Toughen land laws for foreign buyers: poll

• AAP
• 20 February 2012

A new poll has shown more than three-quarters of New Zealanders want to make it tougher to sell land to foreigners.

Large-scale commercial farming in Africa

• Hindu Business Line
• 19 February 2012

According to Rana Kapoor, head of India's Yes Bank, Africa offers immense opportunity in terms of investment in large-scale commercial farming, quoting rates of return of 18-21% and above.

Obasanjo challenges African leaders on food production

• NAN
• 18 February 2012

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, speaking at the signing of an agreement between the Federal government, Tabara and Dominion Farms of the US, has challenged African leaders to find a lasting solution to food shortages in Africa

Liberia: Land grab or development opportunity?

• IRIN
• 17 February 2012

Hundreds of villagers and town residents of Liberia’s Grand Cape Mount Country have attracted nationwide attention in their bid to recover what they say is land seized from them and turned over to a Malaysian agro-industrial concern.

How Norway and the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate threaten peatland and forest in Papua

• REDD Monitor
• 17 February 2012

A new report by Greenomics Indonesia documents how the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate threatens peatland and forest in Papua province, Indonesia.

Food insecurity and the energy crisis result in grabbing land from women

• TrustLaw
• 16 February 2012

Women, who are already compensating for rising food prices and energy costs with additional time and labor, are now further disadvantaged through land grabbing.

Crafar sale benefits 'overstated'

• NZ Herald
• 15 February 2012

Shanghai Pengxin will persevere with its $210 million bid to buy the Crafar dairy farms in spite of the High Court today overuling the Government's decision to allow the deal to go ahead.

Farmland is global asset for TIAA-CREF, Minaya says

• Bloomberg
• 14 February 2012

Jose Minaya of TIAA-CREF talks about growing investor interest in farmland and the role of farmland in the pension fund's investment strategy.

Chinese agriculture goes global

• Economic Observer
• 13 February 2012

The Chinese agricultural industry is speeding up the pace of its engagement with international agricultural markets as more policies aimed at encouraging companies to pursue "Going Out" policies are released.

Cargill arm puts $40m into farming

• Australian Financial Review
• 13 February 2012

A hedge fund run by an arm of the world's largest agriculture company, Cargill, has injected almost $40 million into a local company which buys Australian rural property.

Tajikistan to lease 6,000 hectares of land to China

• Jamestown Foundation
• 13 February 2012

A controversial plan approved by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Agriculture to lease 6,000 hectares of land to China for development has been met with suspicion by some members of the country’s political opposition

Felda targets $6.9B market value in Malaysia

• Bloomberg
• 13 February 2012

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest plantation operator, with a landbank of 880,000 ha, aims to file documents this week for the nation’s biggest initial share sale in more than a year