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Estrangeiro terá de informar compra de terras acima de 5 ha
- Diario de Cuiaba
- 23 June 2011
Objetivo "é criar um instrumento de controle sobre o uso da terra". O anteprojeto de lei é a terceira ação de governo sobre terras estrangeiras.
Analysis: G-20 attempts to take on the commodity speculators
- BIJ
- 22 June 2011
Today as the first ever G-20 agriculture meeting starts in Paris, the Bureau is launching a series of investigations into the role played by financial investors in commodity and food markets, focusing on the rising involvement of private equity in buying land around the world and its new food frontier, fish farming.
L'Ukraine, faute de moyens, tarde à devenir le grenier de l'Europe
- RFI
- 22 June 2011
« Les petits paysans, qui ne possèdent que quelques hectares, n'auront pas les moyens de résister à la pression financière des grands groupes », martèle Ivan Kyrylenko, « c'est pourquoi l'opposition ukrainienne demande la prolongation du moratoire. »
Canadian farmland & agri-business investment seminar to be held September 22 in Toronto
- Bonnefield
- 22 June 2011
leading experts in Canadian farmland investment and agri-business investment will meet at the Canadian Farmland & Agri-Business Investment Seminar.
Petition calls for halt to new 'land grab' in Africa
- Irish Times
- 22 June 2011
As the G20’s agriculture ministers arrived in Paris for a two-day meeting, more than 500 non-governmental organisations from around the world have delivered a petition calling for a halt to land grabbing under the guise of “responsible agricultural investment”.
Land grab by hedge funds
- Bangkok Post
- 22 June 2011
The movement towards acquiring agricultural land in low-income countries will intensify and Thailand will be of interest to investors, as it is well-endowed with good land, a lot of rain and largely uninterrupted, warm sunshine all year.
Argentina: Productividad y creatividad contra el robo transnacional de tierras
- Salva la Selva
- 22 June 2011
Pidamos a los legisladores de Río Negro que sean responsables de sus actos, ya que entre hoy jueves 23 y la semana que sigue debatirán sobre este asunto. La carta se envía a 41 legisladores.
Pension funds mull ethics of commodity investments
- Reuters
- 22 June 2011
Some pension funds are beginning to question their investments in commodities after accusations that massive flows into the sector have distorted markets, fuelled food inflation and hurt poor nations.
Land grabbing in africa and the new politics of food
- Future Agricultures
- 22 June 2011
A short article on the land grab phenomenon: What are the drivers? Who is doing the grabbing? What are the main issues? What implications for the future ?
Haïti : Mobilisation paysanne contre l’accaparement des terres agricoles
- AlterPresse
- 21 June 2011
Des milliers de paysannes et paysans ont marché pendant plusieurs heures, le mardi 21 juin 2011, dans plusieurs rues de la ville de Hinche sous le thème « L’accaparement des terres du pays, un danger pour la souveraineté agricole »
Le Mali retire des milliers d’hectares à des investisseurs étrangers
- PANA
- 21 June 2011
Près de 290.000 hectares de terres agricoles ont été retirés à des investisseurs étrangers défaillants par le gouvernement du Mali, a indiqué mardi à la PANA une source proche du gouvernement malien.
Kazansummit 2011
- Kazansummit
- 21 June 2011
At the III International Islamic Business and Finance Summit in Tatarstan, Russia representatives of Saudi Arabia's Foras Investments requested 10,000 ha of land in Tatarstan for agricultural projects.
China pisa fuerte en Sudamérica
- Intereconomía
- 21 June 2011
Mientras la Unión Europea sigue atascando la liberalización del comercio agrícola con el Mercosur y el Senado de Estados Unidos pone mil trabas a nuevos acuerdos de libre comercio, China viaja, invierte y compra ingentes cantidades de materias primas en América del Sur.
Stop alla rapina delle terre in Africa
- Il Fatto Alimentare
- 21 June 2011
Un nuovo rapporto del think tank californiano Oakland Institute rivela i nomi degli investitori europei e americani che partecipano in silenzio all’usurpazione delle terre in Africa.
Danish roundup: PKA, Silverland, PFA Pension, Carlsberg Byen
- I&PE
- 21 June 2011
Denmark's PKA has invested DKK250m (€33.5m) in African agriculture via the Silverland private equity fund (a SilvertStreet Capital fund)