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A huge oil palm plantation puts African rainforest at risk
- Yale Environment 360
- 12 September 2011
As global agricultural companies turn to Africa, a U.S. firm, Herakles Farms, is planning a massive oil palm plantation (60 000 ha) in Cameroon
Romanian farmland set to cultivate future growth
- Business Review
- 12 September 2011
"We are in negotiations with several foreign investment funds that are interested in buying thousands of hectares of Romanian farmland,” says analyst with DTZ Echinox.
Africa land grab: New century, more colonisers
- Newsclick
- 12 September 2011
Indian companies acquire land in Africa at throw away prices to ensure India's food security. Prof Jayati Ghosh analyses the issue and offers alternative solutions.
Who owns the farm? Foreign ownership stats released
- Beef Central
- 12 September 2011
Shadow minister for agriculture and food security, John Cobb, said it was concerning that in the past three years there had been a 10-fold increase in foreign investment in ownership and control of agricultural supply lines.
Farm groups still concerned about foreign ownership
- ABC
- 12 September 2011
The National Farmers Federation says the figures that show Australian farm land to be about 90 per cent locally owned is a small part of the picture. It's just one of three studies, with the others looking into the value of farm production.
Famine dans la Corne de L’Afrique : le g20 doit agir !
- Fenêtre sur l'Europe
- 12 September 2011
Le Parti socialiste français promeut une stratégie de développement qui implique que soient empêchés les accaparements de terres mises en œuvres par des multinationales, voire par d’autres États, qui privent les populations de leur souveraineté agricole.
Accaparement des terres: un scandale croissant
- Oxfam
- 12 September 2011
Depuis quelques mois, Oxfam mène une enquête sur l'accaparement des terres et sur la façon dont cette pratique a fait sombrer des milliers de personnes encore plus profondément dans la pauvreté. Vidéo parodie.
Farmers leave land, foreign buyers on the rise
- The Advertiser
- 10 September 2011
New figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show more than 12 per cent of land used for agriculture in South Australia is owned by foreign interests.
German investment fund buying up Kiwi dairy farms
- Stuff
- 10 September 2011
Aquila Capital Green Assets has helped European investors acquire $111 million of New Zealand farmland.
Agricultural businesses almost entirely Australian owned.
- Australia Bureau of Statistics
- 09 September 2011
According to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as at 31 December 2010, 89% of the nation's agricultural land was Australian owned.
Falsas soluciones y profundización del modelo
- ALAINET
- 09 September 2011
Acerca del proyecto de ley sobre “extranjerización de tierras” presentado por el Poder Ejecutivo Nacional: Grupo de Reflexión Rural
Acaparamiento de tierras, un escándalo creciente
- Oxfam
- 09 September 2011
Oxfam presenta hoy en la web una parodia de la película de culto de Alec Baldwin Glengarry Glen Ross (El precio de la ambición)
L’accaparement des terres en Afrique de l’Ouest continue
- PPP
- 09 September 2011
En Afrique de l’Ouest le phénomène des terres fertiles bradées à des investisseurs étrangers a atteint des dimensions dramatiques, comme le montre un rapport du conseil des églises de l’Afrique de l’Ouest ACCEAO, partenaire de Pain pour le prochain.
Private Equity firms eye to invest in indian agriculture & food sector
- Economic Times
- 09 September 2011
Indian companies are looking at agricultural outsourcing by opting for cheaper options in neighbouring countries so as to produce things at less cost, making this sector lucrative to the PE firms
Coast Region now advised to accept investors in agriculture
- The Guardian
- 09 September 2011
Tanzania's Coast Region residents have been advised to accept and work with investors in agriculture.