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Land ownership just the start in foreign investment debate
- The Conversation
- 13 February 2015
The foreign ownership debate in Australia needs to evolve to – or be merged with – a broader debate about the future of the agricultural sector.
Qatari businessmen to visit Ukraine in May to explore investment opportunities
- Gulf Times
- 13 February 2015
There are a number of “pending agreements” between the two countries aimed to build grain silos and lease of agriculture land in Ukraine to Qatari investors.
Sen Huile licencie plus de 80 employés !
- Actunet
- 12 February 2015
Cette multinationale établie à Dakar depuis le 26 juillet 2011, avec une mission “d’obtenir des concessions dans un espace de 20 000 ha à Gnith pour la production de graine de tournesol destinées à l’exportation vers l’Italie”, vient de se séparer de 83 de ses employés pour des “motifs économiques” .
Zuma speaks out on foreign land owners #SONA2015
- Times Live
- 12 February 2015
Foreigners will not be allowed to own land in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said during his state-of-the-nation address to Parliament on Thursday. He said they would instead be eligible for long-term leases.
Romania: El Dorado for farmland dealers
- Nine O'Clock
- 12 February 2015
The land market in Romania is left to chance, any occasional businessman being free to trade arable or forest land as long as they have a good lawyer or are up to paying a bribe to some civil servant.
New Hope targets Moxey dairy
- Financial Review
- 12 February 2015
China's largest privately owned agribusiness company and the Perich family from Sydney are looking to buy a $100 million dairy in western New South Wales.
Polish farmers to continue protests against new land sale laws
- Fresh Fruit Portal
- 12 February 2015
"The core of the protest is about preventing the sale of Polish agricultural land that might happen from 2016 if the current law continues. This will expose Polish land to be bought by foreign buyers and will threaten small farmers."
Cancellation of flawed Papua New Guinea land leases halted
- ABC
- 12 February 2015
The cancellation of controversial flawed land leases in Papua New Guinea has been halted, leaving traditional landowners unsure of when they will get their land back.
Amatheon Agri expands grain production
- The Herald
- 12 February 2015
Amatheon Agri, a Berlin based agribusiness and farming company, is set to embark on a countrywide expansion of grain production in Zimbabawe after a successful pilot maize farming project
Foreign farm buys above $15m will need FIRB approval
- The Australian
- 11 February 2015
Australia's new threshold on foreign investment in agriculture would be cumulative, so someone with a $14m investment would have to seek approval before trying to purchase an additional $1m property.
How much of Australia’s farmland is owned by foreign companies?
- Guardian
- 11 February 2015
The Coalition has increased scrutiny of foreign purchases of rural land, but how much is currently owned overseas and are the concerns valid?
Clearing the way for plantations: land grabs, deforestation and endangered species
- Goldman Prize
- 11 February 2015
Conflict palm oil: how could something as seemingly innocent as vegetable oil be the cause for so much concern? Mass deforestation, corporate land grabbing, human rights abuses,are just a few of the conflicts surrounding industrial palm oil production.
Landrush- Frontier land
- World of Matter
- 11 February 2015
World of Matter project provides video and photos about large-scale agricultural projects, including the Pinesso Group's operations in Sudan and Karuturi's farms in Ethiopia
Le mirage Senhuile : création d'emplois, autosuffisance alimentaire...
- Enquête
- 11 February 2015
À peine deux ans après son installation controversée dans la Réserve spéciale avifaune du Ndiael, le projet agro-industriel Senhuile constitué par le Groupe italien Tampieri et Senethanol bat de l’aile.
Massimo Castellucci (DG de Senhuile SA) : "Malgré les départs négociés, Senhuile SA compte 218 emplois directs"
- Ndar Buzz
- 10 February 2015
"Je tiens à dire et à affirmer que l’investissement de Senhuile repose sur des procédures claires et transparentes," affirme le nouveau directeur général de Senhuile SA, au Sénégal