China

China’s shrinking farmland
- Perspectives
- 26 June 2009
Latin America is surely one of the most attractive places for China to invest in arable land and food industries.
Other countries could grow their own crops here
- ABC
- 25 June 2009
Greg Mason, from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, says countries and regions facing 'peak water' like China, India and the Arab states are looking to solve food shortages by growing crops in places like the Ukraine and Australia.
India cultivates Africa
- Mail Today
- 25 June 2009
Indian firms have signed land deals in Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar to produce a range of food crops for export to India.
Our fear of the foreigner on the farm
- Bangkok Post
- 25 June 2009
Amid fears of land-grabbing foreigners, Thailand's Democrat government is all set to give local landlords a big bonanza.
Rabobank exec sees recovery, change for farm sector
- Reuters
- 24 June 2009
Despite criticism for Chinese efforts to acquire large-scale farmland in Africa, China is seen continuing to aggressively pursue acquisitions in other countries. says Michael Whitehead, executive director of the food and agribusiness research and advisory unit at Rabobank International.
KKR takes stake in Chinese milk producer with $150m investment
- Financial Times
- 16 June 2009
KKR said that the company planned to build or acquire up to a further 30 large-scale farms over the next few years.
Sudan and China to focus on agriculture development
- Sudan Tribune
- 15 June 2009
Sudan and China are expected to sign a number of joint projects in the agricultural field
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.
Betting the farm
- Fortune/CNN
- 10 June 2009
As world population expands, the demand for arable land should soar. At least that's what George Soros, Lord Rothschild, and other investors believe.
Africa becomes wary of farm deals: land activist
- Reuters
- 09 June 2009
African nations are becoming more cautious in selling farmland to foreign investors, with governments paying closer attention to deals that could lead to social unrest, AGRA says
La Chine et l’Afrique : cela ne fait que commencer
- Les Afriques
- 07 June 2009
Au delà de sa boulimie pour les matières premières du sous-sol africain, la Chine a aussi commencé à s’intéresser à l’agriculture africaine.
Chongqing shows its muscle
- Asia Times
- 03 June 2009
High on Chongqing's shopping list is more than 333,000 hectares of farmland, which Huang said would reduce the city's dependence, for example, on imported edible oil.