http://farmlandgrab.org Governments and corporations are buying up farmland in other countries to grow their own food - or simply to make money Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:50:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation http://farmlandgrab.org/11595 http://farmlandgrab.org/11595#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:43:59 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11595 http://farmlandgrab.org/11595/feed 0 Sebuah investigasi Observer menunjukkan bagaimana negara-negara kaya mendapatkan jaminan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan warganya, dengan memanfaatkan lahan seluas dua kali lipat daratan Inggris. Dan, lahan... http://farmlandgrab.org/11589 http://farmlandgrab.org/11589#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:58:30 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11589 http://farmlandgrab.org/11589/feed 0 Inversionistas extranjeros han acaparado en pocos años millones de hectáreas de tierras de cultivo en América Latina para producir cultivos alimentarios o agrocombustibles y exportarlos. Gran parte... http://farmlandgrab.org/11572 http://farmlandgrab.org/11572#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:58 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11572 http://farmlandgrab.org/11572/feed 0 A planned large-scale food production system in Merauke, Papua province, aimed at improving national food sustainability, could prove detrimental for locals, an activist says. http://farmlandgrab.org/11538 http://farmlandgrab.org/11538#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:46:39 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11538 http://farmlandgrab.org/11538/feed 0 Ingleby Agricultura, controlled by the Rausing family, paid EUR 8.2mn for purchasing 2,000ha of arable land in Western Romania from Danish company FirstFarms http://farmlandgrab.org/11528 http://farmlandgrab.org/11528#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:06:32 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11528 http://farmlandgrab.org/11528/feed 0 Qatar-based Hassad Food has initiated its investment in Australian ­agriculture with the purchase of the prized Kaladbro Estate in far western Victoria. http://farmlandgrab.org/11525 http://farmlandgrab.org/11525#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:32:12 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11525 http://farmlandgrab.org/11525/feed 0 In the past two years there has been a remarkable increase in purchases of large-scale farmland by foreigners throughout Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. http://farmlandgrab.org/11521 http://farmlandgrab.org/11521#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:17:29 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11521 http://farmlandgrab.org/11521/feed 0 SilverStreet Capital aims to raise $100m to buy farms in South Africa growing produce including corn, wheat, soya beans, fruit and tea. It will also target aquaculture. http://farmlandgrab.org/11593 http://farmlandgrab.org/11593#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:40:46 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11593 http://farmlandgrab.org/11593/feed 0 Kuwaiti firms and other Gulf Cooperation Council members are looking to invest in agriculture and food in Turkey, and could sign a number of contacts this year, the head of Turkey's investment agency... http://farmlandgrab.org/11514 http://farmlandgrab.org/11514#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:55:14 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11514 http://farmlandgrab.org/11514/feed 0 An Observer investigation reveals how rich countries faced by a global food shortage now farm an area double the size of the UK to guarantee supplies for their citizens http://farmlandgrab.org/11498 http://farmlandgrab.org/11498#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:02:56 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11498 http://farmlandgrab.org/11498/feed 2 Right now communities in Latin America, as around the world, are suffering a new kind of invasion of their territories http://farmlandgrab.org/11495 http://farmlandgrab.org/11495#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:25:49 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11495 http://farmlandgrab.org/11495/feed 0 "If the government wants to eliminate famine, it should give farmers access to more land, and not give it away for corporations" http://farmlandgrab.org/11533 http://farmlandgrab.org/11533#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:17:14 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11533 http://farmlandgrab.org/11533/feed 0 En un momento en el que la seguridad alimentaria del mundo se está convirtiendo en una cuestión prioritaria, las inmensas tierras aptas para la agricultura en los países emergentes atraen la atención... http://farmlandgrab.org/11488 http://farmlandgrab.org/11488#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:05:04 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11488 http://farmlandgrab.org/11488/feed 0 Since Saudi Arabia abandoned its wheat cultivation programme two years ago, due to dwindling water resources in the desert kingdom, it became a major buyer of wheat from global markets. http://farmlandgrab.org/11455 http://farmlandgrab.org/11455#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:47:40 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11455 http://farmlandgrab.org/11455/feed 0 Gulf oil producers have abandoned long-standing nationalistic policies of achieving food self-sufficiency and switched to a more realistic approach of using their strong financial muscle to invest in... http://farmlandgrab.org/11466 http://farmlandgrab.org/11466#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:05:27 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11466 http://farmlandgrab.org/11466/feed 0 GRAIN a discuté avec Nyilaw Ochalla afin de mieux comprendre les conséquences pour les