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Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 16-Jun-2010


TNI | 15-Jun-2010
Towards a broader view of the politics of global land grab
The political dynamics around land are further exposing the inappropriateness of the aggressively promoted mainstream ‘toolkit’ of ‘land governance’.

La Nouvelle Tribune | 15-Jun-2010
Bénin : Des terres cultivables bradées à des groupes financiers étrangers
Ce sont les communes de Djidja et de Za-Kpota dans le Zou qui battent le record avec près de 50% des terres cultivables aux mains de ces firmes étrangères.

Reuters | 15-Jun-2010
OECD upbeat on getting foreign farm investor code
"It's not something that is going to take too long, it's not rocket science," Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the OECD, said of the planned guidelines on agriculture.

Les Échos | 14-Jun-2010
La nouvelle bataille du blé entre l’Amérique et la Russie
La flambée des prix agricoles de 2008 a déclenché en Russie une ruée sur les terres agricoles des investisseurs britanniques, chinois, suédois et coréens. Aujourd'hui, la Russie exporte 14 % du total mondial du marché de blé.

CADTM | 14-Jun-2010
Terres préemptées, néo-colonialisme renforcé
Après avoir appauvri les peuples du Sud par une mainmise sur l’exploitation de leurs richesses, la finance internationale s’attaque maintenant à l’appropriation directe de leurs territoires.

Noble Group | 14-Jun-2010
Noble invests in palm oil production in Indonesia
The Company intends to develop approximately 32,500 ha of land for palm oil production in Sorong Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia.

Economic Times | 13-Jun-2010
Indian companies get into commercial farming in Africa
Indian tea companies, among others, are making a beeline to acquire estates in Africa. And the government is facilitating their hunt for good deals.

Malaya Business Insight | 13-Jun-2010
Transnational ‘land grabbing’ now a global concern
"Land grabbing" will be featured on the agenda of a high-level conference on the rice industry in November 2010 in Vietnam, where 17 agricultural ministers will be in attendance.

Financial Times | 13-Jun-2010
New Saudi company leases Asia land for rice
TADCO subsidiary has already arranged leases in Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan and the Philippines for export production of aromatic and long grain basmati rice.

Arab News | 12-Jun-2010
Kingdom, Philippines bound by strong ties
Philippines Ambassador to Saudi Arabia reveals how plans have been forged to provide lands in Mindanao to Saudi businessmen.

Reuters | 12-Jun-2010
Indonesia sees rice crop up, seeks Gulf farm investment
Indonesia aims to attract Gulf Arab investors to develop "sleeping land" says Agriculture Minister during meetings with businessmen in Riyadh.

Financial Express | 12-Jun-2010
India-Mercosur talks will highlight food security, trade
"A large [Indian] agri-export company is already in advanced stages of discussions with the Paraguayan government and may announce its foray into the country shortly” says Paraguay’s ambassador in New Delhi,

Guin Guin Bali | 11-Jun-2010
El Banco Mundial estimula la venta de África
El Banco Mundial está favoreciendo la apropiación de tierras africanas por parte de empresas extranjeras para que éstas las dediquen al jugoso negocio de los biocombustibles.

Reuters | 11-Jun-2010
BlackRock buys agri shares to cap volatility
BlackRock funds take long-term positions in companies that own land, produce crops, raise livestock or sell agricultural equipment.

Kyiv Post | 10-Jun-2010
Agribusiness giants may become kings of farming
A new class of farmers is on the rise in Ukraine. Three articles about the situation with foreign investors taking control of the country's farmlands.

SID | 07-Jun-2010
The new land rush in Africa: An interview with Michael Taylor of the ILC
ILC is actually trying to promote some sort of dialogue between the different proposals for principles for responsible farmland investment


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