Saudi Arabia is interested in investing in Zambia's agriculture sector in order to improve the food security of the two countries. Zambia says they have plenty of land for this.
But company says it does not want to tarnish Saudi Arabia's image by buying farmlands abroad
Vietnam's president Nguyen Minh Triet on Saturday met Saudi business leaders who asked for flexible investment regulations and access to Vietnam's farmlands
Interview with Wadid Erian of the Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.
Comprar tierras agrícolas, principalmente en África y América Latina, es una apuesta poco arriesgada, dado el rápido crecimiento de la población mundial a alimentar, señalan los expertos.
"We are launching the fund with the aim of deploying up to $1 billion for large-scale agricultural projects," Beltone told Reuters.
A move by Madagascar's army-backed leader to nix a huge South Korean farming deal has exposed the risks of such ventures in Africa.
Minister says the contract did not give a deadline for the investor to complete his project, which means the government is powerless to withdraw the land from Saudi Prince Talal.
- Almasryalyoum
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18 Mar 2010
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has received approval from Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture to sell 50 Pct of his agricultural firm, which is developing the Toshka agriculture project in southern Egypt, and to invite Asian investors to join the project.
فهد بالغنيم
Saudi Arabia wants to secure supplies for sugar, rice, wheat, malt and fodder with farmland investments overseas, its agricultural minister said in remarks published on Tuesday.
- Arabian Business
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16 Mar 2010
Inversionistas extranjeros han acaparado en pocos años millones de hectáreas de tierras de cultivo en América Latina para producir cultivos alimentarios o agrocombustibles y exportarlos. Gran parte del dinero proviene de fondos de pensión, bancos, grupos de inversión privada de Europa y Estados Unidos, o de individuos acaudalados como George Soros, y fluye a través de mecanismos de inversión en tierras de cultivo puestos a operar mediante compañías extranjeras y locales.
