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Cairns Mayor open to Chinese farmland investment
- ABC
- 06 February 2013
The Cairns Mayor says he would support the sale of agricultural land to Chinese investors if it was good for the far north Queensland region of Australia.
Charts: The top 5 land-grabbing countries
- Mother Jones
- 06 February 2013
Of the countries that lost the highest percentages of their cultivated land to land grabs, nine out of 10 have malnourishment rates of 5 percent or more.
Landowners or laborers: What choice will developing countries make?
- RRI
- 06 February 2013
Would developing countries choose a development path built on inclusiveness, respect for the rights of their citizens, and the rule of law? Or would they seek a short-cut to development and opt to hand over community land and natural resources to international investors and national elites?
Investir dans les terres des autres, un pari à haut risque
- AFP
- 05 February 2013
Blocages de routes, émeutes aux portes, image écornée: les achats de terres peuvent tourner à la catastrophe pour les investisseurs quand les droits de propriétés des paysans sont bafoués, selon des travaux publiés mardi.
AFD : agence française du dépouillement foncier
- Survie
- 05 February 2013
A travers l’African Agriculture Fund (AAF), l’Agence française de développement (AFD) et PROPARCO, sa filiale pour le développement du secteur privé, investissent dans l’accaparement des terres en Afrique sub-saharienne.
The global farmland rush
- New York Times
- 05 February 2013
Over the last decade, food-importing nations and private investors have been securing land abroad to use for agriculture. Poor governments have embraced these deals, but their people are in danger of losing their patrimony, not to mention their sources of food.
“Unheard voices” speak out
- Oakland Institute
- 05 February 2013
Indigenous Ethiopians demand a stop to human rights abuses stemming from agricultural investment policies
Global land grab brings investment risk, communities react to economic harm, rights abuses
- RRI
- 05 February 2013
Risk analysts show that operational cost increases can approach 2,800 percent; Myanmar is latest flashpoint in alarming trend
Aux origines de l’accaparement des terres
- Survie
- 04 February 2013
Le ministre français du Développement se targue d’une diplomatie offensive pour un accord international pour l’encadrement des investissements agricoles - comme si des cadres de discussion pouvaient limiter les conséquences sociales dramatiques de l’expropriation des communautés qui vivent sur ces terres
Por qué no extranjerizar la tierra rural
- MOIR
- 04 February 2013
Un gran debate recorre al mundo. Versa sobre los millones de hectáreas de tierras rurales de los países del tercer mundo que están siendo adquiridas por las potencias económicas y las trasnacionales del agronegocio y la especulación financiera e inmobiliaria.
Une filiale de Bolloré épinglée pour sa gestion des terres en Afrique
- Reuters
- 04 February 2013
Le Oakland Institute, un think-tank américain respecté pour la qualité de ses travaux, épingle les pratiques de la Socfin, une filiale du groupe Bolloré en Sierra Leone.
Minister of Agriculture meets Iranian Ambassador
- SUNA
- 02 February 2013
Sudan's Minister of Agriculture discusses aspects of joint cooperation with Iran in sugar beet crops, cotton, oilseeds and rice, expressing his ministry's keenness to remove all obstacles impeding the work of investors.
Government of Mauritania and Al-Rajhi sign MOU to transform the food security roadmap in the muslim world and collaborate on $1bn investments
- NAQUA
- 02 February 2013
This agreement comes in line with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz’s initiative to encourage agricultural investments abroad and the council’s ongoing efforts to develop and expand the field of agriculture.
Accaparement des terres en Inde et en Ethiopie
- PANA
- 01 February 2013
Des militants contre l'accaparement des terres en Inde et en Ethiopie vont tenir un sommet d'une journée le 06 février au Centre international de l'Inde, à New Delhi
Hungry in the food bowl
- The Australian
- 01 February 2013
In rural Australia, the hyperbole about agriculture as a boom industry for global investors is not translating into practical benefits at the farm gate