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Why the list is incomplete: land grab deals
- Danielberhane's Blog
- 15 May 2011
The 24 Land lease agreements recently disclosed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture reveals that the federal Government has so far leased about 350,099ha of land.
Nouveau site internet : observatoire des formes du foncier dans le monde
- Hub Rural
- 15 May 2011
Ce site, qui contient déjà plus d’une centaine de ressources, propose une entrée actualités qui comprend 2 sections sur les acquisitions massives de terres (« veille satellitale » et « information et analyse du phénomène »)
Chineses pedem esclarecimentos sobre terras e incentivos
- IG
- 14 May 2011
Em encontro com representantes da indústria brasileira, empresários questionam sobre restrição à compra de terrenos no País
Documentos TV - Planeta en venta
- RTVE.es
- 14 May 2011
La crisis financiera de 2008 ha despertado al mundo de las finanzas que ha visto en la agricultura un nuevo mercado. El repentino interés de los inversores por las tierras, se debe a que se han dado cuenta de que con este tipo de inversión no corren riego de quiebra.
Revealed: The bitter taste of Cambodia’s sugar boom
- The Ecologist
- 13 May 2011
Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but sweet-toothed Western consumers could be fuelling conflict between poor farming communities and big business with every spoonful. Sam Campbell reports from Phnom Penh
Chinese companies seek to invest big in Bulgarian agriculture
- Novinite
- 13 May 2011
The potential investors are interested in breeding corn and forage crops, and to export the produce to China.
Half of Indonesia’s oil palm plantations foreign-owned
- Antara
- 13 May 2011
The Environmental Forum of Indonesia says fifty-percent of the country’s oil palm plantations are owned by foreign parties.
Fonterra sets sights on Brazil
- NZ Herald
- 13 May 2011
Dairy exporter Fonterra is expanding in South America with plans for a pilot dairy farm in Brazil.
The Socfin land deal missing out on best practices: Report on fact finding mission to Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District, Sierra Leone
- Green Scenery
- 13 May 2011
On March 5, 2011 in the presence of armed security forces the lease agreement was signed against payments from 173,000,000.00 Leones stacked on a table and paid to those signing the agreement.
10 firms shortlisted to develop Nansanga farm block – ZDA
- Ukzambians
- 13 May 2011
The Zambia Development Agency has short-listed 10 local and foreign companies (such as Chayton Capital or Pro Alia Investment) which expressed interest in the development of Nansanga farm block (155 000 ha) in Serenje.
Chinese food and wine companies may invest in farms in Bulgaria
- Bloomberg
- 13 May 2011
Tianjin State Farms plans to buy 10,000 hectares of land in north-western Bulgaria to grow corn and other fodder crops that will be shipped to China, Bulgaria's agricultural ministry said.
Finalisation d’un accord entre le Sénégal et l’Inde pour l’aménagement de 150 000 ha
- Hub Rural
- 13 May 2011
Un accord en voie de finalisation entre le Sénégal et l’Inde porte sur l’aménagement de 150 000 ha au Sénégal pour la culture du riz, du maïs, de l’arachide, du coton et de céréales. Le Conseil des ministres sénégalais du 11 mai 2011 confirme cette information.
UAE investments in Vietnam reach $3b
- Gulf News
- 13 May 2011
UAE investments in Vietnam have reached $3 billion and are set to surge with local companies considering opportunities in agricultural lands, real estate and energy.
India plans to develop 150,000 hectares of farmland in Senegal
- Bloomberg
- 13 May 2011
The land will be used to grow and process rice, corn, peanuts, cotton and cereals, the Communications Ministry said.
Divergent views emerge on GCC expansion plan
- Arab News
- 12 May 2011
The GCC states, debating the possible inclusion of Jordan and Morocco, can tap into the large swaths of fertile agricultural lands of both nations says Abdul Hadi Al-Habtoor