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Land Inc
- Terra Project
- 27 August 2012
In 2012, Terra Project started a long term documentation investigating the drivers, the trends, the mechanisms and the impacts of land acquisitions across the world.
Not enough farmland to feed the world
- ABC
- 02 August 2012
HighQuest Partners in the US say that between 65-80 million hectares of additional land is going to have to be brought into production, globally, within the next 10 years and that this means more foreign farmland investment.
EBRD could become co-investor of ED&F Man in Ukraine
- Interfax
- 25 June 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering making an equity investment of up to $15.9 million to acquire a minority stake in ED&F Man Ukraine Investments BV
Ukraine’s foreign investors and the lifting of farmland moratorium
- Frishberg.com
- 07 May 2012
Ukraine has long been called “the bread-basket of Europe,” and for one excellent reason: its fertile, black soil. The estimated value of this treasure is anywhere between 40 and 80 billion dollars. The only problem with investing in such an obviously profitable business was an artificial bureaucratic/legislative barrier commonly known as the “moratorium on alienation of farm land” (the “Moratorium”).
Charles Vilgrain dévoile la stratégie d'AgroGeneration
- YouTube
- 12 April 2012
Vilgrain explique le projet du groupe dans la production de céréales et oléagineux en Ukraine, tout récemment en Argentine et "pourquoi pas un jour en Afrique".
AgroGeneration : signe un accord avec un groupe argentin
- Boursier.com
- 05 Mar 2012
AgroGeneration annonce la signature d'un partenariat stratégique avec le groupe argentin La Suerte Agro. La société commune louera et exploitera 14.000 hectares en Argentine dès la prochaine campagne agricole, avec pour objectif 50 000 hectares d'ici à 5 ans.
A l'Est, main basse sur les terres
- France 5
- 10 January 2012
En suivant le parcours d'un agriculteur alsacien qui veut tenter sa chance dans les terres noires de Roumanie et des fonds d'investissement qui opèrent en Ukraine, l'enquête permet une réflexion sur la fin annoncée du monde paysan tel qu'il existe aujourd'hui, en Europe de l'Est mais aussi en France.
Ukraine foreign minister calls for more Saudi investments
- Arab News
- 01 January 2012
Konstantin Grishchenko met with Saudi businessman Suleiman Al-Rajhi to explain his government's efforts to attract foreign investment by softening regulations, adding that it helps foreigners to own land in Ukraine.
Ukraine extends ban on sale of farmland through January 2013
- Bloomberg
- 20 December 2011
Ukraine’s parliament extended a ban on the sale of farmland for a year to January 2013, saying that more time was needed to prepare the market for such sales.
Ukraine. Parliament makes first step towards sale of land from 2013
- UKRINFORM
- 12 December 2011
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted at first reading a bill on the land market. The document has been posted on the website of the Ukrainian parliament.
Ukraine may retain ban on farmland sales until 2013, Unian says
- Bloomberg
- 08 December 2011
Ukraine may retain a ban on the sale of farmland until 2013, says Hryhoriy Kaletnyk, head of the parliamentary committee for agriculture and land.
Signature d’un partenariat avec la BERD : Prêt de 10 M USD avec option d’entrée au capital
- TF1
- 15 November 2011
AgroGeneration annonce aujourd'hui la signature d'un partenariat avec la Banque Européenne pour la Reconstruction et le Développement.