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Investors deny Africa land grab claims
- Al Jazeera
- 26 June 2012
Investors interested in buying land in Africa, have denied accusations that they are involved in landgrabs, insisting their practice is the only way to feed growing populations.
WNYC: Global land rush
- WNYC
- 26 June 2012
Fred Pearce, author of the new book The Land Grabbers: The New Fight over Who Owns the Earth, reports on how food shortages and price spikes are leading speculators and agribusiness interests to buy up vast tracts of land around the globe.
British farms a better bet than gold
- Reuters
- 26 June 2012
Farmland is "an obvious no-brainer choice for most pension funds," according to Savills director of residential research Yolande Barnes.
Debemos detener el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de los fondos de pensión y otras instituciones financieras
- GRAIN
- 26 June 2012
Llamamiento común de mas de 60 organizaciones de la sociedad civil
L'accaparement des terres par les fonds de pension et les institutions financières doit cesser
- GRAIN
- 26 June 2012
Déclaration commune de plus de 60 organisations de la société civile
Laos 'halts new investment, land concessions'
- AFP
- 26 June 2012
Laos will not allow any new investments in mining or grant further land concessions for rubber plantations until 2015 at the earliest, due to concerns about land encroachment and the environment
Land grabbing by pension funds and other financial institutions must be stopped
- GRAIN
- 26 June 2012
Joint statement released by more than 60 civil society organisations against the role of pension funds and other financial instutions in land grabbing
Hot money turns from stocks to farmland
- Star Tribune
- 26 June 2012
Not everyone is thrilled about the new breed of investors making a pure financial play on farmland in the US
UK investors gather for controversial Africa land summit
- The Guardian
- 26 June 2012
International development and environment charities to protest against 'land grab' outside Agriculture Investment Summit
EBRD could become co-investor of ED&F Man in Ukraine
- Interfax
- 25 June 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering making an equity investment of up to $15.9 million to acquire a minority stake in ED&F Man Ukraine Investments BV
African agriculture attractive to foreign investors but risks remain - OECD
- Dow Jones
- 25 June 2012
Africa's agricultural sector offers a great opportunity for international investors, an official with the OECD said Tuesday, but risks remain over controversial issues such as "land grabbing."
Foreign ownership register on the cards
- Stock & Land
- 25 June 2012
Australia's federal government has set up a working group to assist with the development of a Commonwealth register of foreign owned agricultural land.
Agronegocios, acaparamiento de tierras y transgénicos detrás del golpe de Estado en Paraguay
- Biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe
- 25 June 2012
Desde la Alianza Biodiversidad condenamos el golpe que ha recibido el rechazo de todo el pueblo paraguayo y denunciamos a las grandes corporaciones del agronegocio con Monsanto y Cargill a la cabeza como responsables, junto a los grandes terratenientes locales y los políticos cómplices, de este golpe.
What to do when the World Bank finances land grabs: An interview with Accountability Counsel
- Righting Food
- 25 June 2012
What can affected communities do when the World Bank Group has facilitated land grabs? For a better understanding of the practical steps that people can take, Righting Food interviewed Natalie Bridgeman Fields, the founder and Executive Director of Accountability Counsel
“Voici comment on m’a pris ma terre”
- La Libre Belgique
- 25 June 2012
A Dakar, on estime que 60 % des surfaces accaparées au Sénégal (environ 400 000 ha) sont le fait de nationaux.