Ukraine to lift ban on sale of farmland in 2012, Le Monde says
- Bloomberg
- 24 May 2011
Ukraine plans to lift a ban on the sale of farmland next year, Le Monde reported, citing an interview with Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk.
Ukraine plans to lift a ban on the sale of farmland next year, Le Monde reported, citing an interview with Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk.
Mykola Pryssiajniouk, ministre ukrainien de l'Agriculture cité lundi par le quotidien Le Monde, a décidé de lever le moratoire sur la vente de terres agricoles en Ukraine.
MK Group, a Serbian company, currently cultivates around 30,000 hectares of land in Ukraine
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.
Agricultural land is once again attracting global investors but the sector is far from risk free.
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Opposition says "the privatization of farmland in the execution of an order of the incumbent president and his entourage is a large-scale scam, which will deprive Ukraine of a great part of its land."
Chinese and other eastern investors are looking to buy agriculture land and agribusiness across the globe, and Ukraine is increasingly on their radar.
Efficient agriculture needs “concentrated land ownership,” says President Viktor Yanukovych.
Investors pour $140m into an acquisition warchest raised by Kernel Holding, and $250m to support expansion plans at farm operator Mriya Agro.
First Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Iryna Akimova said that foreign nationals should be eligible for the privatization of agricultural land in Ukraine.
French farm investor AgroGeneration aims to double its business in Ukraine and make a foray in Argentina.