 January 2013
    Foro Agrario con enfoque integral: El modelo sí se discute
    La extranjerización y el acaparamiento de la tierra, además de la ausencia de desarrollo integral rural, vías de comunicación, acceso al crédito y desarrollo tecnológicos son las preocupaciones que ocuparon un importante puesto en las conclusiones.
    • Kaosenlared
    • 14 January 2013
    Ethics and agriculture
    Ethicist Peter Singer asks the purchase of body parts gives rise to international condemnation, while the purchase of agricultural land does not – even when it involves evicting local landholders and producing food for export to rich countries?
    • Project Syndicate
    • 14 January 2013
    Al Dahra Agriculture signs EUR300 million agreement with Serbian Government
    The intended aim is to meet Abu Dhabi's vision and strategy for long-term food security.
    • WAM
    • 14 January 2013
    ¿Quiénes están detrás del acaparamiento de tierras?
    Para descorrer el velo que oculta a los acaparadores de tierra, GRAIN ha reunido una presentación con diapositivas donde contamos un poco quiénes son aquéllos que más activamente buscan acaparar tierras o apoyan que esto ocurra.
    • GRAIN
    • 14 January 2013
    Ganadería guaraní sigue captando más inversores
    Los uruguayos ya han comprado más de 1 millón de hectáreas en el Chaco paraguayo -más que la superficie de Tacuarembó- y siguen mirando a Paraguay como un país de oportunidades y con un fuerte crecimiento en el área cárnica.
    • El País
    • 14 January 2013
    Japanese firm buys stake in local pork producer
    The Itochu Corporation acquires a 33.4% stake in HyLife, one of Canada's largest pig producers, for $56.5 million.
    • Winnipeg Free Press
    • 12 January 2013

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