Kings of concessions
    Vietnam and China lead the pack of foreign companies granted economic land concessions in Cambodia for agro-industrial development by a wide margin.
    • Phnom Penh Post
    • 25 February 2014
    China investors eye Undabri
    Chinese buyers are in negotiations to buy another well-known south-west Queensland cropping property of 11,935 ha for more than $36 million.
    • The Land
    • 17 February 2014
    Colonialismo del siglo XXI
    El acaparamiento de tierras fértiles en todo el mundo durante estos tiempos de crisis se acentúa entre algunas potencias mundiales como China, países del Golfo o Estados Unidos, aunque también entre multinacionales que buscan mayores beneficios.
    • Levante
    • 17 February 2014
    Bulgarie. Les étrangers pourront continuer à acheter des terres
    La Cour constitutionnelle bulgare a annulé le 28 janvier 2014 une résolution parlementaire interdisant de vendre des terres à des étrangers.
    • Ouest France
    • 03 February 2014
    China's ag ventures abroad choked with weeds
    Chinese farming businesses are facing multiple challenges in their overseas push.
    • Want China Times
    • 01 February 2014
    Cambodian tribe accuses chinese of massive land grab
    A Cambodian minority group in northern Preah Vihear province is calling for the cancelation of two licenses for Chinese companies accused of grabbing thousands of hectares of land.
    • VOA
    • 28 January 2014
    Gabon : Olam va vendre 18 millions de dollars d'actifs forestiers à des investisseurs chinois
    Le groupe singapourien Olam va vendre une partie de ses actifs forestiers au Gabon, d'un montant de $18 millions, à un groupe d'investisseurs chinois.
    • Jeune Afrique
    • 27 January 2014
    Lao farmers confront police over land grab
    A citizen video shows a rare confrontation between authorities and villagers in Bokeo Province, Northern Laos, where villagers gathered to block construction workers from digging up their rice fields for a Chinese investor.
    • RFA
    • 22 January 2014
    Farming it out
    Chinese entrepreneurs are going global ahead of officials. Countries with developed agriculture such as the US, Australia, Chile and Argentina have become their prime destinations.
    • Global Times
    • 22 January 2014
    Cargill acquires stake in Ukraine's UkrLandFarming
    Cargill has doled out $200 million for a stake in UkrLandFarming, Ukraine’s largest agribusiness holding, in a potentially far-reaching deal that sources said would see both groups partner up in future grain exports to China and other growing markets.
    • Kyiv Post
    • 13 January 2014
    Cargill investit dans les "terres noires" de l'Ukraine en achetant 5% d'ULF
    Le géant américain du négoce agricole Cargill a acquis 5% du premier producteur agricole ukrainien, Ukrlandfarming, comptant accroître les exportations vers la Chine de céréales de cette ex-république soviétique aux "terres noires" très fertiles.
    • AFP
    • 13 January 2014
    Africa fund intends to raise $2b in 2014
    The China-Africa Development Fund, the nation’s largest equity fund focused on African investments, will raise another $2 billion in 2014 to boost the continent’s agricultural and steel sectors
    • UK Zambians
    • 31 December 2013

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