Pakistan

Envoy calls for agricultural investment in Pakistan
- Arab News
- 07 May 2010
Pakistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom has called on Saudis to invest in his country’s agricultural sector.
‘WB report aims at promoting agricultural land grabbing’
- The New (Pakistan)
- 27 April 2010
An upcoming World Bank (WB) report aims at giving legitimate cover to agricultural land grabbing in Pakistan.
Gulf Cooperation Council food security: balancing the equation
- Nature
- 25 April 2010
"A key obstacle to more transparent debate and informed decisions by governments and investors [involved in global land transactions] is the lack of science-based information," writes Surendra Shah in Nature magazine
Landowners ready to lease farmlands to foreigners
- Dawn
- 14 February 2010
Two years ago, the Sarhad Chamber of Agriculture, NWFP, Pakistan was contacted by investors from the Gulf states through a letter showing interest in acquiring farmlands on lease under the corporate farming being introduced by the government.
Analysis: Buy land — they’re not making it anymore
- Daily Times
- 07 February 2010
Reports indicate that the Gulf States have acquired more than 150,000 hectares of land in Balochistan near Mirani Dam to begin mechanised farming.
Crime, conflict and shortages threaten Gulf
- The National
- 05 February 2010
The worldwide financial crisis has reportedly stalled several agricultural deals between Gulf countries and overseas partners, including two between Bahrain and Pakistan.
Pakistan identifies 80 projects for FoDP investors
- Daily Times
- 03 February 2010
Foreign Office spokesman says Pakistan has 8.25m hectares of land that can be cultivated to cater to global food demand
'Going ahead' with farmland deals
- The News
- 29 January 2010
Far too many questions remain unanswered for the government of Pakistan to forge ahead with these deals.
Dairy expertise exported in Middle East venture
- stuff.co.nz
- 28 January 2010
An ambitious project pooling New Zealand's farming expertise has received a fillip from Emirates Investment Group. Through EIG, there are two large Pakistan projects on the cards, one involving a 35,000ha farm.
Pakistan says committed to farmland deals
- Reuters
- 27 January 2010
Pakistan will press ahead with plans to lease or sell farmland to foreign investors despite United Nations concern over such deals, arguing the land would otherwise lie fallow, Pakistan's foreign minister said.
UAE to invest in Pakistan’s energy and farm sectors
- Gulf Times
- 16 January 2010
The United Arab Emirates has decided to make robust investments in Pakistan’s energy agriculture, education and health sectors, which need huge investment, official sources said yesterday.
Govt keen to lease out farmland to foreigners
- Dawn
- 14 January 2010
The government of Pakistan is open to lease out its agricultural land to foreign bidders, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Mohammad Gondal told the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Sign the petition to stop the deployment of police/military and criminalisation of peasants struggling for their land against oil palm plantation company in Buol Regency, Sulawesi, Indonesia