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Land rush on Brazil’s frontier
- Euromoney
- 14 January 2014
Transport costs have made the country’s agriculture industry uncompetitive. But new infrastructure projects should transform the opportunities some have seen in land values.
Farmland: Yield-starved investors go back to the land
- Euromoney
- 13 January 2014
This year could see a surge in interest in farmland from investors with very little experience in this complicated asset class, reports Euromoney
Danes turn to the great outdoors for stable returns
- aiCIO
- 13 January 2014
A poorly performing bonds environment has led AP Pension to set up its own special agricultural investment fund and buy its first farm.
Nampula civil society rejects Japan-Mozambique accord, demands response to open letter on ProSAVANA
- PPOSC
- 13 January 2014
Civil society organizations in Nampula disown the accord and declarations made during the Japanese prime minister's recent visit to Mozambique
China seeks to invest in Dutch grain trader
- Wall Street Journal
- 13 January 2014
Cofco makes offer for stake in Nidera, which produces soybeans on over 20,000 ha in Argentina.
Increasing criticism over the Japanese agricultural program in Mozambique as ‘land grabbing’
- Kyodo News
- 13 January 2014
Farmers and civil society organizations respond strongly over large scale agricultural program, planned in the north area of Mozambique, which will be lead by Japan cooperating with Brazil.
Farming and food in Africa and the mounting battle over land, water and resource rights
- ECDPM
- 13 January 2014
Africa is being heralded as the new frontier for commercial farming but, as governments and investors sign deals, a counter-movement of family farmers is promoting alternative pathways to development.
Abe pitches 'business diplomacy' in Africa to counter China
- Asahi Shimbun
- 13 January 2014
A major reason for Japan's investment and agricultural land development are the moves being made by China.
Comunicado de Imprensa relativo à visita do Primeiro-ministro do Japão, Sr. Shinzo Abe a Moçambique
- PPOSC-N
- 13 January 2014
Plataforma Provincial da Sociedade Civil de Nampula : O “generoso apoio” do Governo Japonês realiza-se numa perspectiva de continuidade do colonialismo
Cargill acquires stake in Ukraine's UkrLandFarming
- Kyiv Post
- 13 January 2014
Cargill has doled out $200 million for a stake in UkrLandFarming, Ukraine’s largest agribusiness holding, in a potentially far-reaching deal that sources said would see both groups partner up in future grain exports to China and other growing markets.
La Banque mondiale épinglée au Honduras
- Financial Afrik
- 13 January 2014
La mésaventure qui vient d’arriver au Honduras à la Société financière internationale, le bras armé de la Banque mondiale pour financer le secteur privé, aurait pu servir de base à la trame d’un scénario pour un thriller financier comme Hollywood en a le secret.
Cargill investit dans les "terres noires" de l'Ukraine en achetant 5% d'ULF
- AFP
- 13 January 2014
Le géant américain du négoce agricole Cargill a acquis 5% du premier producteur agricole ukrainien, Ukrlandfarming, comptant accroître les exportations vers la Chine de céréales de cette ex-république soviétique aux "terres noires" très fertiles.
Abe pitches 'business diplomacy' in Africa to counter China
- Asahi Shimbun
- 13 January 2014
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on a mission of business diplomacy in his current trip to Africa to secure valuable natural resources for Japan.
Às vésperas de uma Visita Imperial
- Reflectindo sobre Moçambique
- 12 January 2014
Na verdade, a equipa trilateral do ProSavana é portadora de uma direção e pensamento problemático, perigoso e contra os interesses soberanos dos camponeses e das camponesas.
Audit slams World Bank agency
- Al Jazeera
- 12 January 2014
Investigation says loan to Honduran palm oil magnate, alleged to be linked to activist deaths, violated bank's rules.