Liberia: Company resurvey resisted in Grand Bassa
      Investigation conducted revealed that Equatorial Palm Oil's operation in Bassa is currently experiencing setback owing to the action by the Legislative Caucus via the citizens. As a result, the company is contemplating on a possible pull out.
      • The New Dawn
      • 14 August 2013
      Karuturi Global promoters increase pledge as problems continue
      The promoters of Karuturi Global have been forced to increase their pledge towards the lenders by as much as 58% even as the company is trying to stabilise their operations in Ethiopia
      • Business Standard
      • 14 August 2013
      We do not believe in responsible agriculture investment
      A continental consultation to discuss the concept of "responsible agriculture investment" developed by the Committee on World Food Security took place in Bogota, Colombia on August 7 and 8.
      • Radio Mundo Real
      • 13 August 2013
      Sugar barons turn to Africa for growth opportunities
      "Africa is the next destination for the world sugar industry due to huge land available in that continent," said Abinash Verma, director-general of the Indian Sugar Mills Association.
      • Economic Times
      • 13 August 2013
      SL Agritech, First Pacific eye Indonesia
      Because of difficulty in securing commercial-scale agricultural lands in the Philippines, hybrid rice producer SL Agritech Corp. said that it may shift its planned joint venture with the Manny Pangilinan-led First Pacific Co. Ltd. to Indonesia.
      • Manila Times
      • 11 August 2013
      How Indian flower power is changing Ethiopian lives
      India and China are pushing heavily to open new markets in Africa but how do the local people feel about the results? BBC News video report.
      • BBC
      • 10 August 2013
      Foreign investors grab for SA farmland
      Middle Eastern investors are trying to buy up prime farming land on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Some farmers who have been offered millions of dollars said they won’t leave at any cost.
      • 7News
      • 09 August 2013
      Growth of farming bubble threatens £5trn catastrophe
      The threat posed to agriculture by environmental hazards is now so great that it could wipe as much as £5 trillion off the value of the world’s farm land, equipment and stock in any one year, a heavyweight study is warning.
      • The Independent
      • 09 August 2013
      Goodman dumps banks for beef to beat inflation
      Canadian billionaire Ned Goodman holds an 83% stake in Blue Goose Capital Corp. – the largest organic beef operator in North America that produces not only organic beef, but poultry and fish as well.
      • Bloomberg
      • 08 August 2013
      Karuturi flower farm workers go on strike
      Business came to a halt at the expansive Karuturi flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, after its over 3,000 workers downed tools demanding their July salaries.
      • KTN
      • 08 August 2013
      Robert Kuok's plantation firm eyes Myanmar as next sugar frontier
      Wilmar says it plans to expand its oil palm plantations holdings in West Africa and to start producing sugar in Burma.
      • Forbes
      • 08 August 2013
      The great Southeast Asian land grab
      Disputes over land tenure threaten social harmony in a number of ASEAN countries
      • The Diplomat
      • 08 August 2013

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