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Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 12 Oct 2011

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Business Standard | 12 Oct 2011
Karuturi to outsource Ethiopian land to Indian farmers
Karuturi Global is looking at outsourcing 20,000 hectares of farm land in the African nation to Indian farmers on a revenue-sharing basis.

Awoko | 12 Oct 2011
Conflict in Pujehun over land
Socfin Agricultural Company is embroiled in serious land lease agreement tussle that has the tendency to ignite conflict between foreign investors and locals.

Real World Radio | 11 Oct 2011
Dakar cerca de Roma
Movimientos sociales llevaron llamamiento contra el acaparamiento de tierras a la FAO

Outlook India | 11 Oct 2011
The new East India Cos
Obtaining millions of hectares for farming in Africa, Indian firms are playing predator.

Green Scenery | 11 Oct 2011
Early Warning: Growing tension in Malen Chiefdom
Thirty peaceful protesters were arrested in Sahn Malen, Sierra Leone for blocking access to oil palm plantations owned by Socfin, which they accuse of grabbing their lands.

Al Jazeera | 11 Oct 2011
China interest in Argentina land irks locals
Farmers worried about damage that comes with the excessive use of chemicals in large-scale agriculture.

Ethiopian Review | 11 Oct 2011
Understanding the Ethiopian land grab phenomenon
New book explains the reasons behind the land grab phenomenon and why so many Ethiopians are not only alarmed but also adamantly opposed to it.

beyondbrics | 10 Oct 2011
The Dragon’s appetite for soy stokes Brazilian protectionism
Changes to land laws are under discussion in Brazil, this time based on reciprocity. One result is that Chinese investors would be banned from buying any land in Brazil, as China does not permit private ownership of land.

| 09 Oct 2011
MoA, Turkish co sign 23.7m Br lease for cotton
The MoA has identified a total of 2.6 million ha of land fit for cultivation of cotton, which is equivalent to what Pakistan, the fourth largest cotton producer in the world, uses for the same purpose.

Black Star News | 09 Oct 2011
South Sudan exploitation: Buying African land for a dime?
A massive land grab is unfolding on the African continent, mired in secrecy and spearheaded by hedge funds, financial speculators and foreign companies. South Sudan has become one of the latest frontiers for these investors.

Addis Fortune | 09 Oct 2011
Karuturi to fence farm half the size of Addis
Karuturi Global Ltd. is to construct embankments around 25,000ha of farmland, half the size of Addis Abeba, in Gambela, at a cost of US$15 million, following its report of a loss of US$15 million due to flooding.

Heritage | 07 Oct 2011
Liberia: Sime Darby Company Fined U.S.$50,000
The Environmental Protection Agency has imposed US$50,000 fine on the Sime Darby Plantation Inc. with immediate effect as a result of non-compliance with the terms and conditions of a permit.

ABC | 07 Oct 2011
Foreign land grab fears spark registry call
Wingecarribee Shire Council has asked the state and federal governments to apply greater scrutiny to the acquisition of Australian land by foreign governments by setting up a registry of foreign land ownership.

ITN | 07 Oct 2011
Going public to improve investment in agriculture
While certain provisions in contracts can contain sensitive commercial information that may require a level of confidentiality, it does not justify keeping all information about large-scale agricultural projects outside the public domain.

Euromoney | 06 Oct 2011
Food finance: Founding farmers
Asset owners and managers are signing up to a series of principles on how they invest in agricultural land. Will this mollify critics of the land grab? Nick Lord reports.

Bloomberg | 06 Oct 2011
Karuturi’s first corn crop in Ethiopia destroyed; will replant
The flooding that breached specially built barriers near Karuturi’s plantations couldn’t have been predicted, Karuturi claims.

Economic Insights | 06 Oct 2011
Dealing with the race for agricultural land
Panel of five men at the at the Global Economic Symposium in Kiel, Germany discusses the problem of “land grabbing”.

PANA | 06 Oct 2011
British, French firms linked to African land grabs
The French Development Agency and the UK-based Emergent Asset Management have been named as the leading investors in massive land deals involving African leaders

Bloomberg | 06 Oct 2011
Farmland seen returning up to 12% by $469 billion fund manager
Farmland investments may return 8 percent to 12 percent annually as global food demand increases, said the largest US pensions manager for teachers and academic researchers with $469 billion of assets.

UNECA | 05 Oct 2011
Nairobi Action Plan to advance land-based investments that benefit Africa
Participants at a 2-day High-Level Forum on Foreign Direct Investments in Land in Africa have resolved to promote land-based investment models that increase agricultural productivity and maximize opportunities for Africa’s farmers.

PANA | 05 Oct 2011
African experts seek plan to outlaw land grabs by foreigners
African experts gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, are discussing a common position to outlaw land grabbing by foreigners, the latest threat to food security in the continent.

