"In a wide-ranging conversation, Sudanese business magnate Osama Daoud outlined a project to gradually develop as much as 1.26 million acres in northern Sudan for agricultural production," reports the US Embassy in Khartoum
Ahmed Al Sadhan, General Manager of the National Office for Industrial Strategies, at the Ministry of Commerce, stressed a desire to maintain a low profile on the feasibility study, for fear that target countries might inflate the cost of farm-land in anticipation of investment.
"Economic development is spurring a land grab in broad areas of the country, and the poorest Lao are paying the price," reports the US Embassy in Vientiane
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Down on the farm, Saudi Arabia has a $9.8bn hole to fill
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Iran to expand overseas farming to 2mln hectares by 2029
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Avon Pension Fund to invest a further £150m in natural capital
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Carbon Assets unveils $144m Jigawa wetland project
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