L'exploitation de terres en Afrique par des investisseurs étrangers ne doit pas exposer les populations locales à des crises alimentaires, a souligné lundi le secrétaire d'Etat à la Coopération Alain Joyandet.
The Saudi Arabia-based Binladin Group is expected to wrap up a feasibility study by the end of this year on investment in a massive food business program that will be located primarily in the eastern part of Indonesia, a senior official says.
- Jakarta Post
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19 November 2008
As with timberland, while direct ownership and management (i.e., being a farmer), is a possibility, such a route is similarly fraught with difficulties. One of the most significant of these is the issue of diversification in the farmland itself - especially with a single investment. A well-diversified holding of farmland (row crop, permanent crop, pasture and even timber) will, therefore, not only require a significant investment, but may also involve land holdings in a number of different locations.
- Farms.com
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15 September 2008
The Moroccan government has pursued a strategy of leasing state-farms previously under the management of Société de Développement Agricole (SODEA). A large number of bids were made by agricultural businesses from France, Egypt, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
- Oxford Business Group
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12 January 2008
Contrat signé avril 2006, concernant 12.000 ha. Sosucam est une filiale de Somdiaa, détenu par la société française Vilgrain.
