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The smart money is betting on the Pakistani farm
- Express Tribune
- 24 October 2011
Venture capitalists, merchant bankers and large conglomerates are all piling in.
Rather than investment, appropriation
- Radio Mundo Real
- 24 October 2011
Interview with Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, researcher on agriculture investments
GCC expansion: More Gulf food security?
- Zawya
- 24 October 2011
In the face of growing economies and rising populations, food security is fast becoming a critical issue for GCC countries. Socio-political problems that arise from food price inflation and some related unrest witnessed in many countries of the Arab world have also created an added sense of urgency.
L’appropriation de terres agricoles des pays du Sud par des investisseurs étrangers inquiétante pour la sécurité alimentaire
- Temoignages
- 24 October 2011
Les acquisitions de terres agricoles à grande échelle sont mises en question par un groupe d’experts internationaux sur la sécurité alimentaire. Le rapport a été rendu public la semaine dernière.
Pelea por nuevas tierras
- El País
- 23 October 2011
Especuladores, Gobiernos, bancos y fondos de pensiones se lanzan a comprar
Australia: Plantation shutters
- The Australian
- 22 October 2011
Elders has begun a sale of all its forestry plantations totalling 50,000ha across the country. Much of the land purchased is expected to be planted with sugar cane, bananas or returned to beef grazing, and COFCO and Wilmar International have indicated their interest.
L’arrêt du projet de tournesol, unique exigence du Collectif pour la défense des terres de Fanaye
- APS
- 22 October 2011
"Aujourd’hui, le collectif ne demande qu’une chose : l’arrêt pur et simple de ce projet violent et inopportun qui ne peut qu’entraîner violence et désolation dans cette partie très pacifique du Sénégal"
SLC Agricola expands land in Brazilian frontier
- Agrimoney
- 21 October 2011
SLC Agricola has bought its second farm in Brazil's Piaui state in less than two months, expanding into a relatively undeveloped area where land prices are a fraction of those in more popular regions.
Grabbing Gambela
- ASO/EJOLT/GRAIN
- 21 October 2011
Short video documentary about a massive takeover of agricultural lands in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia.
African land grab: what Indian companies do in Ethiopia is what they are not allowed to do in India
- Abugida Info
- 21 October 2011
The Ethiopian government has miserably failed to engage and convince citizens about the present and long-term implications of farmland grabbing.
Nigeria: Farming to banish famine
- Osun Defender
- 21 October 2011
Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Syncop Corporation of Korean for a $400 million investment deal in food production and other areas of agriculture.
Obtala resources agriculture JV in Tanzania gets key govt approval
- Proactive Investors
- 21 October 2011
Obtala's agriculture business Montara Continental intends to plant groundnuts, sunflower, sesame, soya and seed maize on 20,000 hectares.
Farmland draws increased interest from investors
- Wallaces Farmer
- 21 October 2011
There is a lot of focus on the growing global population and what it means for food demand. One result sees investors taking notice of returns on resources that provide food, including farmland.
Over land and contract controversies … Govt. sets up investments monitoring Unit
- Awoko
- 21 October 2011
The growing number of complaints from local communities, civil society organizations and the media about the activities of foreign investors in the country has got the government to unveil an investment monitoring unit
Cofco seeks acquisitions to ‘balance’ China’s food demand
- Bloomberg
- 21 October 2011
Cofco Ltd., China’s largest grains trader, said it is seeking overseas acquisitions to help secure supplies of commodities including soybeans, wheat and sugar as rising domestic incomes spur faster food demand growth.