China

Greens claim conflict of interest in Crafar sale
- NZ Herald
- 03 June 2010
A lawyer advising the NZ Government how to make it easier to sell assets overseas is working for the Chinese company wanting to buy the Crafar farms, the Green Party says.
NE China province leases land, grows crops in Russia
- Xinhua
- 29 May 2010
Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has leased 426,667 hectares of land in Russia to grow crops, the provincial agriculture commission said Friday.
Fears of farmland buy-out
- Big Pond News
- 29 May 2010
There are growing concerns that a legislative loophole could allow vast tracks of Australia's farmland to be sold to the Chinese Government.
A better land grab for China?
- Change.org
- 27 May 2010
Better food and know-how for China, more food for Singapore: if the deal actually comes to pass, it strikes me as a fairly solid bargain, writes Te-Ping Chen.
Landcorp may bid against Chinese for Crafar farms
- Dominion Post
- 27 May 2010
NZ government-owned farming company Landcorp may bid for 16 big farms at the centre of controversy over their potential sale to a Chinese-backed investor.
Singapore firms to invest in $16 bln China farm project
- Reuters
- 21 May 2010
Singapore plans to help develop a $16 billion agricultural project in northeastern China as the city-state aims to boost its food security.
New food source for Singapore
- Straits Times
- 21 May 2010
Singapore could gain access to a major new source of meat, fruit and vegetables if a massive new farming project in north-eastern China takes off
Cameroun: L’attribution des terres aux investisseurs étrangers divise
- Journal du Cameroun
- 17 May 2010
De nombreux paysans camerounais désapprouvent la politique gouvernementale visant l’octroi de vastes espaces cultivables à des investisseurs étrangers
Terres agricoles: une menace chinoise exagérée, dit Desjardins
- Le Soleil
- 12 May 2010
Les craintes soulevées par la possible vente massive de terres agricoles du Québec à des intérêts chinois sont exagérées selon une étude du Mouvement Desjardins.
Cargill's Black River eyes food, land deals
- Reuters
- 10 May 2010
Cargill's private equity firm says it will set up farms in Asia where "there is a huge lack of competency in farm management practices."
Hyundai wants to buy land in Brazil
- Folha de São Paulo
- 09 May 2010
Executives from the South Korean company Hyundai are negotiating with state governments for the purchase of land in Brazil, with the objective of planting and exporting soya to South Korea.
Empresa sul-coreana Hyundai quer comprar terras no Brasil
- Folha de São Paulo
- 09 May 2010
Executivos da empresa sul-coreana Hyundai negociam com governos estaduais a compra de terra no Brasil com o objetivo de plantar e exportar soja para a Coreia do Sul.