« Les achats de terres par les Chinois sont un épiphénomène qui a servi de révélateur à une question bien plus vaste : celui de la montée du phénomène sociétaire dans le monde agricole et de la financiarisation sans contrôle qui l’accompagne », souligne Jean-Baptiste Millard, du groupe de réflexion Saf agr’iDées.
Les investissements de la Chine dans l’agriculture à l’étranger ont quintuplé entre 2010 et 2016 pour atteindre $3,3 milliards en 2016, souligne une nouvelle étude du gouvernement américain.
5000 ha de terres sont actuellement entre les mains d’une compagnie chinoise, depuis le mois de mai 2017, dans le District de Morombe, à Tuléar, pour produire de l'arachide
Nelson Chamisa has vowed, if he wins elections due in July, to expel Chinese investors who have stakes worth many billions of dollars in everything from agriculture to construction.
China’s investment in foreign agriculture totaled $26 billion in 2016, with investments in 100 countries. But this may just be the tip of the iceberg. A new report by the United States Department of Agriculture to understand both the scale and purpose of foreign investment in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
China’s agricultural investment abroad grew more than tenfold in less than a decade and parallels its emergence as a major importer of agricultural commodities. But the focus of investments are shifting from farming and raw materials to business acquisition.
A mass board resignation at the Chinese firm that bought Australia’s largest dairy farm has fuelled concerns it may not fulfil its promises of local investment and environmental protection.
Laos government has authorised a Chinese firm to carry out a feasibility study in southern Laos, with a view to turning it into top agri-business and agri-tourism destination. Deputy Governor of Champassak province said the Chinese firm also intended to grow organic crops for export to China.
Landcorp Farming, the state-owned farmer trading as Pāmu Farms of New Zealand, has gone with a back-up bidder for its Jericho Station sheep and beef farm in Fiordland after the preferred foreign buyer withdrew.
Green Leader Holdings Group, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, announced the investment of $150 to $200 million to build 20 processing factories and develop farmland in Cambodia
The Italian agribusiness investors are interested in land leasing with ready engineering and transport infrastructure and access to the Chinese and Russian markets
The Central Asia region has become a hot investment destination for Chinese agricultural firms, such as Huangfanqu Farm in Tajikistan.
