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Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 20 Jul 2011

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Land Union of Ukraine | 20 Jul 2011
In Verhovna Rada of Ukraine was registered the project of the law on Land Market
In July, 19 in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was registered the project of Law “On Land Market”. It was brought in by Nikolay Azarov, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Korea Times | 19 Jul 2011
Korean firms go abroad for farming land
There are 73 South Korean companies farming on over 23,000 ha of land in 18 countries, according to a new report.

Land Union of Ukraine | 18 Jul 2011
Volodymyr Lytvyn, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, supports the opening of the land market in Ukraine
Land Union of Ukraine

AP | 16 Jul 2011
Down on the farm, investors see big potential
They believe food will only get more expensive around the world

Bloomberg | 16 Jul 2011
Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Benin palm oil production
Benin has vast untapped lands that could be used to produce palm oil and increase the output of agricultural products, the state-owned Office de Radiodiffusion et Television reported today, citing Geng Wenbing, Chinese ambassador to Benin.

The Analyst | 14 Jul 2011
"Halt Sime Darby plantation expansion"
Citizens from more than 15 towns and villages in Grand Cape Mount County' Liberia say company will face stiff resistance if it undertakes any further extension of its concession.

La Via Campesina | 14 Jul 2011
La Via Campesina opposes land grabbing at the UN Committee on Food Security
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests must provide a clear framework for the protection of all people against land grabbing.

Intercontinental Cry | 10 Jul 2011
US Investors want a 72,000 hectare palm oil plantation in the middle of the rainforest
Indigenous peoples livelihoods may soon be erased in Southwest Cameroon, along with 72,000 hectares of rainforest. Plans are underway to replace the vast region with oil palm. US investors are behind the effort.

EBRD | 31 Jan 2011
EBRD in US$25 million loan to Mriya Agro Holding
The EBRD is providing a working capital facility worth USD$25 million to Mriya Agro Holding, which controls 220,000 hectares of land in the Ukraine.


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CRIDEM | 01 jui 2011
Projet de mise à disposition de terres au profit de saoudiens : 60 villages du Brakna seront-ils privés de leur espace vital ?
Pour les populations locales, il s’agit en fait « d’un projet d’accaparement des terres, d’expropriation. »


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Vía Campesina | 20 jul 2011
Conferencia internacional «Paremos el acaparamiento de tierras» del 17 al 20 de noviembre de 2011 en NYELENI/MALI
Se trata de conseguir un Plan de acción aprobado por las organizaciones campesinas y las ONGs en contra de los acaparamientos a nivel local, nacional e internacional.

Espectador | 20 jul 2011
Vuelve debate sobre la extranjerización de la tierra
El Gobierno ya había previsto en diciembre del año 2010 cederle tierras del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca - MGAP- al Instituto Nacional de Colonización, que son precisamente las tierras que estuvieron en tela de juicio en el Cabo Polonio.

Vía Campesina | 19 jul 2011
La Vía Campesina se opone al acaparamiento de tierras en el Comité de Seguridad Alimentaria Mundial de las Naciones Unidas
La Via Campesina recibe con alegría esta oportunidad para participar en el proceso de negociaciones de las Directrices voluntarias para una gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de tierras, pesca y bosques.

Agencia Periodística Patagónica | 18 jul 2011
Asamblea Multisectorial por la Soberanía Territorial y Alimentaria
En el marco de las Asambleas Multisectoriales por la Soberanía Territorial y Alimentaria, interpusieron formal Acción de Amparo ante el Juez del Superior Tribunal de Justicia de la Provincia de Río Negro.

La Jornada | 17 jul 2011
No es (sólo) China
Pero no sólo es China. De nuevo GRAIN presenta datos que me parecen deben ser conocidos. “Entre los mayores inversionistas que buscan sacar provecho –dice su informe– se encuentran los fondos de pensiones, con miles de millones de dólares invertidos

El Observador | 14 jul 2011
Mujica se compromete ante comunistas a enviar ley del agro al Parlamento
El presidente se reunió con una delegación del PCU, que ratificó su apoyo pero exigió retomar el proyecto el frigorífico nacional, aprobar el impuesto al agro, aumentar el gasto para Plan Juntos y para Colonización


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Correio do Brasil | 06 Jul 2011
Organizações rechaçam proposta de Banco Mundial financiar empresa Calyx Agro
A proposta da Corporação Financeira Internacional (CFI) do Banco Mundial de financiar a empresa Calyx Agro não foi vista com bons olhos por organizações sociais latino-americanas e europeias.

CADE | 30 Jun 2011
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Japanese translation of article of GRAIN, "Pension funds: key players in the global farmland grab"

It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"! | 26 Apr 2011
In Japanese It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"!
Translation of It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"! by Via Campesina



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