Zimbabwe: Twinning scheme to benefit farmers
    Farmers will provide part of their land to Hubei Province of China, which, in return, will fund their operations up to harvesting before buying the produce.
    • The Herald
    • 10 May 2011
    SA government not liable in Zim land cases
    If a similar case arises when land invasions happened during the time that a bilateral investment agreement has been signed, then the outcome in South Africa might be quite different, says South African lawyer
    • SW Radio Africa
    • 05 April 2011
    Chinese agricultural group to acquire 200K hectares of land globally
    China’s largest agricultural company plans to acquire 200,000 hectares of land in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Australia, the Philippines, Zimbabwe and Russia in 2011.
    • Fresh Fruit Portal
    • 15 Mar 2011
    China busca áreas de cultivo no Brasil
    O principal grupo agrícola da China, Heilongjiang Beidahuang Nongken Group, anunciou que adquirirá ou arrendará 200 mil hectares de cultivo em países latino-americanos como o Brasil, assim como em Rússia, Filipinas, Austrália e Zimbábue, informou o jornal oficial "China Daily".
    • EFE
    • 14 Mar 2011
    China busca cultivos en Brasil, Argentina y Venezuela, entre otros países
    El principal grupo agrícola de China, Heilongjiang Beidahuang Nongken Group, anunció hoy que adquirirá o arrendará 200.000 hectáreas de cultivo en países latinoamericanos como Brasil, Argentina y Venezuela, así como en Rusia, Filipinas, Australia y Zimbabue, informó el diario oficial "China Daily".
    • EFE
    • 14 Mar 2011
    A new scramble for Africa?
    Amid much talk about the need for "codes of conduct" to help regulate this new phenomenon, I found myself wondering whether Cecil Rhodes would have signed such a code. He probably would, and have then gone on to completely disregard it.
    • Mokoro Newsletter
    • 27 May 2010
    SA, Zim not safe for investments
    At a recent conference in Cairo, South Africa and Zimbabwe were the only African nations not considered safe havens for foreign farmland investment because of uncertainty about land-reform programmes and unfriendly labour environments.
    • Farmers Weekly
    • 09 May 2010
    Zimbabwe farmers a boon for Nigerian agriculture
    Farmers from South Korea, Kuwait and the United States have also arrived in Kwara state, some 400 km northwest of Lagos, which is keen to attract more investors and help Nigeria end its import reliance.
    • Reuters
    • 19 November 2009
    S.Africa farmers want land in Zimbabwe investment pact
    While Agri SA has been leading a push for South African farmers to invest and farm in a number of other countries across Africa, including the Republic of Congo, Libya and Zambia, the union has urged its members to stay away from countries where South Africa has no investment protection agreements.
    • Reuters
    • 12 October 2009
    Zim urged to promote investment in contract farming
    Zimbabwe Investments Authority acting chief executive Mrs Elina Karwi said the most basic requirement towards facilitating agriculture-related FDI was making land for agriculture available.
    • The Herald
    • 22 September 2009
    Financiers scent food-security deals
    As financiers seek to diversify their fee bases, investment banks are scenting an opportunity in Gulf states’ eagerness to secure long-term food supplies in the form of agricultural investment deals.
    • Financial Times
    • 17 August 2009
    Improving food security in Arab countries: Is land acquisition a viable strategy?
    Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worldwide leaders in buying farmland in third-party countries, followed by China and Japan, says the World Bank.
    • World Bank
    • 31 January 2009

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