Food crisis and the global land grab
farmlandgrab.org weekly | 12 Mar 2014
Straits Times | 12 Mar 2014
Real estate developer Yoma Strategic Holdings is ramping up its push into Myanmar, including in agriculture where it has formed a holding in which the World Bank's IFC holds 20%.
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Cambodia Daily | 11 Mar 2014
The Cambodian government and the European Union remained at odds last week over how to compensate families that have lost land to the country’s controversial sugar plantations and seemed to move closer to agreement on the need for an outside party to mediate.
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Investment Europe | 11 Mar 2014
A study commissioned by Aquila Capital reveals that institutional investors are to increase their direct ownership of real assets, including farmland, by 14%.
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Arab News | 11 Mar 2014
Saudi dairy company Almarai completed the purchase of 9,834 acres of farmland in Arizona, US, as part of its efforts to secure a supply of alfalfa hay from outside the Kingdom to support its dairy business.
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Global Witness | 10 Mar 2014
Global Witness and SAMFU welcome the commitment by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to make any expansion by Equatorial Palm Oil onto Jogbahn Clan land dependent on the approval of the communities affected.
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WRM | 09 Mar 2014
One month after the confrontation between land owners in southern Sierra Leone and the SOCFIN Agricultural Company, Green Scenery published a 13-page report on the clamp down on community members who have been advocating for their rights to their land.
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WRM | 09 Mar 2014
Sunny Ajele, talks about how life for the communities in Edo State Nigeria has changed with the expansion of the oil palm plantations by a SOCFIN subsidiary
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Reuters | 08 Mar 2014
Austrian farmers working in Hungary could be forced off their land under new laws initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a prospect that angers Vienna and could revive conflict between Orban and Brussels.
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Fairfax | 08 Mar 2014
There is growing interest from international investors in the New Zealand agricultural sector, particularly from wealthy Europeans, boutique funds manager Mint Asset Management says.
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World Bulletin | 07 Mar 2014
Austrian farmers working in Hungary could be forced off their land under new laws initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a prospect that angers Vienna and could revive conflict between Orban and Brussels.
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FrontPageAfrica | 07 Mar 2014
The long fight between the people of Joghban and other surrounding clans and the Equatorial Palm Oil Company seems to be over.
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MENAFN | 06 Mar 2014
Private Chinese firm Shanghai Pengxin Group Co., Ltd. has gained regulatory approval to acquire New Zealand-based Synlait Farms with its 13 pastures and 13,000 cows.
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mongabay.com | 06 Mar 2014
A member of the Suku Anak Dalam indigenous community was killed and five others were injured during a clash with security forces on an oil palm concession owned by PT Asiatic Persada in Sumatra.
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Times of C. Asia | 18 Feb 2014
Once Kyrgyzstan joins the Eurasian Economic Union, due for early 2015 and so far consisting of Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia, it will have both the obligation and a chance to allow investors from partner countries to lease its farmland.
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Basta! | 10 mar 2014
Paradis agricole, la Roumanie est de plus en plus convoitée par les investisseurs étrangers, au risque de voir ses terres arables lui échapper.
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Jeune Afrique | 06 mar 2014
Issaka Kargougou est directeur général de la société de développement du pôle de développement de Bagré, au Burkina Faso. Pour "Jeune Afrique", il revient sur l'état de développement et les enjeux de ce projet.
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Ouestafnews | 05 mar 2014
Dans cet entretien accordé à Ouestafnews, Frédéric Mousseau, directeur des Politiques de l’Institut Oakland, revient sur les enjeux de ce projet qui, selon lui, pose un problème de transparence et analyse la position de l’Etat sénégalais, principal soutien de cet investissement.
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Ouestafnews | 05 mar 2014
Une entreprise sénégalaise de bio-carburants, Senhuile-Senéthanol a été accusée de mettre des « milliers » de vies en danger à travers son projet controversé de biocarburant établi dans le nord du Sénégal. Les accusations ont été faites par l'ONG américaine Oakland Institute qui vient de publier un rapport sur le sujet.
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Cronista | 06 mar 2014
Las conversaciones están avanzadas y se encaminó un proceso de due dilligence. En el país, Noble es el sexto exportador de soja y derivados, con 5,4% de participación
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ASA | 06 mar 2014
Posición de la Alianza Continental por la Soberani?a Alimentaria de los Pueblos de Ame?rica Latina y el Caribe
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GuinGuinBali | 24 ene 2012
El caso de Fanaye no es un caso aislado y Senegal sólo es la punta del iceberg de lo que está pasando en África.
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Noticias online | 07 Mar 2014
A fonte acrescentou que para além dos brasileiros e espanhóis, existe, igualmente, um forte interesse da Itália no desenvolvimento da agricultura em Moçambique.
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La Repubblica | 07 Mar 2014
La popolazione locale si oppone al progetto. Petizione di ActionAid contro la società italiana Tampieri, accusata di land grabbing. La replica: "Noi operiamo secondo le regole, nell'interesse degli abitanti"
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Mongabay Indonesia | 06 Mar 2014
Pujiono merupakan korban pengeroyokan aparat TNI dan sekuriti PT Asiatic. Dia sempat tak diketahui keberadaannya sejak sore hingga baru mendapat kabar keberadaanya beberapa menit menjelang ajal.
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« Sans terre, c’est la faim »
Films de l’Oeil | Québec | 10 Mar 2014
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