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Striving to secure rights for 89,000 land users
- NPA
- 06 June 2012
In South Sudan, between 2007 and 2010, about 9% of the total land surface was leased or in the process of being leased for large-scale land investment.
Cargill plans palm-oil plantations in Ivory Coast, ministry says
- Bloomberg
- 06 June 2012
The company may invest as much as 200 billion CFA francs ($380 million) to develop industrial palm-oil plantations and processing facilities in Ivory Coast within five years.
Cevital of Algeria seeks Ivory Coast land for rice, sugar
- Bloomberg
- 06 June 2012
Cevital, Algeria’s biggest sugar producer, asked Ivory Coast’s government to make land available for the production of rice, sugar, maize and vegetable oil, according to a company official.
Invest in agriculture, Veep urges private firms
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 06 June 2012
Zambia's Vice-President Guy Scott calls on private companies in the country to invest in agriculture and commercialise the sector to boost production of more maize for export.
L’accaparement des terres sévit aussi en Hongrie
- Reporterre.net
- 05 June 2012
La grande et fertile plaine hongroise attire les spéculateurs étrangers. Mais le premier ministre Viktor Orbán privilégie ses amis, en leur permettant d’acquérir de très grandes propriétés
Gabon : Notre terre, leur business!
- Koaci
- 05 June 2012
Communique de Presse d'Attac Gabon
Presentation entitled "Nacala Corridor Prosavana Program"
- FGV
- 05 June 2012
Presented by FGV at JICA's ProSAVANA Seminar, "Fourth Opinion Sharing Meeting on Agriculture Development of Northern Mozambique: reporting from the triangular joint mission to promote agriculture investment in the Nacala Corridor", June 5, 2012.
81pc reject foreign farm buyers
- Australian Financial Review
- 05 June 2012
The government's plans to make northern Australia into an Asian food bowl with the help of Chinese investment may run into trouble, after a new poll confirmed opposition to foreigners buying the farm.
Coffee colonialism: Olam plantation displaces Lao farmers
- CorpWatch
- 04 June 2012
Between the farmers and Olam lies one of Lao’s most powerful, and some allege, corrupt families, the Siphandones.
Argentina: Ley de Tierras, Cuatro provincias todavía no enviaron información al Registro Nacional
- Farco
- 04 June 2012
Es una obligación establecida por la ley de Tierras que se sancionó en diciembre para relevar quienes son dueños de los campos en el país.
Duitse vermogenbeheerder wil direct beleggen in Nederlandse boerderijen
- Boerderij.nl
- 04 June 2012
De Duitse vermogensbeheerder Aquila Capital wil kleine en middelgrote pensioenfondsen in Nederland warm maken om direct te beleggen in boerderijen. "We kopen alleen goede bedrijven en proberen die te verbeteren."
Land deals in Sierra Leone involving Kevin Godlington
- 03 June 2012
A collection of leases for farmland in Sierra Leone in which Kevin Godlington of the UK was involved.