The focus of Aabar on farming investments comes as Gulf nations, including Abu Dhabi, plan billions of dollars of investments in global food supply and infrastructure as they guard against price shocks and supply shortages in core resources.
A new scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China and India have descended on fertile plains across the African continent, acquiring huge tracts of land to produce wheat, rice and corn for consumption back home.
Selon les manifestants, les organisateurs de «Jetfin AGRO 2011», réunis aujourd’hui dans le palace genevois, mettent en péril le droit à l’alimentation et à l’eau dans le monde.
On 10 June 2011, the board of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation will likely approve a loan that will enable a company controlled by France's Louis Dreyfus Group to significantly expand its farmland holdings in the Southern Cone.
Le 10 juin 2011, les administrateurs de la Société financière internationale de la Banque mondiale vont probablement accorder un prêt qui permettra à une société appartenant au Groupe (français) Louis-Dreyfus d’élargir considérablement ses holdings agricoles dans le Cône Sud.
It is only after land issues have been resolved at community level that the role and significance of community-investor partnership which does not require transfer of land rights is possible, says the East African Farmers Federation
The Permanent Forum for Life Dignity / Food Sovereignty Group, and the Grupo de Reflexión Rural, along with unions, student and teachers associations and many social organizations and political forces, convoke national and international journalists, social organizations, friends, colleagues and the general public to a Press Conference on June 10 2011 in Viedma, Rio Negro Province, Argentina.
Offshore investment firm GreenWorld (BVI) announces that it "now is able to offer individuals a unique African farmland investment opportunity in Sierra Leone".
"Most villagers think it’s great when they see investors, losing sight of the more strategic, agrarian and environmental dimensions of the land deals. This clashes with the views of civil society and social movements. How to close this gap is the challenge that should be confronted by engaged researchers and activists," says Jun Borras of ISS.
"Could you include info in the briefing for my trip about what's happening in Africa in general and in the three countries. I'm visiting in particular about the sale and leasing of farmland to foreign interests (China, Qatar, etc)?"
Across the Midwest, well-heeled outside investors are on the prowl to acquire the hard assets of US agribusiness, including farmland.
Subsidiary of Singapore's Wilmar pays $115m for Australia's largest sugar mill operator and plans to buy back former cane land now used for timber plantations to expand sugar production.
Ils possèdent 1 million d'hectares en Argentine, soit la superficie du Liban. Ils ont 16 000 vaches et 250 000 moutons. Mais plus que la laine, les joyaux du royaume Benetton sont la culture de céréales et la production de bois.
An international fact-finding team is in the country to investigate the alleged land-grabbing by Philippine, Japanese and Taiwanese companies of some 11,000 hectares from indigenous peoples in Isabela to build the biggest bio-ethanol project in the Philippines.
Llamado final a organizaciones para que se adhieran al llamamiento de Dakar contra el acaparamiento de tierras antes del 15b de junio de 2011!!
