How the land lies
- Knight Frank
- 27 April 2011
Agricultural land is once again attracting global investors but the sector is far from risk free.
Agricultural land is once again attracting global investors but the sector is far from risk free.
Le Groupe devient bénéficiaire après trois années d’exploitation et initie ses premiers projets de développement en Amérique Latine
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.
"Politically the (Ukraine) government wants to reassure the population that these traders are not going to export grain while the population starves," says the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The Verkhovna Rada's committee on agricultural policy and land relations is checking reports that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is renting farmland in Ukraine
Les terres agricoles ukrainiennes attirent les investisseurs étrangers. Des Français succombent aux sirènes de l’ancien “grenier à blé de l’Europe”. Deux de ces aventuriers racontent leur expérience.
Libya expects wheat imports to dip slightly on the back of an expected 50% rise in its wheat harvest this year, and is eyeing new investments in foreign farmland to ensure supplies, a government official said.