Land grab? The race for the world's farmland
    This new publication marks one of the first efforts in the United States to bring together perspectives from international organizations, farmers, and investors alike about a trend often referred to as a new phase of the world food crisis.
    • Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars
    • 08 January 2010
    Un mouvement spéculatif mondial : Ruée sur les terres africaines
    L’achat massif de ces terres aux seules fins de spéculation financière porte en lui le germe du conflit, du désastre environnemental, du chaos politique et de la faim à un degré jamais connu dans le passé, écrit Joan Baxter.
    • Le Monde Diplomatique
    • 08 January 2010
    The South Africa-Congo concession: Exploitation or salvation?
    The much-discussed Congo land-lease, granting 200,000 hectares to South African farmers with a further 10 million hectares in the balance, appears to mark a departure from the usual terms underpinning foreign acquisition of fertile land by multinationals
    • Pambazuka
    • 07 January 2010
    I grandi capitalisti alla conquista delle terre coltivabili dei paesi poveri
    Si impadroniscono delle risorse naturali sempre più scarse attraverso la guerra delle armi o il danaro. La scomparsa delle popolazioni in via di sviluppo a loro non importa.
    • ComeDonChisciotte
    • 07 January 2010
    Arab nations ask to set up rice processing outlets
    Saudi Arabia and neighbours take a new tack in the quest to secure supplies of food from Thailand, this time seeking rice processing factories.
    • Bangkok Post
    • 07 January 2010
    Corporate farming in Pakistan opposed
    Voicing aversion to corporate agriculture farming, speakers at a seminar on Wednesday underlined the need for taking effective steps to counter its adverse effects in Pakistan.
    • The News
    • 07 January 2010
    Chinois au Cameroun : une incompréhension foncière
    Reste une inconnue : le riz produit sur ces 10 000 ha restera-t-il au Cameroun ou sera-t-il massivement exporté vers la Chine comme le craignaient au départ les gens sur place ?
    • Le Messager
    • 06 January 2010
    The scramble for land in Ethiopia
    Ginbot 7 wants to send an unequivocal message to the land grabbers that any land deal that has not been agreed to by the Ethiopian people will not be honored by future elected governments.
    • Ethiopian Review
    • 05 January 2010
    Sime Darby takes over Guthrie for 60-year operation
    Sime Darby, which is expected to employ an estimated 22,000 Liberians over the next 10 years, will cultivate roughly 220,000 hectares of land in four counties including Gbarpolu, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount and Bong.
    • Daily Observer
    • 05 January 2010
    From the Bosphorus: Straight - A proposal to be stewed, roasted, baked or boiled
    This proposal smacks of the 18th and 19th century capitalizations of the Ottoman government that made Turkey a vassal of European powers. Thanks Mr. Korkmaz. But no thanks.
    • Hurriyet
    • 04 January 2010
    Kolonialismus oder Entwicklungschance: Der Kampf ums Essen
    Der Spiegel video on Dominion Farms in Kenya and a Chinese farm project in Tanzania. Auf Deutsch.
    • Der Spiegel
    • 04 January 2010
    Industrialization by invitation: Will it work in Ethiopia?
    Ethiopia’s strategy of leasing farmland to foreign investors is not without critics.
    • Aiga Forum
    • 04 January 2010
    Turkey to hire lands to foreign funds
    Turkey has been in talks for the past year with “three big international funds” in order to hire out agricultural lands. One of the deals will be announced very soon, the country's investment promotion agency says.
    • Hurriyet
    • 03 January 2010
    Indian companies buy land abroad for agricultural products
    The list of Indian companies that have purchased land in Africa is quite long and includes companies in businesses ranging from agriculture and horticulture to engineering and metals.
    • Economic Times
    • 02 January 2010
    Tunisie : Ce qu’il faut changer dans l’investissement agricole
    La Tunisie a ce qu’il faut pour être une destination pour les investissements agricoles arabes, ce qui la dispenserait de se contenter de l’exportation vers les marchés du Golfe, par exemple, de quelques tonnes de dattes ou de grenades Seulement, des actions inédites devraient être mises en route et de nouveaux processus mis en branle pour intéresser ces investisseurs.
    • African Manager
    • 31 December 2009
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