January 12th, 2012
Via China In Africa, an interesting report on China’s involvement in Mozambique and a careful review of what is real – and not real – about claims related to land grabbing. As the article notes: More than four years ago, Loro Horta, then a Ph.D. candidate at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)[…]
Read more »Ethiopia: A World Champion Of “Land Grabbing”?
January 5th, 2012
Courtesy of The Ethiopian Times, a report on the impact of Ethiopian land being leased to agro-industry investors on very long terms and below market rates. As the article notes: Ethiopia is the world champion of “land grabbing” – the practice of renting out vast expanses of farmland to local and, in particular, foreign investors.[…]
Read more »January 5th, 2012
Via Farmland Grab, an article on international investors’ thoughts on South America: Latin American farmland is increasingly a target for risk-tolerant institutional investors who want to take advantage of rising commodity and land prices. But it is a complex investment proposition that requires specialist agricultural and local knowledge. Demand for food is increasing with a[…]
Read more »India’s Role In The Global Farms Race
December 21st, 2011
Via Counter Currents, an interesting report on how Indian companies are taking over agricultural land in African nations and exporting produced food. As the article notes: Indian companies venturing abroad is always regarded as a healthy trend, an indicator of India’s new-found economic status. But little is known about how these companies are flexing their[…]
Read more »December 18th, 2011
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on China’s increasingly aggressive program of international agribusiness acquisitions and investments. As the article notes: What do Peruvian fishmeal, Chilean wine and Brazilian soy beans have in common? They’re all on China’s shopping list as the nation of 1.3bn people steps up its agribusiness acquisitions and investments overseas[…]
Read more »Argentina: Closing The Door On Foreign Landowners
December 18th, 2011
Via The Financial Times, a report that Argentina’s congress has voted to cap an important source of capital for innovation: foreign land owners. As the article notes: Emboldened by a sweeping electoral victory in October, President Cristina Fernández Kirchner quickly launched the ambitious Strategic Agrifood and Agrindustrial Plan (PEA) claiming that by 2020 Argentina will[…]
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