China

China's ag ventures abroad choked with weeds
- Want China Times
- 01 February 2014
Chinese farming businesses are facing multiple challenges in their overseas push.
Cambodian tribe accuses chinese of massive land grab
- VOA
- 28 January 2014
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.
Gabon : Olam va vendre 18 millions de dollars d'actifs forestiers à des investisseurs chinois
- Jeune Afrique
- 27 January 2014
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.
Lao farmers confront police over land grab
- RFA
- 22 January 2014
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.
Farming it out
- Global Times
- 22 January 2014
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.
Cargill acquires stake in Ukraine's UkrLandFarming
- Kyiv Post
- 13 January 2014
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.
Cargill investit dans les "terres noires" de l'Ukraine en achetant 5% d'ULF
- AFP
- 13 January 2014
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.
Africa fund intends to raise $2b in 2014
- UK Zambians
- 31 December 2013
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
Un nouveau placement financier ? La terre agricole…
- Ouest France
- 23 December 2013
Privée de son pouvoir de « gendarme », la Safer (Société d’aménagement foncier et d’établissement rural) ne peut rien contre la spéculation en France. Comme à l’été 2012, lorsque le domaine viticole Gevrey-Chambertin a été vendu à un investisseur chinois.
For Chinese farmers, a rare welcome in Russia's Far East
- Reuters
- 22 December 2013
Chinese firms already lease or control at least 600,000 hectares of land in Russia's Far East, which is equivalent to the size of a small U.S. state like Delaware.
Chinese agricultural firm looking to invest in Champassak
- Vientiane Times
- 07 December 2013
A large Chinese investor is looking to secure a concession for 10,000 hectares of land on the Bolaven plateau in Champassak province, Laos PDR, for rice, small crops and cattle raising, according to provincial officials.
WA Government signs agreement with Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment on Ord Irrigation Scheme
- ABC
- 06 December 2013
Western Australia signs agreement with Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment on Ord Irrigation Scheme