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Kazakhstan farmers riot over fears of encroachment from China
- GD
- 27 May 2016
Protesters fear that the changes would make it easier for large Chinese agribusinesses to take control of vast swaths of farmland.
Kazakhstan : cession de terres agricoles à la Chine
- BFM
- 26 May 2016
La population du Kazakhstan se mobilise contre un projet de réforme agraire permettant aux étrangers, notamment à la Chine, de louer des terres pour 25 ans au lieu de 10 actuellement.
Kazakh government invites opponents to discuss land reform
- Reuters
- 12 May 2016
Kazakhstan's government, facing a wave of unrest over farmland privatisation plans, invited some opponents of the reform to join a commission set up on Thursday to review it.
Kazakh govt heads roll over farmland reform plans amid continuing protests
- IntelliNews
- 06 May 2016
Kazakh National Economy Minister Yerbolat Dossayev resigned on May 5 after almost two weeks of protests against amendments to the Land Code that critics say would enable foreigners to buy more land.
Kazakh leader evokes Ukraine as land protests spread
- Reuters
- 02 May 2016
The protests were sparked by opposition to a legal overhaul that will allow the government to sell farmland to joint ventures, provided they are controlled by Kazakh residents, and lease it to foreigners for up to 25 years. Opponents of the new law, who staged their first protest in the city of Atyrau last Sunday, see the change as a threat to national security, especially after the government announced several agreements with neighboring China for agricultural projects.
Crowd protests land sales in Kazakhstan
- RFE
- 25 April 2016
Protest in Kazakh city of Atyrau comes as public fears grow that changes in the Land Code could allow sales of land to foreigners, though the government has said this will not happen.
Glencore in talks to sell stake in agri business to CPPIB - WSJ
- Reuters
- 05 April 2016
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is in advanced talks to buy a stake in Miner and commodity trader Glencore Plc's agricultural business, which has farming operations covering 270,000ha in Argentina, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine.
Kazakh-Hungarian fund to attract $100 mln for agricultural projects
- KazInform
- 31 Mar 2016
In the future the national holding "KazAgro" plans to set up similar funds with China and the United Kingdom.
Why are foreign investors interested in Kazakhstan’s agricultural sector?
- IWEP
- 29 Mar 2016
Many large agricultural corporations, especially Italian (Cremonini, Granorolo) and Chinese (Rifa, CITIC, COFCO) have stirred up negotiations regarding the building of full-scale production facilities in Kazakhstan.
New law allows foreign agricultural businesses to lease Kazakh land for 25 years
- Astana Times
- 02 February 2016
Kazakh authorities recently amended farm sector legislation allowing the country to prolong land leases for foreign investors from 10 to 25 years.
Largest halal beef farm to be built in Kazakhstan
- Global Meat
- 22 January 2016
Dubai-based company AMK Metal Fzco is to construct a livestock farm for 20,000 head of cattle and a meat processing plant for the production of 5,000 tonnes of high-quality beef in Kazakhstan.
Iran launches first overseas farming plan
- Press TV
- 28 August 2015
Iran has launched agricultural cultivation in Kazakhstan, marking its first farmland investment overseas as the Middle Eastern country seeks to secure food supplies amid a lingering drought.