Uruguay

Govt wants Indians to buy land in South America
- Hindustan Times
- 18 May 2010
Since the land acquisition will be by private parties only, the chances of such purchase becoming a political issue are remote, officials feel.
Agrarian Ministry advocates cancellation of moratorium on farmland sales
- Ukrainian News
- 07 May 2010
"The government will trigger lifting of the moratorium on sale of farmland. We cannot form sustainable development of the land market without this step," says Ukraine's agrarian policy minister.
La “colonización” silenciosa: argentinos manejan la mitad de los campos del Uruguay
- COMEX
- 12 Mar 2010
Las retenciones y los continuos ruidos políticos provocaron una avanzada sin precedentes en apenas dos años. La búsqueda de negocios crece y parece no tener fin, ahora potenciada por el perfil pro empresa de Mujica. ¿En qué país se obtiene mayor rentabilidad?. Números reveladores de este fenómeno
Swiss firm preps agricultural hedge fund
- FIN Alternatives
- 20 January 2010
The Lumix AgroDirect Fund, which has been incubated since June 2008, invests in the production of soft commodities and in commodity trade finance in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
How best to invest in agriculture: Discussion with Ravi Sood
- Globe and Mail
- 11 January 2010
Lawrence Asset Management's Ravi Sood suggests investing in food production in low-cost areas that are water-rich – Brazil, tropical Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Uruguay: se restaura Campaña de Firmas en defensa de nuestra tierra
- El Polvorín
- 21 December 2009
La adquisición de tierra en grandes superficies por extranjeros no residentes, constituye una evasión de la riqueza producida en Uruguay hacia otras economías o personas en el exterior sin la contrapartida de que la tierra y los bienes nacionales produzcan el bien social que debe y tiene derecho la República
Agro-Ecological Investment Management to launch $60m maiden fund
- AltAssets
- 07 December 2009
Agro-Ecological Investment Management, a private equity and real estate asset management company based in London, will launch its first fund in the first quarter of 2010, with a target of between $50m and $60m.
Korea’s overseas development backfires
- Korea Times
- 04 December 2009
That Korea is no longer "importing" this food that is being grown overseas implies that this land is effectively Korean. This amounts to agricultural imperialism.
Korea seeks cheap land overseas to grow food
- Joong Ang Daily
- 16 November 2009
Local provincial governments are working hard to develop farmland in other countries -- Russia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Paraguay, Uruguay -- because it’s cheaper than relying on imports
BrasilAgro to invest $100 million in Brazil farmland expansion
- Bloomberg
- 12 November 2009
BrazilAgro owns close to 200,000 hectares of farmland in Brazil, said Elsztain. Cresud Sacifya, the biggest farmland owner in Argentina, holds 22.89 percent of BrasilAgro and operates the company.
Dreyfus sees commods consolidation, sugar next
- Reuters
- 27 October 2009
Volatility in commodity markets tends to boost consolidation in the agriculture sector as firms require more capital and improved risk management, the executive officer of French giant Louis Dreyfus said Tuesday. One of the company's focus now is on farmland.
Solvent extractors want Govt aid to buy farmland abroad
- Hindu Business Line
- 27 October 2009
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India, a body of over 800 edible oil producing companies, is looking to buy tracts of agricultural land in South America, Africa and Myanmar.