Spain

Kwara’s N70b rice deal sparks row
- Nigerian Compass
- 04 February 2012
A few hours after it was announced with fanfare, the N70 billion agriculture deal between Nigeria's Kwara State government and a Spanish consortium is generating controversy.
Nigeria: Kwara’s N70bn rice agreement with Spaniards
- This Day
- 31 January 2012
Kwara State Governor Ahmed has signed and MOU with Vasolar Consortium of Spain for the cultivation, processing and packaging of rice, with the state providing 20,000 ha of land.
Campaña Paren, aquí vive gente
- VSF
- 31 July 2011
Capitales extranjeros se han apropiado de 50 millones de hectáreas de tierra en países del Sur, una gran mayoría en África. Eso equivale a la mitad de todas las tierras agrícolas de la Unión Europea.
Políticas públicas y Soberanía Alimentaria ante la crisis agraria y alimentaria global
- Boletín Agrario
- 03 June 2011
"Rechazo al acaparamiento de tierras que se está dando a escala mundial. Más de 40 millones de hectáreas están en manos de grandes corporaciones y ciertos gobiernos extranjeros".
African Agriculture Fund first closing at USD135m
- AAF
- 29 November 2010
The fund will operate according to a Code of Conduct for Land Acquisition and Land Use in to prevent unsustainable practices.
Emirates seek overseas feed supply
- Al Dahra
- 16 August 2010
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Agricultural Company is halfway through a plan involving more than 60,700 hectares of farmland in Europe, the US, south Asia and north Africa to boost the UAE’s food security.
UAE seeks East Asia food security links
- Gulf News
- 18 October 2009
Cambodia will be the fourth country after Sudan, Egypt and Pakistan to receive UAE investments intended to achieve a food security plan drawn up by the government. Large-scale planting on Cambodian land acquired through purchase or 99-year lease may be launched there next year.
Españoles que cultivan fuera
- El País
- 06 October 2009
Empresas alimentarias españolas apuestan por producir en el exterior para abastecer el mercado nacional y los de terceros países
Angola launches $6bn agriculture expansion
- Financial Times
- 04 October 2008
Angola, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, has launched an ambitious plan to exploit both its fertile soils and high global food prices to attract $6bn (€4.3bn, £3.4bn) in agriculture investments over the next five years.
A new national strategy for agriculture
- Oxford Business Group
- 12 January 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.