07 May 2012Epoch Times
New Zealand is one of many countries upon whom China’s entrepreneurs have cast their eyes for opportunities to buy farmland, mineral and power resources to shore up China’s looming food shortage and resource-hungry economy.
04 May 2012EcoFin
L’ampleur des investissements chinois dans les terres agricoles en Afrique avec pour objectif de contribuer à nourrir les quelque 1,3 milliard de Chinois, serait «exagérée», souligne une récente étude de la banque Standard Chartered.
03 May 2012Rural Modernity
With publication of the Land Matrix, the inaccurate claims of a 2.8 million ha land deal by China's ZTE in Congo are alive again. Here's a look at the facts.
02 May 2012Agrimoney
Claims of Chinese "land grabs" in Africa, to grow food for importing, have been overstated – for now - although "this could be a longer term motivation", Standard Chartered said.
30 Apr 2012China Africa Real Story
Last week, the Land Matrix "land grab" database was released. On paper, they have a strong methodology and strict criteria about projects to be included. In practice, they seem to violate their own rules, at least when it comes to Chinese "projects" in Africa.
30 Apr 2012ABC
A Chinese investment group has reportedly lodged a bid to buy the entire 15,000 hectares of the Ord Expansion Project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
20 Apr 2012Al Jazeera
After a year-long legal battle, China will be allowed to buy farmland in new Zealand. Some experts say these purchases are less about business and more about rich countries securing their own food supply at the expense of less well off nations.
18 Apr 2012Reuters
China, the world's most populous country and biggest consumer of grain, should expand its farming overseas to ensure enough food for its people because of limited land and low productivity at home, agriculture experts said on Wednesday.
14 Apr 2012Timaru Herald
Fonterra will develop two new dairy farms in China, increasing to five the number of farms the co-operative has in the country, while, the NZ Government is expected to announce any day whether Shanghai Pengxin can buy the 8000ha Crafar dairy farms.
13 Apr 2012Clarín
Negocian un acuerdo para llevar riego a zonas del sur a cambio de granos. Es un proyecto similar al polémico acuerdo firmado con Río Negro en 2011
10 Apr 2012Semana
Multinacionales, países petroleros y fondos de inversión están comprando millones de hectáreas. El equilibrio natural, el destino de los campesinos y el futuro del planeta están en juego.
09 Apr 2012Hoy
En la última década, los países en desarrollo han dejado en manos extranjeras una superficie equivalente a media Unión Europea. África es un paraíso para estos inversores.
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