Food crisis and the global land grab http://farmlandgrab.org Governments and corporations are buying up farmland in other countries to grow their own food - or simply to make money Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:25:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc 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 Punjab looks for land in Brazil http://farmlandgrab.org/15253 http://farmlandgrab.org/15253#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:32:53 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15253 http://farmlandgrab.org/15253/feed 0 Taking a leaf out of the book of progressive farmers of the state who have made it big in South and Central American countries, the Punjab government is now exploring taking up land on lease in... Liquid gold http://farmlandgrab.org/15248 http://farmlandgrab.org/15248#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:31:19 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15248 http://farmlandgrab.org/15248/feed 0 In an era when many countries are starting to worry about food security, foreign agribusiness might buy into the rural water market here in Australia and use permanent water holdings to dictate how... Buffett’s ‘land tie-up’ may avoid Brazil backlash http://farmlandgrab.org/15243 http://farmlandgrab.org/15243#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:47:54 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15243 http://farmlandgrab.org/15243/feed 0 Warren Buffett's tie-up with sugar magnate Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello over alleged plans for a farmland buying spree in Brazil may avoid the US tycoon falling foul of a drive to keep out foreign... In bid for food security, Qatar sows seeds globally http://farmlandgrab.org/15210 http://farmlandgrab.org/15210#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:26:05 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15210 http://farmlandgrab.org/15210/feed 0 Hassad Food knows how to shop. The $1b subsidiary of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund finalised a $500m agreement last year to grow wheat & rice on 100,000 ha in Sudan and has announced plans to... « Des agricultures familiales disparaîtront » http://farmlandgrab.org/15199 http://farmlandgrab.org/15199#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:47:09 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15199 http://farmlandgrab.org/15199/feed 0 Antoine Bouhey explique les méfaits de l’accaparement des terres par de grands investisseurs sur les populations locales. Un phénomène qui prend de l’ampleur, notamment en Afrique et en Amérique du... Foreigners apply to farm maize in Algeria http://farmlandgrab.org/15192 http://farmlandgrab.org/15192#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:42:14 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15192 http://farmlandgrab.org/15192/feed 0 Algeria's government is considering applications from firms in Europe, the Gulf and Canada to launch the country's first commercial maize production, the head of the Algerian farmers' union said. Warren Buffett estuda comprar terras brasileiras http://farmlandgrab.org/15187 http://farmlandgrab.org/15187#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:04:11 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15187 http://farmlandgrab.org/15187/feed 0 Por meio da Berkshire Hathaway, uma de suas gestoras de fundos, Buffett está negociando a criação de uma empresa voltada à aquisição de propriedades agrícolas no país, de acordo com informações do... “Parecer que limita a compra de terras por estrangeiros terá efetividade reduzida” http://farmlandgrab.org/15233 http://farmlandgrab.org/15233#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:26:18 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15233 http://farmlandgrab.org/15233/feed 0 Para o cientista social e engenheiro agrônomo Horácio Martins de Carvalho, a medida do governo federal é salutar, mas insuficiente para garantir o controle do avanço do capital estrangeiro no... Stanbic funds agric in Africa http://farmlandgrab.org/15229 http://farmlandgrab.org/15229#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:09:50 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15229 http://farmlandgrab.org/15229/feed 0 Standard Bank Plc has affirmed its commitment to finance agriculture in Africa over a long term because Africa has vast stretch of arable lands. Additionally, the bank intends to improve food... Wilmar secures 200,000 hectares of land in Merauke Food Estate for sugar plant http://farmlandgrab.org/15203 http://farmlandgrab.org/15203#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:43:36 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15203 http://farmlandgrab.org/15203/feed 0 Company "currently assessing the quality of the land." Buffett’s Hathaway seeks farmland in Brazil, Relatorio reports http://farmlandgrab.org/15223 http://farmlandgrab.org/15223#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:56:09 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15223 http://farmlandgrab.org/15223/feed 0 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is seeking a partnership with Brazilian billionaire Rubens Ometto and soybean grower Blairo Maggi to buy farmland in the South American country, Relatorio... Africa: Agri-projects at ‘unprecedented’ levels http://farmlandgrab.org/15178 http://farmlandgrab.org/15178#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:38:59 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15178 http://farmlandgrab.org/15178/feed 0 The number of investment projects in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa is at "unprecedented" levels, said Paul Runge of Africa Project Access at the ag investment conference in Durban Comment: Brazil appears to be moving to ban foreign farmland ownership http://farmlandgrab.org/15170 http://farmlandgrab.org/15170#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:39:11 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15170 http://farmlandgrab.org/15170/feed 2 AgCapita's Stephen Johnston says Brazil's "sudden hostility to foreign farmland ownership" should make "developed markets such as Canada" more attractive to investors African farms lure overseas investment http://farmlandgrab.org/15159 http://farmlandgrab.org/15159#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:23:17 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15159 http://farmlandgrab.org/15159/feed 0 45 new private equity funds are planning to invest US$2 billion in African agriculture in the next 3-5 years, according to participants at the Africainvestor Agribusiness Project Summit taking place... Saudi-UK partners to visit Philippines http://farmlandgrab.org/15138 http://farmlandgrab.org/15138#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:20:33 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15138 http://farmlandgrab.org/15138/feed 