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BTG Pactual e FGV firmam parceria para viabilizar projeto sustentável em diversos países
- Istoe Dinheiro
- 29 May 2012
BTG Pactual Cesar Campos FGV parceria projetos Roberto Rodrigues Tropical Belt
Olam joins trading house rush into Brazilian sugar
- Agrimoney
- 29 May 2012
The Singapore-based trading house paid R$255m ($129m) to acquire the Usina Açucareira Passos (UAP) mill, in which it pledged to invest a further $111.5m in the next five years to boost both cane growing and producing capacity.
PrimeAg lands $37m farm sale
- The Land
- 29 May 2012
The agricultural arm of the $US487 billion Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association has snapped up six farming properties from listed company PrimeAg Australia in a deal worth $36.7 million.
Arab and Chinese investments in Bulgarian agriculture
- Radio Bulgaria
- 29 May 2012
Foreign investors have shown real interest towards Bulgarian agriculture for the past 2-3 years. The trend has changed a bit and now different Arab countries and China are the interested ones, instead of Italy, France, etc.
Land grabs and food sovereignty in Africa : Call for proposals
- CODESRIA
- 29 May 2012
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is launching a call for proposal for all interested researchers and academics in its Multinational Working Group on a theme titled: “Land grabs and food sovereignty in Africa”.
Lagbas says A Brown has no permit from DENR
- Gold Star Daily
- 29 May 2012
This is in relation to the land grabbing issue in the municipality of Opol in Misamis Oriental, Southern Philippines
L’accaparement des terres, une menace pour l’agriculture familiale africaine ? Le point de vue d’Ibrahima Coulibaly
- AFD
- 28 May 2012
Entretien accordé à l'AFD en mai 2012 sur la menace que représente l'acquisition des terres à grande échelle pour l'agriculture familiale africaine.
Argentina: Ofrecen comprar tierras en EE.UU.
- La Nación
- 28 May 2012
Productores argentinos pueden acceder a través de operadores inmobiliarios; atrae la menor presión impositiva.
Tanzania: Country urged to reduce land lease period to investors
- East African Business Week
- 28 May 2012
Tanzania has been advised to reduce land lease agreement to investors to below 50 years from the current 99.
Illovo pulls out of Mali sugar project
- Reuters
- 28 May 2012
South African group Illovo Sugar has pulled out of a 2.6 billion rand sugar project in Mali, largely due to political risk and also funding difficulties, and will focus on growth opportunities elsewhere in Africa.
Qatar's Hassad eyes $625m spend on food supplies
- Bloomberg
- 28 May 2012
Hassad Food Co, the agricultural investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, may invest 500m euros this year to increase food supplies for the desert emirate, the company’s chairman said.
Tanzania: Land losers for hefty compensation
- Tanzania Daily News
- 28 May 2012
The government is in the final stages of introducing a Land Authority whose duties, among others, will include dealing with land investments as well as establishment of a land bank and database.