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Study finds Western Australian grain growers overwhelmingly support foreign investment
- ABC
- 09 February 2015
New research reveals grain growers in Western Australia are overwhelmingly supportive of foreign investment.
Qatar’s Hassad buys into Oman poultry project
- Trade Arabia
- 09 February 2015
A'Saffa Foods was established in 2001 and is the largest integrated poultry project in the Sultanate of Oman, covering over a 40 sq km farm area in Thumrit, Southern Oman.
Investors should work with farmers to secure food supply: Al Ghurair
- Gulf News
- 09 February 2015
Eisa Al Ghurair, chairman of Al Ghurair Resources, the agricultural commodities arm of Dubai-based Al Ghurair Investment, warned on Monday of investors buying farmland in foreign countries, citing political risk.
Dubai: food prices and fluctuations
- Dubai Eye
- 09 February 2015
Gulf countries have accumulated a lot of bad press, while having no commercial or strategic benefits from overseas farming intiatives, says Eckart Woertz, Senior Research Fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.
Investors eye Myanmar's rich potential for rice growing
- The Nation
- 09 February 2015
Myanmar may go back to being one of the world's major rice exporters in five to 10 years, as many Thai and foreign investors are looking to expand in rice mills and farms in the country.
Conferência Regional de Estrangeirização de Terras nas Américas
- SEGS
- 09 February 2015
Pesquisadores promovem workshop para a preparação do evento nos dias 9 e 10 de março de 2015.
Colombia: ¿Se metió la Ley de Baldíos en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo?
- El Espectador
- 09 February 2015
El proyecto de ley 133 de 2014, sobre las tierras baldías, que se encuentra a la espera de su primer debate, generó tanta polémica en su momento que el año pasado incluso surgió el movimiento “No a la 133” y se logró que su discusión fuera aplazada en diciembre.
Polish farmers blockade motorways across country
- Landworkers Alliance
- 09 February 2015
Thousands of Polish family farmers from the Solidarity trade union protest new law that will allow land grabs by Western companies
Ucrania: Monsanto aprovecha conflicto para comprar tierras
- Con Nuestro Perú
- 07 February 2015
El conflicto ucraniano está siendo utilizado para la venta de tierras de cultivo en beneficio de grandes corporaciones extranjeras como Monsanto, afirman diputados alemanes.
Madagascar grenier de l’océan indien occidental : La COI passe à l’action
- Madagascar Tribune
- 06 February 2015
Antananarivo abritera les 19 et 20 février la conférence des bailleurs relative au projet régional de sécurité alimentaire de la Commission de l’Océan Indien.
Les députés allemands dénoncent Monsanto en Ukraine: « Le conflit est utilisé pour la vente de terrains »
- La Nouvelle Gazette
- 06 February 2015
Le conflit ukrainien est utilisé pour la vente de terres agricoles au profit de grandes entreprises étrangères comme Monsanto, selon le chef du bureau des membres du Bundestag Mme Birgit Bock-Luna.
Let's say no to palm oil in our foods!
- STOP PALM OIL
- 06 February 2015
STOP PALM OIL
German lawmakers claim Ukraine conflict covers up massive cropland seizures
- Sputnik News
- 06 February 2015
According to the office of German parliament member, the conflict in Ukraine is used to cover up a sale of farmlands in the interest of major corporations.
Moustapha Sourang : "Il faut clarifier le régime foncier sénégalais"
- APS
- 05 February 2015
'Il faut que chaque citoyen sénégalais dispose d’un titre foncier qui lui offre la possibilité d’obtenir un prêt auprès d’une banque', s'exclame le président de la Commission nationale des réformes foncières
Perú: Rechazan paquetazos pro inversión que amenazan territorios comunales
- Servindi
- 05 February 2015
La norma propuesta vulnera los derechos fundamentales de los pueblos indígenas: territorio, libre determinación, consulta y consentimiento previos, libres e informados