0 Saudi and UK investors will travel to the Philippines in October to discuss "the possibility of food production in southern Philippines, with the government providing them the needed land". Brasil limita la compra de tierras por extranjeros http://farmlandgrab.org/15153 http://farmlandgrab.org/15153#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:46:31 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15153 http://farmlandgrab.org/15153/feed 1 En un esfuerzo por proteger a su sector agropecuario, considerado clave para su desarrollo económico, el gobierno de Brasil endureció ayer las limitaciones a la compra de tierras por parte de... Estrangeirização das terras brasileiras http://farmlandgrab.org/15145 http://farmlandgrab.org/15145#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:26:12 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15145 http://farmlandgrab.org/15145/feed 0 A Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores na Agricultura – Contag – considera a importante à publicação do parecer da Advocacia Geral da União, que restabelece condições para limitar à compra de... Fonterra eyes options for China relaunch http://farmlandgrab.org/15118 http://farmlandgrab.org/15118#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:22:13 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15118 http://farmlandgrab.org/15118/feed 1 Fonterra says it is having a "very close look" at relaunching a processing business in China as it faces a rapidly growing competitive threat from Chinese manufacturing startups with their own... Africa: up for grabs http://farmlandgrab.org/15110 http://farmlandgrab.org/15110#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:41:12 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15110 http://farmlandgrab.org/15110/feed 2 Studies suggest that a third of the land sold or acquired in Africa is intended for fuel crops - some 5 million hectares. Friends of the Earth has looked at cases of land grabbing in 11 countries... Hassad Food to buy sugar project in Brazil http://farmlandgrab.org/15125 http://farmlandgrab.org/15125#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:52:13 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15125 http://farmlandgrab.org/15125/feed 0 Hassad Food, owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, plans to acquire a sugar project in Brazil with a capacity to produce 25 million tonnes per annum, 70% of which will be shipped to Qatar. Hassad Food to market own brand of rice in Qatar http://farmlandgrab.org/15115 http://farmlandgrab.org/15115#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:34:28 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15115 http://farmlandgrab.org/15115/feed 0 The Qatari company is about to bring home the first shipment of its own wheat produced overseas, and to start producing its own sugar in Brazil Black Earth yields fall as Russia wheat hopes fade http://farmlandgrab.org/15122 http://farmlandgrab.org/15122#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:04:19 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15122 http://farmlandgrab.org/15122/feed 0 Black Earth Farming a Swedish firm which controls more than 300,000 hectares of Russian farmland, has reported yields of some crops down by more than a half thanks to Russia's "scorching" heat Buying Africa for a song http://farmlandgrab.org/15104 http://farmlandgrab.org/15104#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:12:10 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15104 http://farmlandgrab.org/15104/feed 0 UNCTAD believes pension funds, with their apparent focus on reputation, accountability, and the long term, could set new best-practice standards as they join the farmland investment trend. Le Brésil veut garder ses terres agricoles http://farmlandgrab.org/15098 http://farmlandgrab.org/15098#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:54:25 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15098 http://farmlandgrab.org/15098/feed 0 5,5 millions d'hectares seraient passés aux mains d'intérêts étrangers. Une loi voulue par le président Lula devrait mettre un sacré coup de frein à ces acquisitions. Projetos aumentam rigor sobre venda de terra a estrangeiros http://farmlandgrab.org/15094 http://farmlandgrab.org/15094#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:49:12 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15094 http://farmlandgrab.org/15094/feed 0 A lei que regulamenta a compra de terras por estrangeiros no Brasil - da qual o governo agora lança mão para ampliar o controle sobre o mercado imobiliário rural - é objeto de dois projetos em... Empresas nacionais e estrangeiras concentram em ritmo violento a propriedade rural no Brasil http://farmlandgrab.org/15132 http://farmlandgrab.org/15132#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:12:01 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15132 http://farmlandgrab.org/15132/feed 0 Os dados apresentados na discussão sobre o limite para compra de terras por estrangeiros demonstra que está em curso uma contra Reforma Agrária no Brasil, praticada pelo capital, que concentra cada... Ethiopia: Fear expressed over India’s massive land grabs in Gambela http://farmlandgrab.org/15078 http://farmlandgrab.org/15078#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:06:24 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15078 http://farmlandgrab.org/15078/feed 0 Gambela’s new tag as a land grabbing hub comes as BHO Agro Plc becomes the third Indian firm to begin operations in the region after two other Indian companies, Karuturi and Ruchi Group, moved into... Tanzania: Farmers want a piece of the pie from agro-investors http://farmlandgrab.org/15048 http://farmlandgrab.org/15048#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:57:10 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15048 http://farmlandgrab.org/15048/feed 0 As large-scale investors' interest in acquiring vast swathes of land for commercial agriculture in Africa intensifies, farmers believe the time is ripe for the government to press investors to... Le Brésil n’est pas à vendre http://farmlandgrab.org/15054 http://farmlandgrab.org/15054#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:46:18 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15054 http://farmlandgrab.org/15054/feed 0 Seules des initiatives nationales, telles que celle du Brésil, pourront freiner l’appétit pour la terre des pays développés. Controle de compra de terras por estrangeiros não mexe em negócios passados http://farmlandgrab.org/15059 http://farmlandgrab.org/15059#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:04:00 +0000 GRAIN http://farmlandgrab.org/?p=15059 http://farmlandgrab.org/15059/feed 0 O parecer da Advocacia-Geral da União que impõe limite de tamanho e maior controle à aquisição de terras por estrangeiros tem efeitos somente a partir da última segunda-feira.