Illegally banana plantations backed by obscure nexus of Chinese investors are making quick profits for some, but fuelling land conflict and environmental degradation in Kachin province, Myanmar.
FarmCompany, a farmland investment company owned by investors from England, Hong Kong and the Netherlands, adds a 545 ha dairy farm to its portfolio of farms covering 1,605 ha across Denmark.
Foreign ownership of Australian agricultural land rose more than two million hectares in the past year, with investors from the island nation of the Bahamas buying up 2,201,000 hectares.
Los nexos entre el delito, la corrupción y quienes están involucrados en negocios que acaparan tierras agrícolas son reales.
South Africa's Karan family accepted a R5.2bn offer for its cattle feedlot from a South African pension fund over a R6bn offer from Chinese investors who wanted to export all of its meat
The project will utilize identified extensive arable land with clean water springs in the municipalities of Porto Amboim and Cela in Kwanza Sul and Ambaca in Kwanza Norte.
The Governor of Meru, Kenya has promised Chinese investors free land as he seeks to attract investment in agribusiness and the hospitality industry.
At the Triangular People's Conference on ProSavana in Tokyo, Japanese researcher Sayaka Funada-Classen explains how this agricultural megaproject in northern Mozambique follows Japan's historical model.
The Wee Statutory District Representative, Vicent Willie, told reporters that he and his partners from India and China have concluded talks to engage into large scale farming.
Officials are tight-lipped about the critical issue of land acquisition in Pakistan by Chinese state-run or private firms for furthering cooperation in agriculture, which was an important feature of the CPEC long-term plan
two NGO staff and 10 Kuoy indigenous villagers were summoned to court following land dispute in Preah Vihear, Cambodia with two Chinese companies that were clearing the land in dispute with the villagers back in December 2014. Some 300 villagers stopped about six bulldozers operated by the companies.
A group of 30 trainees from Kyrgyzstan's agriculture sector were in Puyang to exchange ideas and seek business opportunities with Chinese enterprises, with more than 10 potential agreements being reached.