Green Scenery | 03 Oct 2011
Land owners are protesting against lease agreement with large scale investor
Since Monday evening more than a hundred land owners are blocking the Socfin operation area

Tanzania Daily News | 03 Oct 2011
Sun Biofuels jatropha project in Kisarawe suspended
The EU lured many multinational energy companies such as SBF to invest in renewable energies in developing countries such Tanzania where almost all projects are on the verge of collapse or shut down.

SNS Impact Investing | 29 Sep 2011
‘Work with local experts to avoid land grabbing practices’
SNS Impact Investing interviewed Dr. George Owusu from the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana in Accra.

Newsclick | 12 Sep 2011
Africa land grab: New century, more colonisers
Indian companies acquire land in Africa at throw away prices to ensure India's food security. Prof Jayati Ghosh analyses the issue and offers alternative solutions.


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Actu-Environnement | 10 oct 2011
L'Europe surconsomme des terres à travers le monde
Quelque 330 Mha de terres utilisés en 2004 pour satisfaire les besoins européens se situent hors de son territoire, soit 58 % des terres consommées par les Européens.

Digital Congo | 10 oct 2011
Les paysans plaident pour la promulgation de la loi agricole avant la fin de cette législature
« C’est comme ça que les politiciens croient qu’ils vont amener les investisseurs. Mais pour nous, les investisseurs vont créer le chômage parce qu’ils viendront prendre de terre pour nous chasser de notre métier », a poursuivi Mme Espérance Nzuzi.

PANA | 08 oct 2011
Des villages du Sud mauritanien dénoncent une tentative d'expropriation
Les communautés villageoises du département de Boghé ont dénoncé, samedi au cours d’une rencontre avec la presse, l’accaparement de leurs terres au profit d'une entreprise saoudienne, la Société Tabouk El Eziraya, affiliée au groupe Errajihi.

Jeune Afrique | 07 oct 2011
Producteurs d'huile de palme cherchent terrains
Soumis à des contraintes d’espace, les groupes asiatiques multiplient les accords en Afrique. Si le pari est parfois risqué, les perspectives de la demande mondiale en huile de palme leur laissent entrevoir un fort retour sur investissement.

Jeune Afrique | 07 oct 2011
Agriculture : l'achat de terres en Afrique, un business sous influences
Milliardaires américains ou saoudiens, aristocrates portugais et britanniques, ex-ambassadeurs occidentaux… Derrière certains contrats signés en Afrique se cachent des personnalités du monde des affaires et, parfois, de la politique. Enquête sur ces nouveaux spéculateurs.

Senenews | 06 oct 2011
Politique d’accaparement des terres : Les ruraux organisent la résistance
Si l’Etat ne prend aucune disposition face au bradage des terres au profit des investisseurs privés, les sénégalais ne pourront plus se nourrir de leurs terres. C’est l’alerte sonnée par les responsables du Cncr.

Le Griot | 06 oct 2011
Sénégal : Les CRCR contre l’accaparement des terres
Le gouvernement sénégalais vient d’octroyer 20 000 hectares de terre dans la localité de Fanaye à des investisseurs italiens pour y développer des biocarburants, ce qui a mécontenté le Conseil Régional des Coopération des Ruraux

Aujourd'hui en Guinée | 24 jui 2011
Le Président Alpha Condé reçoit le Président du Groupe SOCFIN
L’entretien a porté sur la nécessité d’avoir des équipes de sensibilisation en région forestière afin d’amener les paysans à comprendre l’urgence d’acquisition de domaines qui impulseront le développement agricole.


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Radio Mundo Real | 11 oct 2011
Derechos contra la carestía
Representantes de campesinos, indígenas, pastores y pescadores artesanales dieron un claro mensaje a los gobiernos: para enfrentar la crisis alimentaria y el constante aumento de precios se debe detener el acaparamiento de tierras.

Kaos en la Red | 11 oct 2011
África vende sus tierras a transnacionales y fondos de inversión
Más de 63 millones de hectáreas de tierras fértiles han sido vendidas en África a inversores extranjeros para producir alimentos que van al exterior. Mientras, la FAO ha requerido ayuda ante la hambruna que afecta a más de diez millones de africanos.

Radio Mundo Real | 11 oct 2011
Dakar cerca de Roma
Movimientos sociales llevaron llamamiento contra el acaparamiento de tierras a la FAO

ADN | 11 oct 2011
Argentina: Advierten a legisladores que serán “infames traidores” si aprueban acuerdo con China
Diversas organizaciones ambientalistas, políticas, sociales y gremiales advirtieron a los actuales legisladores y a los electos que los consideraran como “infames traidores” si avalan el acuerdo agroalimentario entre la provincia de Río Negro y una empresa estatal de China.



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