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Cambodia - Socfin-KCD contract on rubber plantation
- FIDH
- 08 October 2008
Contract on the investment of rubber and agro-industry plantation between the Govt of Cambodia and KCD (SOCFIN) of 8 October 2008
Gulf states covet Asian farms
- Asia Times
- 26 September 2008
Once committed largely to perceived safe-haven investments in the United States, Gulf nations are now looking to send their petrodollar surpluses towards a more exotic global destination: Southeast Asian farmland.
Qatar, Vietnam set up US$1b fund, eye agriculture, paper
- Intellasia / Reuters
- 04 September 2008
8Natural gas exporter Qatar and Vietnam have set up a US$1 billion fund to invest in sectors including agriculture. Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority will provide 90% of the fund's equity, Gulf Times reported, citing Phung The Long, Vietnam's Ambassador to Doha. "We have exchange ideas about setting up an animal farm for breeding cattle and lambs," The Long said.
Kuwait thrashes out farming deal
- Myanmar Times
- 01 September 2008
A Kuwaiti delegation last week met with the Myanmar cabinet and industry officials to discuss investment in the agricultural sector.
Korea Looks Abroad for Grain
- Chosun Libo
- 29 August 2008
It is becoming harder for Koreans to buy grain, regardless of price. That is why the government is hurrying to cultivate overseas crops and to secure stable import sources.
Alimentation: Ruée vers les terres agricoles
- Le Journal du Dimanche
- 26 August 2008
L'Etat cède 880000 hectares de terre arable pour 670 millions d'euros. Publiée mi-août par le Financial Times, l'annonce du gouvernement soudanais n'est plus vraiment une nouveauté. Comme d'autres avant lui, le pays est prêt à céder un territoire presque aussi grand que l'Ile-de-France à des investisseurs étrangers trop contents de s'exécuter.
Several agreements signed on PM's Asian tour
- Kuwait Times
- 17 August 2008
In Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, His Highness the Prime Minister od Kuwait’s visit was of great importance given the promising financial investment opportunities in those nations. One of the main topics discussed was food imports from these countries as a means for securing food supply, facilitating a Kuwaiti energy supply to them, as well as cooperation in oil exploration and the agricultural field.
Cambodia upbeat over Kuwait deal
- Kuwait Times
- 06 August 2008
A bilateral agricultural venture between Cambodia and Kuwait proposed during an official visit by Kuwait's prime minister left Cambodia very positive about future cooperation, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said yesterday.
Cambodian leader seeks to expand rice market to Gulf
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur
- 06 August 2008
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he would visit the Gulf states of Kuwait and Qatar in January to discuss rice exports in a bid to corner the Gulf market. His announcement came one day after Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Saba ended a three-day visit to Cambodia and discussed swapping his country’s technical assistance for arable land for cultivation of quality rice for Kuwait.
Kuwait eyes Cambodian farmland for investment
- Kuwait Times
- 05 August 2008
Kuwait is eyeing Cambodian farmland for investment in agriculture to produce food supply for the state, a minister said yesterday.
Kuwait lauds Cambodia’s agricultural potential
- Mekong Times
- 05 August 2008
Kuwait’s premier has advised Prime Minister Hun Sen to turn Cambodia into an agricultural powerhouse to speed the Kingdom’s development.
UAE to invest in Kazakh agriculture
- Financial Times
- 16 July 2008
The United Arab Emirates is seeking to invest in agricultural projects in Kazakhstan as part of its efforts to secure food supplies.