farmlandgrab.org | Latest posts

Latest posts

“There isn’t any”: Tanzania’s land myth and the brave New Alliance
- African Arguments
- 18 May 2018
Tanzania claims to have abundant unused land to attract investors. But as tensions over resources grow, farmers, pastoralists and experts beg to differ.
Is Pakistani agriculture ready for CPEC?
- The Diplomat
- 18 May 2018
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor could see Chinese produce grown in Pakistan exported to Chinese markets, with little benefit whatsoever to Pakistan’s economy.
Loi sur les zones économiques spéciales : les inspecteurs du domaine contestent de plus belle
- News Mada
- 17 May 2018
Le Syndicat des inspecteurs du domaine et de la propriété foncière à Madagascar tire la sonnette d’alarme sur le péril encouru si la loi sur les ZES vient à être promulguée car le texte laissent entrevoir un risque d'accaparement des terres.
Brasil: Empresa que integra fundo de Harvard comprou terras griladas na Bahia
- Publica
- 17 May 2018
Propriedade de fundo bilionário da universidade americana explora terras no cerrado com longo histórico de expulsões, fraudes e mortes
Brasil: Nos baixões do Piauí, paga-se o preço do progresso do Matopiba
- Publica
- 17 May 2018
Na região conhecida como Matopiba, empresas de agronegócio compram terras com títulos duvidosos e entram em conflito com comunidades do cerrado; no Piauí, os relatos são de expulsões de famílias, incêndios de casas e contaminação dos rios
Extranjerización reciente y actual del territorio paraguayo
- BASE-IS
- 16 May 2018
El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los principales alcances del proceso de extranjerización de la tierra y sus consecuencias negativas.
Nicoletti farming business hits the market
- The Land
- 16 May 2018
“I’ve got strong interest from Canada, the United Kingdom and Dubai and they want to come out now and have a look around," says the owner of the largest semi-contiguous cropping aggregation to be offered in Australia’s history.
Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in grapefruit production in Mozambique
- Macauhub
- 16 May 2018
A group of Chinese businesspeople under the umbrella of the Jiangsu Huaxi Group consortium plan to invest US$6.2 million in a 2,000 ha grapefruit agricultural project in the central Mozambican province of Manica.
The NCH agribusiness story
- 16 May 2018
The collapse of the Soviet Union opened up incredible opportunities for investment in farmland in the Ukraine and Russia, says NCH Capital in this promotional video.
Liberia: River Cess community rejecting oil palm plantation
- FrontPageAfrica
- 15 May 2018
Residents of Kahnkaye Chiefdom in Nyorwein District have selected new chiefs to lead a rejection of Equatorial Palm Oil (EPO) from expanding its plantation on their land.
Investment Corporation of Dubai-created a partnership with farming company Optimum Agriculture to invest into the Agro business sector
- PR Newswire
- 15 May 2018
Once one of Florida's iconic ranching dynasties has sold the balance of its Osceola County land holdings to a global agribusiness firm Optimum Agriculture and the government of Dubai for $136.5 million.
Terra Firma seeks premium for "Project Ribeye" Australian farm sale
- Reuters
- 15 May 2018
The hefty mark-up for the 5.5 million ha property could leave foreign bidders in the box seat, testing the government's appetite for foreign ownership less than two years after it rejected China-led bids for an energy grid and agricultural company. energy grid and agricultural company.
Korchid réfute l’appropriation par les étrangers de terres agricoles
- Gnet
- 14 May 2018
Le ministre des domaines de l’Etat et des affaires foncières, Mabrouk Korchid, a réfuté ce lundi les informations attestant de la possibilité pour les étrangers de prendre possession du foncier agricole en Tunisie
Agric Minister seeks investment in avocado
- Business Ghana
- 14 May 2018
Ghana's Minister of Food and Agriculture tells Israeli businessmen that his government has set aside large hectares of land for the cultivation of avocados and urges them to take advantage of the opportunity.
China pledges support for Mozambique's agriculture
- APA
- 14 May 2018
"China has chosen agriculture as the sector it should invest the most in the near future in Mozambique," says China's ambassador to Mozambique.