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08 May 2012The National

Arab states 'must invest in Central Asian farmland'

Arab states should buy land in Kurdistan and Kazakhstan to produce staple foods to secure future food resources says a senior Arab League official.

03 Apr 2012OCA Magazine

EBRD buys into Kazakh wheat

Against a backdrop of rising world wheat prices, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has chosen Kazakhstan as the destination for its first ever equity investment in farming.

29 Mar 2012The Financial

EBRD leads the way for foreign equity investment into Kazakh agriculture

The EBRD makes a US$45 million equity investment in KazExportAstyk, which controls 1m hectares of agricultural land in Kazakhstan – an area about the size of Denmark.

25 Oct 2011RT

Money for Russia’s agriculture

Russia’s VTB Capital plans $1bn agriculture fund which will begin by buying assets in Russia and Kazakhstan – from land to processing companies.

15 Jun 2011Reuters

Kingdom to double wheat reserves

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Agriculture calls Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine “probable countries of investment” in farmland and confirms Kingdom's continued interest in farmland in south Sudan.

28 May 2011Reuters

Kazakh opposition calls for halt to China expansion

Opposition activists in Kazakhstan called on the government on Saturday to stop Chinese investment in the country's natural resources, saying Beijing could be preparing a land grab in Central Asia

23 May 2011Kazinform

Law does not prohibit leasing land if it's beneficial to Kazakhstan - Agriculture Ministry

According to the legislation, Kazakhstan has the right to lease land to foreigners for a period of 10 years says Vice Minister of Agriculture Saktash Khassenov

05 May 2011Agrimoney

Glencore reveals secrets of success in agriculture

Glencore has an 8.7% share of the "addressable" global grain trade and farming operations covering 270,000ha in Argentina, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine.

02 Mar 2011RFERL

Kazakh opposition leader challenges President on alleged deal with China

A Kazakh opposition leader is urging President Nursultan Nazarbaev to confirm or deny a report about an alleged deal he made in Beijing to lease Kazakh farmland to China, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

01 Mar 2011ALIEV

Kazakhstan!

According to Rahat Aliev, on 21 February 2011 Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed an agreement with the Chinese government handing over one million hectares of fertile farmland on lease for 99 years

10 Jun 2010Kyiv Post

Agribusiness giants may become kings of farming

A new class of farmers is on the rise in Ukraine. Three articles about the situation with foreign investors taking control of the country's farmlands.

30 Apr 2010Reuters

Saudia Arabia eyes US for ag investing, contracts

Saudi Arabian investors are looking to expand their agricultural investments in the United States to secure long-term food supply because of water shortages in the desert kingdom, Saudi officials said on Thursday.