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Kuwait firm eyes farmland in Southeast Asia
- Reuters
- 07 October 2009
"Our proposition to the governments is that we can help them develop the infrastructure and develop the farmland and we will then take a share of the produce," says KCIC
Korea shifting to agricultural aid in resource diplomacy
- Joong Ang Daily
- 25 September 2009
The Korea Rural Community Corporation, under the Agriculture Ministry, said it is also in talks with other resource-rich countries about deals in exchange for support for the construction of agricultural infrastructure or farms. Among the negotiating partners mentioned were Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Senegal and Mongolia.
Laos govt to allow foreign investment in rice cultivation
- Vientiane Times
- 22 August 2009
Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce confirms that his government is in negotiations with Thailand to join a rice land deal with Kuwait.
ASEAN states plan rice cartel
- VNS
- 18 August 2009
Laos has approached Thailand as a partner in a joint venture with Kuwait to grow rice in Laos. The Lao government has allocated 200,000ha.
Laos floats joint Thai-Kuwait rice investment proposal
- Bangkok Post
- 16 August 2009
Kuwait has recently shown an interest in doing rice business in Laos, but Vientiane wants Thailand to be its partner,
Laos faces deepening food crisis
- Al Jazeera
- 27 July 2009
The Lao government says it's determined to improve the lives of its people by attracting foreign money. But in a country where simply putting food on the table is a daily challenge for many, their foreign investment may hinder more than help.
Existing laws seen adequate to prevent foreign exploitation
- Bangkok Post
- 13 July 2009
Nigeria allows foreigners -- like Thailand's Riceland International Co -- to lease land for growing rice and to run rice-related businesses including milling and processing.
Thai sugar grower gets 10,000 hectare land concession
- Vietiane Times
- 11 June 2009
The Government of Laos has granted a major Thai investor a 10,000 ha concession in two central provinces of Laos to grow sugarcane.
Asia: Land grabs threaten food security
- IRIN
- 10 June 2009
Sam Pov, a rice farmer in Cambodia’s western Battambang Province, is very worried that his land will be taken over by a foreign investor.
ADB, Japan to Help Lao PDR Strengthen Natural Resources Management
- The Financial
- 24 February 2009
Over the past few years Laos has seen a surge of foreign investment in farms and plantations from neighboring countries keen to acquire rubber, sugar, and other agricultural commodities. Under this project, noncommercial details of land concession awards will be posted on a public website to improve transparency, while the commercial terms will be kept in a confidential database for monitoring compliance.
Kuwaiti firms eye investment in Lao agriculture
- Vientiane Times
- 14 February 2009
A number of Kuwaiti businesses have expressed an interest in investing in agriculture in Laos, according to a Lao company owner.
Improving food security in Arab countries: Is land acquisition a viable strategy?
- World Bank
- 31 January 2009
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worldwide leaders in buying farmland in third-party countries, followed by China and Japan, says the World Bank.