Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 16-Jun-2010
TNI | 15-Jun-2010
The political dynamics around land are further exposing the inappropriateness of the aggressively promoted mainstream ‘toolkit’ of ‘land governance’.
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La Nouvelle Tribune | 15-Jun-2010
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.
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Reuters | 15-Jun-2010
"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.
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Les Échos | 14-Jun-2010
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.
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CADTM | 14-Jun-2010
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.
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Noble Group | 14-Jun-2010
The Company intends to develop approximately 32,500 ha of land for palm oil production in Sorong Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
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Economic Times | 13-Jun-2010
Indian tea companies, among others, are making a beeline to acquire estates in Africa. And the government is facilitating their hunt for good deals.
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Malaya Business Insight | 13-Jun-2010
"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.
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Financial Times | 13-Jun-2010
TADCO subsidiary has already arranged leases in Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan and the Philippines for export production of aromatic and long grain basmati rice.
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Arab News | 12-Jun-2010
Philippines Ambassador to Saudi Arabia reveals how plans have been forged to provide lands in Mindanao to Saudi businessmen.
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Reuters | 12-Jun-2010
Indonesia aims to attract Gulf Arab investors to develop "sleeping land" says Agriculture Minister during meetings with businessmen in Riyadh.
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Financial Express | 12-Jun-2010
"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,
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Guin Guin Bali | 11-Jun-2010
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.
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Reuters | 11-Jun-2010
BlackRock funds take long-term positions in companies that own land, produce crops, raise livestock or sell agricultural equipment.
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Kyiv Post | 10-Jun-2010
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.
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SID | 07-Jun-2010
ILC is actually trying to promote some sort of dialogue between the different proposals for principles for responsible farmland investment
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