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Farmland is global asset for TIAA-CREF, Minaya says
- Bloomberg
- 14 February 2012
Jose Minaya of TIAA-CREF talks about growing investor interest in farmland and the role of farmland in the pension fund's investment strategy.
Marcha del Agua exitosa en Perú
- Celendin LIbre
- 14 February 2012
Tras largas protestas contra destrucción de lagunas de proyecto minero, campesinos de la región de Cajamarca marcharon a Lima y convocaron a miles tras de ellos y la simpatía de millones
“Lo que quieren es anexar parte del Chaco al Reino de Arabia Saudita”
- Chaco día por día
- 14 February 2012
Así lo consideró el geólogo Ramón Vargas en referencia al proyecto saudí para arrendar tierras en el Chaco con la intención de producir alimentos para su población. “El territorio y los bienes comunes no se deben ni alquilar ni entregar”, afirmó Vargas.
Lutte contre l’accaparement des terres : les Osc d’Afrique dénoncent le mutisme des gouvernants
- La Nouvelle Tribune
- 14 February 2012
Les organisations de la société civile venues de 13 pays africains se sont réunies à Ouidah les 08 et 09 février pour mûrir leurs stratégies de lutte contre l'accaparement des terres
Cameroun: La terre de la discorde
- CED
- 13 February 2012
Le Centre pour l'Environnement et le Développement (CED) vient de publier un rapport intitulé : Le triezième travail de Héraklès ? Etude sur la concession foncière de la SGSOC dans la région du Sud-Ouest Cameroun. La société a obtenu des droits sur une superficie de 73.086 hectares au Cameroun par un bail foncier de 99 ans.
Chinese agriculture goes global
- Economic Observer
- 13 February 2012
The Chinese agricultural industry is speeding up the pace of its engagement with international agricultural markets as more policies aimed at encouraging companies to pursue "Going Out" policies are released.
Cargill arm puts $40m into farming
- Australian Financial Review
- 13 February 2012
A hedge fund run by an arm of the world's largest agriculture company, Cargill, has injected almost $40 million into a local company which buys Australian rural property.
Tajikistan to lease 6,000 hectares of land to China
- Jamestown Foundation
- 13 February 2012
A controversial plan approved by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Agriculture to lease 6,000 hectares of land to China for development has been met with suspicion by some members of the country’s political opposition
Felda targets $6.9B market value in Malaysia
- Bloomberg
- 13 February 2012
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest plantation operator, with a landbank of 880,000 ha, aims to file documents this week for the nation’s biggest initial share sale in more than a year
Chemicals are used for economic terrorism amidst land conflicts in Uganda
- ADRICA-NET
- 13 February 2012
The growing land conflict and land grab in Africa and Uganda in particular is a major challenge not only to livelihoods of the poor peasant rural farmers, but is also causing environmental genocide.
NZ's best farm land 'already sold off'
- Fairfax NZ News
- 13 February 2012
The amount of productive farmland being taken out of New Zealand hands each year has dropped off sharply in the past decade, figures show. But those opposed to overseas ownership of land say the best land has already been cherry-picked by foreign buyers who push prices up.
China 'troca' infraestrutura por grãos na América do Sul
- Suinocultura Industrial
- 13 February 2012
A China está mudando seu modelo de investimentos na agricultura da América do Sul. Diante das restrições a estrangeiros para a aquisições de terras no Brasil e na Argentina, os chineses passaram a privilegiar aportes em infraestrutura em troca do direito exclusivo de comprar a colheita.
FAO con mira en compra de tierras
- El País
- 12 February 2012
Apunta a legislar sobre venta del bien a gobiernos
ISU pulls out as adviser of ag project in Tanzania
- Associated Press
- 11 February 2012
Iowa State University is no longer an adviser on an agricultural project in Tanzania led by Iowa-based AgriSol Energy.
Acaparamiento de tierras, gobernanza y corrupción en Latinoamérica
- Prensa Latina
- 11 February 2012
El acaparamiento y extranjerización de tierras es un fenómeno que se intensifica en América Latina y el Caribe y agudiza las desigualdades, la exclusión y los conflictos sociales con implicaciones políticas.