Changes planned for the law on foreign ownership of agricultural land
    Amid outcries from local residents against the foreign acquisition of agricultural lands in several Georgian regions, some experts have drafted recommendations to amend the Law of Georgia on the Ownership of Agricultural Land.
    • Georgia Today
    • 28 May 2013
    Not enough farmland to feed the world
    HighQuest Partners in the US say that between 65-80 million hectares of additional land is going to have to be brought into production, globally, within the next 10 years and that this means more foreign farmland investment.
    • ABC
    • 02 August 2012
    Arab states 'must invest in Central Asian farmland'
    Arab states should buy land in Kurdistan and Kazakhstan to produce staple foods to secure future food resources says a senior Arab League official.
    • The National
    • 08 May 2012
    EBRD buys into Kazakh wheat
    Against a backdrop of rising world wheat prices, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has chosen Kazakhstan as the destination for its first ever equity investment in farming.
    • OCA Magazine
    • 03 April 2012
    EBRD leads the way for foreign equity investment into Kazakh agriculture
    The EBRD makes a US$45 million equity investment in KazExportAstyk, which controls 1m hectares of agricultural land in Kazakhstan – an area about the size of Denmark.
    • The Financial
    • 29 Mar 2012
    Money for Russia’s agriculture
    Russia’s VTB Capital plans $1bn agriculture fund which will begin by buying assets in Russia and Kazakhstan – from land to processing companies.
    • RT
    • 25 October 2011
    Kingdom to double wheat reserves
    Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Agriculture calls Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine “probable countries of investment” in farmland and confirms Kingdom's continued interest in farmland in south Sudan.
    • Reuters
    • 15 June 2011
    Kazakh opposition calls for halt to China expansion
    Opposition activists in Kazakhstan called on the government on Saturday to stop Chinese investment in the country's natural resources, saying Beijing could be preparing a land grab in Central Asia
    • Reuters
    • 28 May 2011
    Law does not prohibit leasing land if it's beneficial to Kazakhstan - Agriculture Ministry
    According to the legislation, Kazakhstan has the right to lease land to foreigners for a period of 10 years says Vice Minister of Agriculture Saktash Khassenov
    • Kazinform
    • 23 May 2011
    Glencore reveals secrets of success in agriculture
    Glencore has an 8.7% share of the "addressable" global grain trade and farming operations covering 270,000ha in Argentina, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine.
    • Agrimoney
    • 05 May 2011
    Kazakh opposition leader challenges President on alleged deal with China
    A Kazakh opposition leader is urging President Nursultan Nazarbaev to confirm or deny a report about an alleged deal he made in Beijing to lease Kazakh farmland to China, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
    • RFERL
    • 02 Mar 2011
    Kazakhstan!
    According to Rahat Aliev, on 21 February 2011 Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed an agreement with the Chinese government handing over one million hectares of fertile farmland on lease for 99 years
    • ALIEV
    • 01 Mar 2011
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