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Peace, bread and land: Agricultural investments in Ethiopia and the Sudans
- Chatham House
- 27 January 2012
Large-scale land investment should be seen as an extension of the historical processes of state formation, says this paper from Chatham House
Anxiety in New Zealand as Chinese buy dairy farms
- AP
- 27 January 2012
Chinese investors are buying New Zealand farmland for the first time as economic ties with the Asian powerhouse grow ever deeper, sparking considerable anxiety in a country where livelihoods are heavily reliant on agriculture.
Chinese developer wins approval to buy 16 New Zealand farms
- Bloomberg
- 27 January 2012
Shanghai Pengxin Group Co., a Chinese property developer seeking to export dairy products to Asia, won approval to buy 16 New Zealand dairy farms amid local objections to rising foreign ownership of assets.
Land the perfect investment for foreigners
- Stock & Land
- 26 January 2012
While interest in Australian agricultural land is coming from all quarters, it is the prospect of sovereign investment to shore up a nation's food security that is attracting the most attention.
David Deng offers his views on land grabs
- ICCR
- 25 January 2012
"In South Sudan, responsible investment may not be enough."
AGCO holds Africa Ag Summit in Berlin
- GlobalAtlanta
- 24 January 2012
AGCO Corp. held its first Africa agriculture summit in Berlin on Jan. 23. The tractor company says it will fund the development of Model Farms and Training Centers in Algeria, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Zambia to teach farmers how to use its technology.
So much to lose than gain in foreign land investments
- The Guardian
- 24 January 2012
The Guardian (Tanzania) discusses with Stanslaus Nyembea, Programme Officer for Lawyers Environmental Action Team (LEAT), on foreign investments and land grabbing in Tanzania
Saudi Star among firms behind thousands of forced relocations in Ethiopia
- Green Prophet
- 24 January 2012
Saudi Star has begun rice cultivation on 10,000ha of land in Gambella and a 10,000ha irrigation project along the already-compromised Alwero River. Only grain that does not meet export requirements will be sold locally.
Agri-business junior "on the cusp of profitability"
- Stockhouse
- 24 January 2012
Q&A with Bill Dry, CEO of Feronia, the largest agriculture company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with over 107,000 hectares of arable farmlands and plantations.
Olam to spend $250 million on Gabon palm-oil project
- Bloomberg
- 23 January 2012
Funding will be used to develop 50,000 hectares in the central African nation and is part of $250 million in total spending
New Hope and Marubeni join for overseas expansion
- All About Feed
- 23 January 2012
China's biggest manufacturer of animal feed and Japan's biggest grain trader sign a letter of intent to expand in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South America.
Bonduelle acquires CECAB's Russian ops
- Just Food
- 23 January 2012
Bonduelle is set to acquire the Russian operations of French rival CECAB, including its 6000-hectare 'kolkhoze' farm.