That land is far more complex and valuable than plain dirt was one of the central themes of FC Business Intelligence’s “World Agriculture Investment USA” conference in Chicago on May 9-10, 2011. A report from AllAboutAlpha.
«Il est clair que l’enjeu n’est pas seulement les terres, mais l’eau», affirme Philip Woodhouse, de l’université de Manchester.
Les paysans et paysannes du village de Yotokopé lancent un appel aux autorités togolaises afin « qu’elles prennent des mesures idoines pour protéger leur patrimoine qu’est la terre et qui leur permet de nourrir leurs familles »
O acordo de US$ 7 bilhões assinado no mês passado –para produção de 6 milhões de toneladas de soja por ano– é um dos vários fechados nas últimas semanas, enquanto a China se apressa para assegurar sua segurança alimentar e compensar sua crescente dependência de produtos agrícolas dos Estados Unidos, buscando vastas áreas do interior agrícola da América Latina.
Investors in Africa’s agriculture sector need to be aware of the complexities surrounding land ownership.
Several Shawi communities have learned that a Korean company, ECOAMERICA, has applied for the registration and titling of over 72,000 ha of land in their territories, at a price of 80 cents a hectare, for agriculture and logging.
New Zealanders could not afford to be "totally xenophobic" towards Chinese investment because it has brought jobs and capital into the country, Prime Minister John Key said Monday.
Lors d’une assemblée générale des délégués de 60 localités qui s’est tenue le 27 Mai 2011 au siège de l’Association Mauritanienne pour l’Auto Développement (AMAD) à Boghé les représentants des populations locales ont, dans leur écrasante majorité, exprimé leur désaccord vis-à-vis du projet d’attribution de 40.000 hectares de terres rendu public dans un avis préfectoral affiché dans les locaux de la Moughata’a.
The Chinese article on the deal emphasized that Chongqing citizens would get the soy oil at a very cheap price ("价格将更便宜").
Opposition activists in Kazakhstan called on the government on Saturday to stop Chinese investment in the country's natural resources, saying Beijing could be preparing a land grab in Central Asia
NZS may not have successfully introduced our farming practices to Uruguay but it managed to introduce New Zealanders' strategy of acquiring highly leveraged farm land with the intention of making a large, non-taxable capital profit on disposal.
País possui maior reserva cambial do mundo, avaliada em US$ 3,04 trilhões
China should use its huge foreign exchange reserves to expand investment in the agricultural sector overseas, in an effort to increase domestic market supply, says researcher with government-owned economic institute.
Last week, bids closed for an 83% stake in Fonterra's biggest supplier, Dairy Holdings, which oversees 72 South Island farms. Bidders reportedly include Chinese dairy giant Bright Dairy, a pastoral fund owned by Australian investment bank Macquarie Group, British private equity firm Terra Firma. US private equity firm Carlyle Group and the Harvard Endowment Fund.
“They are moving in,” said Carlo Lovatelli, president of the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries. “They are looking for land, looking for reliable partners. But what they would like to do is run the show alone.”
