Australia

Farmland: Yield-starved investors go back to the land
- Euromoney
- 13 January 2014
This year could see a surge in interest in farmland from investors with very little experience in this complicated asset class, reports Euromoney
Le pillage des forêts de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée s’accélère
- Le Temps
- 20 December 2013
S’abritant souvent derrière des projets de développement agricole sans avoir d’expérience réelle en la matière, des entreprises étrangères ont déboisé de vastes surfaces, enregistrant sur la vente de ce bois un gain bien supérieur aux compensations versées aux communautés propriétaires des terres.
Middle East company adds spice to Australian grain
- ABC
- 09 December 2013
In four years, Hassad Foods has accumulated 255,000 hectares of agricultural land with the aim of producing 165,000 tonnes of grain and 100,000 lambs annually.
WA Government signs agreement with Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment on Ord Irrigation Scheme
- ABC
- 06 December 2013
Western Australia signs agreement with Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment on Ord Irrigation Scheme
US farming investors look to West Australia for land purchases
- ABC
- 25 November 2013
An American grain consultant says there's a lot of interest from the United States farming sector in investing in West Australian agriculture.
China reaps rewards of farm plunge
- West Australian
- 23 November 2013
The writing is on the wall for anyone who doubts China's plans to invest billions of dollars for a big stake in WA agriculture.
Global funds chase Australian farms
- Stock Journal
- 18 November 2013
Global fund managers and some of the world's largest pension funds have bought more than $1.5 billion of agricultural land in Australia over the past three years.
Big ag deal goes largely unnoticed
- Financial Review
- 15 November 2013
Late on Wednesday night an Australian trust backed by Swiss, Danish and US fund managers agreed to pay more than $200 million for 12,000 hectares of almond groves in northern Victoria.
Lancement du rapport « Accaparements des terres à Madagascar : Echos et témoignages du terrain »
- Re:Common, SIF, TANY
- 13 November 2013
Ce nouveau rapport de Re:Common, SIF et TANY vous amènera dans cinq régions de Madagascar et vous apprendra les conséquences et impacts de six projets d'accaparement de terres par des investisseurs étrangers.
"Land grabbing in Madagascar: Echoes and testimonies from the field" report launch
- Re:Common, SIF, TANY
- 13 November 2013
This joint report from Re:Common, SIF and TANY takes the reader through five regions of Madagascar exposing the consequences and impacts of six land grab projects led by foreign investors.
Olam agrees to sell Australian almond orchards for A$200 Million
- Bloomberg
- 13 November 2013
Nearly 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) of orchards will be sold to Adveq Almond Trust, owned by a group of investors led by Adveq Real Assets Harvested Resources LP.
China land grab hidden by 'corporate veil'
- The Australian
- 29 October 2013
Chinese investors may own less than 1 per cent of Australian farmland, but the true level is not known because it is hidden behind a corporate veil, according to a new report