Food crisis and the global land grab
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New research by researchers with the University of Eastern Finland looks at the impacts of Tozzi Green’s tree plantations on local communities on the Ihorombe plateau. ]]>
Social movements in Argentina have blocked a law that would have expanded the sale of farmland to foreigners, amidst a wave of land disputes sweeping the continent-- from Argentina to Honduras.]]>
The Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association says that Benue has endured years of killings, displacement and destruction of communities, and warns that imposing large-scale ranching projects could lead to land grabbing and permanent displacement of indigenous people.]]>
An executive contract has been signed with UAE-based Al Dahra to supply imported wheat to Egypt under a five-year financing programme worth USD 500 million. ]]>
The two sides discussed the status of agricultural projects, farms and facilities damaged in recent years and ways to restore them to operation, with the aim of supporting agricultural development and increasing production.]]>
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture says there are significant opportunities for Italian private companies to expand their investments in the Egyptian agricultural sector, particularly in light of the government’s commitment to boosting agricultural investment and encouraging foreign companies to enter into partnerships with Egyptian entities.]]>
At a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union, Iran's representative promoted extraterritorial farming — Iranian-backed cultivation in EAEU member states with surplus arable land and favorable rainfall, such as Kazakhstan — as a way to secure grain, oilseed, and corn supplies while reducing import dependency. ]]>
Homestead's strategy is to originate senior secured loans to agricultural operators across the US, backed by farmland]]>
Finnish and Belgian development finance institutions are funding a land grab.]]>
Members of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources will vote Friday on whether to authorize a public auction for a 30-year lease on the irrigation system that channels water from the streams in East Maui to the agricultural fields in the Central Valley, operated by a subsidiary of the Canadian pension fund PSP Investments. ]]>