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MPIC, SL Agritech Forge Partnership
- Manila Bulletin
- 25 August 2012
A 1,000 hectare hybrid rice plantation will be established by a tie-up of Firs Pacific subsidiary Metro Pacific Investment Corp. and SL Agritech Corp.
Empêcher l'accaparement de terres. L'Afrique centrale à la recherche de lois musclées
- Cameroon Voice
- 25 August 2012
A l’initiative de la Fes, en collaboration avec deux Ong camerounaises, des experts des 6 pays d’Afrique centrale se sont retrouvés à Yaoundé pour faire des recommandations à leurs gouvernements aux fins de combattre la cession des terres à grande échelle aux compagnies étrangères.
Un fallo de la Corte frenó en seco modelo de desarrollo agrícola de Santos
- La Semana
- 24 August 2012
La decisión, que busca proteger a pequeños y medianos propietarios de tierra, deja también en entredicho millonarias inversiones hechas en la altillanura del oriente del país.
Who’s buying the farm?
- The Land
- 24 August 2012
Australians are entitled to test and scrutinise the benefits of foreign acquisitions to ensure they are in our national interest and, importantly, safeguard Australia’s role in global food security.
Court decision stops Santos agricultural development model in its tracks
- La Semana
- 24 August 2012
In a decision of great import, the Constitutional Court of Colombia has just struck down a legislative amendment that would have allowed for new types of land concentration in this country.
Une décision de la Cour coupe court au modèle de développement agricole de Santos
- La Semana
- 24 August 2012
Dans une décision d'une grande importance, la Cour Constitutionnelle colombienne a statué contre une modification de la loi qui aurait permis de nouvelles formes de concentration et d'accaparement des terres dans le pays.
Ethics complaint against AgriSol's Rastetter dismissed: Public scrutiny however unravels Rastetter's business dealings
- Oakland Institute
- 24 August 2012
The ethics complaint was filed by the Des Moines-based citizen group, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, for misusing his membership on the Iowa Board of Regents that oversees Iowa's public universities to advance an "African land grab".
Garifuna People of Honduras launch land recovery campaign
- OFRANEH
- 23 August 2012
Campaign opposes land grabs of traditional territories in Honduras by elites and foreign investors.
Sentencia de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia sobre el Plan de Desarrollo 2012-2014
- Corte Constitucional de Colombia
- 23 August 2012
"Para la Corte, las normas acusadas resultan contrarias a los citados preceptos constitucionales, porque permiten la enajenación o aporte de tierras originalmente baldías o adquiridas mediante subsidio integral"
Analysts see investments in Brazil, other arable lands increasing during US drought
- PR Newswire
- 23 August 2012
Agriculture investment consultants are closely watching the impact that the prolonged drought is likely to have on global corn and soybean carry outs, and the incentive it is creating for increased double cropping in countries such as Brazil.
Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: Foreign direct investment and food and water security
- Routledge
- 23 August 2012
The editors have involved a highly diverse group of expert researchers, who review the pro- and anti-investment arguments, geopolitics, the role of capitalist investors, the environmental contexts and the political implications of, and reasons for, leasing millions of hectares in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hoe groot mag het offer zijn?
- Trouw
- 23 August 2012
Vruchtbaar en goedkoop land is gewild. In Afrika jagen zakenlui op dit 'groene goud'. Trouw schreef er een serie over. Ook in de Mekong-regio in Zuidoost-Aziëwordt land van bewoners afgepakt, vooral voor de rubberproductie. Foute zaak, zeggen mensenrechtenclubs. Maar de autoriteiten zijn blij met de investeerders.
Responsible farmland investing? Current efforts to regulate land grabs will make things worse
- GRAIN
- 22 August 2012
From the World Bank to pension funds, efforts are under way to regulate land grabs through the creation of codes and standards. Rather than help financial and corporate elites to "responsibly invest" in farmland, we need them to stop and divest.
Chinese entrepreneurs invest US$250m in Mozambique agriculture
- Xinhua
- 22 August 2012
Authorities in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza said that a group of Chinese businessmen are investing US$250 million in an agricultural project covering 20,000 hectares in the Limpopo Valley.
Stolen land, stolen future
- Greens/EFA
- 22 August 2012
Film inspired by an APRODEV report on land grabbing in Cambodia