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La RDC vend son énergie et son potentiel agricole à Londres
- Média Congo
- 22 October 2014
La RDC a présenté à Londres, au Global Africa Investment Summit, le projet de Bukanga-Lonzo, un parc agricole de 80 000 ha
Mariam Sow, en defensa de la tierra
- El País
- 22 October 2014
"Una política agrícola que deja la tierra en manos de los poderosos o de las empresas extranjeras no hará sino destruir la agricultura familiar, el Medio Ambiente, la economía social” asegura Mariam Sow
Peru seeks investment from India to resurrect its infra sector
- Financial Express
- 21 October 2014
Peru is offering Indian businesses investment opportunities in agri-business, where 100,000 hectares of arable land will double in a few years due to large irrigation projects that have been tendered.
There's money to be made in buying global agricultural land
- Spears
- 21 October 2014
The global population is rising steadily — but food production is not. The result? More demand for arable land, as nations invest to safeguard their food supply and their wealth
AP2 targets tar sands, farmland for greater scrutiny
- I&PE
- 21 October 2014
Swedish pension fund AP2 plans to conduct an external audit in response to criticism by Swedwatch for not disclosing the precise locations of its Brazilian farm holdings.
Walking with villagers: How Liberia’s Land Rights Policy was shaped from the grassroots
- IIED
- 21 October 2014
This paper explains and analyses the steps the Sustainable Development Institute took to help shape Liberia’s Land Rights Policy.
Uruguay: Acaparamiento indirecto
- Radio Mundo Real
- 21 October 2014
Investigación revela fuerte presencia de trasnacionales y Estados en control de la tierra en Uruguay.
Ley de baldíos: negocio redondo tras la conquista de la última frontera agrícola
- Prensa Rural
- 21 October 2014
El proyecto de ley implica un retroceso en la posibilidad de acceder progresivamente a la propiedad de la tierra por parte de los trabajadores agrarios ya que serán ahora parte de la bolsa que deberán compartir con grandes propietarios.
Forum social africain : combat pour libérer le continent
- Afrik.com
- 21 October 2014
La septième édition du Forum social africain, qui réunit la société civile africaine pour parler des défis du continent, dont l'accaparement des terres et de l'eau, s’est achevé dimanche à Dakar.
No land, no future: The Senhuile-Senethanol investment in Ndiael, Senegal
- Actionaid
- 21 October 2014
This report provides an analysis of Senhuile’s investment in Fanaye and Ndiael over the past four years, stressing serious shortcomings on the part of the company
Land grabbing and human rights in Mali
- FIAN
- 20 October 2014
A new report by FIAN informs about the human rights violations of communities affected by land grabbing in Mali
Why Gulf money did not flow into agriculture?
- Dawn
- 20 October 2014
Pakistan is now turning to agribusiness rather than land sales as a means of luring Gulf investment.
Foreign investment concerns loom large as Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb talks up China free trade agreement
- ABC
- 20 October 2014
Some Australian farmers are voicing their concerns about the growing presence of foreign investment in their region.
QAF exits Victorian dairy with sale to ACE Farming
- The Land
- 20 October 2014
Listed Singaporean company QAF, formerly known as Bunge, has sold out its last dairy farm in Australia to the European pension fund-backed ACE Farming for close to $5 million.
Mariam Sow, à la défense de la terre
- El País
- 20 October 2014
« Une politique agricole qui laisse la terre dans les mains des puissants ou des entreprises étrangères ne fera que détruire l’agriculture familiale, l’environnement et l’économie sociale, » assure Mariam Sow.