Anuak et les autres communautés locales de la nouvelle vague d’acquisitions de terres en Éthiopie. http://farmlandgrab.org/11458 http://farmlandgrab.org/11458#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:08:11 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11458 http://farmlandgrab.org/11458/feed 1 Minister says new policy proposal will put the restriction of foreign land ownership in South Africa back on the table, as foreigners are buying lands "three times faster" than government is... http://farmlandgrab.org/11440 http://farmlandgrab.org/11440#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:32:28 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11440 http://farmlandgrab.org/11440/feed 0 GRAIN speaks with Nyikaw Ochalla, an Anuak living in exile, about the consequences for the Anuak and other local communities from the land grabs happening in Gambella province and the rest of... http://farmlandgrab.org/11434 http://farmlandgrab.org/11434#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:52:12 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11434 http://farmlandgrab.org/11434/feed 0 Première destination l'Ethiopie, l’un des pays où cette question se pose avec beaucoup d’acuité. Deuxième destination la Chine qui a un grand besoin de nouvelles terres. Troisième destination... http://farmlandgrab.org/11427 http://farmlandgrab.org/11427#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:20:10 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11427 http://farmlandgrab.org/11427/feed 0 La société AgroGeneration, dont l'entrepreneur Charles Beigbeder est l'un des principaux actionnaires, a fait son entrée lundi en Bourse pour lever des fonds et investir dans les céréales en Ukraine. http://farmlandgrab.org/11420 http://farmlandgrab.org/11420#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:22:36 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11420 http://farmlandgrab.org/11420/feed 0 Madagascar hésite toujours entre la formalisation de droits sur le sol au profit du plus grand nombre et l’octroi de vastes espaces à des firmes internationales. http://farmlandgrab.org/11410 http://farmlandgrab.org/11410#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:38:31 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11410 http://farmlandgrab.org/11410/feed 0 Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Co. plans to invest in Georgia, including the purchase of farm land, following a fact-finding trip in April. http://farmlandgrab.org/11359 http://farmlandgrab.org/11359#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:58:27 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11359 http://farmlandgrab.org/11359/feed 0 "What they are saying is that the local people are now suffering very badly as a direct result of these foreign companies taking over." http://farmlandgrab.org/11361 http://farmlandgrab.org/11361#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:21:24 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11361 http://farmlandgrab.org/11361/feed 0 "Today, the Oromo issue is not hidden from the world leaders and stakeholders. However, it is being ignored. The Meles regime is selling Oromo land on world market, although this government does not... http://farmlandgrab.org/11377 http://farmlandgrab.org/11377#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:43:38 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11377 http://farmlandgrab.org/11377/feed 0 A new land deal allowing South African farmers to produce livestock, milk and fruit in Libya has been put on hold pending the finalisation of an investment protection agreement between the two... http://farmlandgrab.org/11396 http://farmlandgrab.org/11396#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:42:01 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11396 http://farmlandgrab.org/11396/feed 0 Olivier de Schutter, rapporteur spécial des Nations unies sur le droit à l’alimentation, commente le phénomène du rachat de terres agricoles dans les pays du Sud et le projet Addax Bioenergy en... http://farmlandgrab.org/11391 http://farmlandgrab.org/11391#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:31:53 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11391 http://farmlandgrab.org/11391/feed 1 «Ces plantations ne servent pas à remplir les estomacs des Sierra-Léonais, mais à exporter vers l’Europe. Elles ne sont d’aucun bénéfice pour notre pays,» dit Theophilus Gbenda http://farmlandgrab.org/11539 http://farmlandgrab.org/11539#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:29:00 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11539 http://farmlandgrab.org/11539/feed 0 “Hay muchos problemas. El primero de ellos es que la agricultura no es una prioridad, tiene muy poco apoyo por parte de los Gobiernos. Es muy vulnerable frente a las condiciones climáticas y a la... http://farmlandgrab.org/11413 http://farmlandgrab.org/11413#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:52:58 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11413 http://farmlandgrab.org/11413/feed 0 Devenu une puissance agricole mondiale majeure, le plus grand pays d’Amérique du Sud veut faire bénéficier l’Afrique de son expertise dans l’exploitation des ressources agricoles et y transposer son... http://farmlandgrab.org/11387 http://farmlandgrab.org/11387#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:19:39 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11387 http://farmlandgrab.org/11387/feed 0 Ukraine has abundant land resource, only ten per cent of which is currently controlled by corporations. http://farmlandgrab.org/11329 http://farmlandgrab.org/11329#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:13:09 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=11329 http://farmlandgrab.org/11329/feed 0 "EAC Partner States should resist the leasing or selling of large chunks of land to foreign entities for production of food or bio-fuel feedstock solely for export, which will be disadvantageous to...