Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 17-Nov-2010
Marianne | 17-Nov-2010
Chercheuse analyste en relations internationales, Viriginie Raisson revient sur « Le grand monopoly des terres arables » dans un ouvrage très documenté baptisé "2033, l’atlas des futurs du Monde".
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Bloomberg | 17-Nov-2010
Sojitz will lease 11,000 hectares of farmland cultivating soybeans, corn, wheat and other crops in the Pampas region and may expand to 200,000 hectares.
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Zawya.com | 17-Nov-2010
Abu Dhabi Sources will be going up against well established trading houses, including Glencore, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus.
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La Primera | 16-Nov-2010
Líderes de la Nación Shawi defenderán las tierras que les pertenecen, en rechazo a una orden judicial que concede título de propiedad a una empresa coreana.
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ABC | 16-Nov-2010
New South Wales Farmers Association is calling for a register of all overseas purchases of Australian agricultural land and water licenses.
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IPS | 15-Nov-2010
Des entreprises étrangères et des hommes d’affaires nationaux achètent de plus en plus de terres arables en Afrique pour produire du biocarburant ou s’adonner à la spéculation foncière, au détriment des paysans menacés de devenir des ouvriers agricoles.
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Concord Times | 15-Nov-2010
"I will give [Nigeria's] CHICASON not less than 50,000 acres of land anywhere in the country," says the President of Sierra Leone.
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Channel News | 15-Nov-2010
Olam CEO says his company utilises political risk insurance from the World Bank and other sources for its agri-investments in Africa.
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Olam | 15-Nov-2010
Gabon committs a land bank of 300,000 hectares to Olam for palm and rubber plantation development.
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Daily Telegraph | 15-Nov-2010
More than $9 billion of prized agricultural assets have been sold to offshore interests in the past two years alone.
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La Capital | 15-Nov-2010
El Ministro argentino expresó queserán bienvenidas todas las inversiones extranjeras destinadas a mejorar la producción pero que existe pleno consenso a nivel oficial para que las “tierras argentinas queden en manos argentinas”
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Bloomberg | 12-Nov-2010
Karuturi has an agreement to provide 40,000 tons of rice to neighboring Djibouti.
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Inquirer | 12-Nov-2010
Groups in the Philippines call on the government to review agreements with foreign investors allowing a lease of agricultural lands for food and biofuel production.
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Université de Montréal, le 26 novembre 2010 : Des paysans engagés expliquent comment de grandes entreprises cherchent à s’emparer de la biomasse.
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Gestión | 12-Nov-2010
Las tierras en Brasil y Argentina están entre los activos más preciados en el nuevo mercado global de terrenos agrícolas que surgió de la mano con el alza en los precios de materias primas.
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Reuters | 11-Nov-2010
Increasing investor demand for agricultural land and the funneling of big money into farms is raising questions about whether small, family-sized operations can survive.
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ROPPA & CTA | 09-Nov-2010
Presentations from the Briefing on “Land access, land acquisitions and rural development: New challenges, new opportunities".
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El País | 06-Nov-2010
Desde el gobierno se muestra preocupación por la extranjerización y la concentración de los campos uruguayos, pero la realidad es más fuerte que las intenciones oficiales.
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FIAN | 25-Oct-2010
Report provides detailed information about investment opportunities in land grabbing offered to German private and institutional investors.
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AGTER | 09-Aug-2010
La revue EcoRev’ a demandé à Agter de présenter son analyse du phénomène d’accaparement des terres agricoles dans le cadre de son numéro d’été consacré à l’agriculture
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