South Africa

Standard Chartered takes 30 per cent stake in Afrifresh Group
- Bernama
- 08 Mar 2011
Afrifresh manages 14 farms across South Africa, with over 3,000 hectares under irrigation, in addition to its export agency business.
Geórgia aposta em descendentes dos bôeres para ressuscitar campo
- EFE
- 01 Mar 2011
O Governo da Geórgia optou por uma solução pouco ortodoxa para desenvolver a agricultura do país: atrair os descendentes dos bôeres holandeses que se estabeleceram no sul da África com terras a preços irrisórios e cidadania.
Georgia apuesta por los descendientes de los bóers para resucitar el campo
- EFE
- 28 February 2011
El Gobierno de Georgia ha optado por una una solución poco ortodoxa para levantar la agricultura del país: tentar a los descendientes de los bóers holandeses que se afincaron en el sur de África con tierras a precio de regalo y ciudadanía.
S. Africa farmers shun Libya, target Sudan bananas, Egypt grapes
- Bloomberg
- 24 February 2011
South Africa’s biggest farmers union, Agri SA, said its members are seeking to expand into Egypt, Morocco and Sudan while putting plans to enter Libya on hold
Foreign investors dominate bids for Nansanga Bloc
- Zambia Post
- 22 February 2011
Of the 16 applications received, only six were from Zambia while the rest were from foreign investors from the UK, Egypt, China, Hungary, Mauritius, Switzerland and South Africa.
South African farmers ready to venture into the Congo
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 13 February 2011
A group of South African farmers is getting ready to go up to the Republic of the Congo and start with commercial agriculture in the central African state.
Mémorandum Parena sur la cession des terres agricoles de l’Office du Niger aux investisseurs privés nationaux et étrangers
- Le Républicain
- 10 February 2011
Au Mali, le Parti pour la Renaissance Nationale a rendu public un mémorandum relatif à la politique gouvernementale de cession des terres agricoles dans la zone Office du Niger.
Kassoum Denon, Pdg de l’Office du Niger : «Ce que nous avons vu sur les 100 000 ha de Tomota n’est pas encourageant»
- 22 septembre
- 03 February 2011
« Pendant 78 ans, l’Office du Niger n’a pas pu aménager 100 000 ha. C’est un privé qui pourra le faire ? » Entretien avec Kassoum Denon.
South African farmers eyeing opportunities in Mozambique
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 01 February 2011
Many South African farmers have indicated an interest to start operations in Mozambique, according to agricultural union Agri SA.
Show guts on foreign land ownership, union tells Zuma
- Times Live
- 12 January 2011
Nehawu, the powerful union representing education and health workers, wants President Jacob Zuma to ban or at least limit foreign land ownership in South Africa.
S.African farmers look for greener pastures abroad
- AFP
- 12 January 2011
Thousands of white South African farmers are leaving their homeland to work abroad due to post-apartheid land reforms, a shortage of affordable territory and severe water shortages.
South Africa may block foreigners from owning land, President Zuma says
- Bloomberg
- 08 January 2011
Zuma said his administration is looking at ways to ensure greater access to land for the country’s black majority, including a possible ban on property ownership by foreigners.