El Estado paraguayo había llegado a un acuerdo de compra con actual el propietario de los terrenos, ocupados hoy por la explotación ganadera Estancia Salazar, del estadounidense Roberto Eaton.
“Os investidores propõem uma mistura de produção, em grande escala, de produtos agrícolas e contratos com certos pequenos produtores. Ambas as coisas são projetadas para lhes dar o controle sobre a produção agrícola em grandes extensões de terra".
Malaysian oil palm planter Genting Plantations Bhd said it has entered into an agreement with Indonesia's Musim Mas Group to build a 300 million ringgit ($82.17 million) palm oil refinery in the Borneo island of Sabah.
Africa is seeing a new wave of colonialism as multinational corporations, aided by rich governments and financial institutions, vie to increase their control of land, seeds, water and other resources.
- Left Foot Forward
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06 Mar 2015
Sovereign wealth funds’ appetite for agriculture and fertilizer companies is growing as concerns about stable food supplies rise.
- Institutional Investor
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05 Mar 2015
Jorge Herrera, presidente de la Conaie, dijo que la propuesta de su organización plantea alternativas para combatir el acaparamiento de la tierra y sugiere sanciones para los latifundistas
La speculazione cambia radicalmente gli equilibri ambientali e alimentari del pianeta
"Lo que se trató de hacer con esta ley, es regular para que los extranjeros no compren terrenos excesivamente"
- Diario San Rafael
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05 Mar 2015
In January 2015, the Dutch embassy in Riyadh hosted a meeting with GCC investors and officials to discuss how to work together on land-based ag investments in Africa in order to achieve GCC food security.
- Agroberichten Buitenland
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05 Mar 2015
Sale and leaseback agreements were almost unheard of in agriculture five years ago, but a few major deals recently have put them on the map, according to property group Colliers International.
Haiti's agriculture ministry has signed an agreement with a consortium of Haitian and Colombian investors to establish a major oil palm project on 4,000 ha over the next 5 years.
Calvin Burgess, chairman of Dominion Farms, has issued a letter denying their involvement in a 30,000 hectare landgrab in Nigeria's Taraba State.
- Dominion Farms
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05 Mar 2015
«Les transactions foncières menées par les gouvernements comptent parmi les facteurs qui rendent la culture de l’huile de palme particulièrement attractive » affirme Sunny Verghese, le PDG d'Olam
- Agence Ecofin
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04 Mar 2015
À quelques jours du début des audiences sur l’accaparement des terres agricoles, les partis politiques se seraient entendus pour confier à la Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec le mandat de créer un registre des transactions.
- Journal de Montréal
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04 Mar 2015
Local and international NGOs condemn Feb 27 killing of a farmer and land rights defender in Jambi, Indonesia.