IFAD President, Dr Anayo Nwanze, while speaking at a forum in Abuja, on Sunday, said that the term land grab gave an impression that the people’s land were being taken over without their consent.
- Daily Times
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27 August 2012
Al menos 2,3 millones de hectáreas de Argentina están en manos foráneas, según datos parciales del Ministerio de Justicia consultados por Efe, cinco días antes de que venza el plazo dado por la reciente Ley de Tierras para que los extranjeros declaren los terrenos rurales de su propiedad.
- MSN Latino
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26 August 2012
European crisis plus rising grain prices combine to make land attractive to Greek and Italian investors as well as City bankers
- The Guardian
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25 August 2012
A 1,000 hectare hybrid rice plantation will be established by a tie-up of Firs Pacific subsidiary Metro Pacific Investment Corp. and SL Agritech Corp.
- Manila Bulletin
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25 August 2012
A l’initiative de la Fes, en collaboration avec deux Ong camerounaises, des experts des 6 pays d’Afrique centrale se sont retrouvés à Yaoundé pour faire des recommandations à leurs gouvernements aux fins de combattre la cession des terres à grande échelle aux compagnies étrangères.
- Cameroon Voice
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25 August 2012
La decisión, que busca proteger a pequeños y medianos propietarios de tierra, deja también en entredicho millonarias inversiones hechas en la altillanura del oriente del país.
Australians are entitled to test and scrutinise the benefits of foreign acquisitions to ensure they are in our national interest and, importantly, safeguard Australia’s role in global food security.
In a decision of great import, the Constitutional Court of Colombia has just struck down a legislative amendment that would have allowed for new types of land concentration in this country.
Dans une décision d'une grande importance, la Cour Constitutionnelle colombienne a statué contre une modification de la loi qui aurait permis de nouvelles formes de concentration et d'accaparement des terres dans le pays.
The ethics complaint was filed by the Des Moines-based citizen group, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, for misusing his membership on the Iowa Board of Regents that oversees Iowa's public universities to advance an "African land grab".
- Oakland Institute
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24 August 2012
Campaign opposes land grabs of traditional territories in Honduras by elites and foreign investors.
"Para la Corte, las normas acusadas resultan contrarias a los citados preceptos constitucionales, porque permiten la enajenación o aporte de tierras originalmente baldías o adquiridas mediante subsidio integral"
- Corte Constitucional de Colombia
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23 August 2012