China

Voleurs de terres !
- Confédération Paysanne
- 15 Mar 2009
Dossier spécial de « Campagnes solidaires », le bulletin mensuel de la Confédération Paysanne
Horticulture sector: $5bn investment from China, ME likely: ASF
- Daily Times
- 12 Mar 2009
China and the Middle East countries will invest in horticulture sector of Pakistan to the tune of $5 billion during the current year 2009, an official of Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) said Wednesday.
China says not pushing to expand farming overseas
- Reuters
- 04 Mar 2009
China is not pushing to expand overseas farming and Chinese companies are less active in their investment abroad because of concerns of potential political risks, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said on Wednesday.
In Land Grab, Food Is Not the Only Consideration
- The New Security Beat
- 03 Mar 2009
Governments in developing countries should exercise caution when granting land concessions to foreign governments and corporations. Despite the short-term investments, most – if not all – of the production will be exported, making the long-term food security situation even worse in these host countries.
Multinacionales y gobiernos, a la caza de tierras cultivables
- Clarín
- 02 Mar 2009
Organizaciones como Vía Campesina -una “internacional” de campesinos que se organizó para resistir la globalización neoliberal y proponer caminos alternativos de soberanía alimentaria- u ONGs nacionales de Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay y otros países están inquietas hace rato por la extranjerización de las tierras, y han forzado en algunos casos la sanción de leyes protectivas.
Le Sénégal accueille le sésame chinois en pleine crise alimentaire.
- Haut Courant
- 02 Mar 2009
En novembre 2008, Ouyang Riping, le PDG de la société agricole DTE était en visite au Sénégal. Reçu en grande pompe par Abdoulaye Wade, ils ont célébré “l’amitié sino-sénégalaise” lors d’une cérémonie officielle. En résulte un accord de production : la Chine devrait produire au Sénégal plusieurs tonnes de sésame dans les années à venir.
Jusqu'où ira la razzia sur les terres agricoles des pays pauvres ?
- Inter Press Service
- 01 Mar 2009
La FAO s’apprête à sortir ces jours-ci un mode d’emploi sur la bonne gouvernance foncière. Histoire que le nouveau droit foncier de Madagascar ne soit pas défini par Daewoo Logistics. Et que les petits paysans du Sud participent enfin au débat
Chinese back Africa's farms but want greater support
- Reuters
- 11 February 2009
Chinese companies are lining up to invest in African agriculture, but governments like Senegal must do more to limit the risks for investors, a veteran Chinese investor said.
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.
The farms race
- Globe and Mail
- 30 January 2009
Wealthy countries short of fertile land are gazing hungrily at Canada's prairies
Wikileaks: Contract farming in Burma
- Wikileaks
- 12 January 2009
"Since 2005, the Burmese Government has encouraged investors from China, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Kuwait to invest in contract farms," reports the US mission in Rangoon
China appropriates foreign and domestic land to build its rubber empire
- Agweek
- 12 January 2009
Some Laotian farmers are losing their ancestral lands or being forced to become wage workers on what were once their fields