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Mamadou Bitey, directeur d'Oxfam pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest
- RFI
- 10 October 2012
Interviewé par Radio France Internationale
Statement by political parties and civil society in response to Second Commercial Farm Asia Conference in Yangon
- 10 October 2012
On eve of farmland investor conference, groups in Burma say the lease and disposal of land to outsiders must not be permitted because disputes over land tenure in the region are on-going and cannot be settled.
Land rights, poverty and risky business in Asia
- CSR Asia
- 10 October 2012
Using or acquiring land for your company can indeed be a risky business and particularly when poor communities are affected.
Global land grab hits world's poor
- RFI
- 10 October 2012
Oxfam campaigner Ben Phillips says the global land grab is hurting the world's poorest people.
Florida sugar companies acquire Belize sugar firm
- Palm Beach Post
- 10 October 2012
Two Palm Beach County sugar companies have expanded into Belize in Central America by acquiring Belize Sugar Industries Ltd and its 4,000 acre sugar cane plantation.
Cambodian PM says no more economic land concessions for investors during his administration
- Xinhua
- 10 October 2012
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that the temporary halt on granting economic land concessions to new companies will be extended until he retires from politics.
Oxfam dénonce l'accaparement des terres
- DW
- 10 October 2012
Les précisions de Clara Jamart, chargée des questions des terres à Oxfam en France.
"L'Afrique peut se nourrir et nourrir le monde"
- Le Monde
- 09 October 2012
"Aux gouvernements de ne pas brader leurs terres," explique Kanayo F. Nwanze, président du FIDA.
Land not for sale! Letter of global solidarity against land grabs in Burma/Myanmar
- 09 October 2012
International groups give full support and solidarity to the farmers in Burma/Myanmar in resisting land grabs in their country
Another step to …nowhere
- The Day
- 09 October 2012
In Ukraine, MPs did not extend land sale moratorium, but experts say it is legally impossible to launch market on January 1, 2013
Crafar Farms buyer eyes more NZ property
- NZ Herald
- 09 October 2012
The Chinese conglomerate that bought the Crafar Farms this year is not ruling out the possibility of buying more New Zealand dairy land to fuel its exports to China.
La Banque mondiale refuse l’appel à stopper les accords fonciers
- IPS
- 09 October 2012
La Banque mondiale a rejeté un appel à suspendre son implication dans l'acquisition à grande échelle de terres agricoles suite à la publication d'un grand rapport de l'organisation humanitaire internationale Oxfam sur l'impact négatif de la spéculation foncière internationale dans les pays en développement.