World's largest agribusiness company would like to become a "mini UN" in Liberia.
New Zealand-based agency Bayleys is putting together a portfolio of overseas property opportunities, including farms, to take on a roadshow to South East Asia, Europe and Britain.
Last week, China's largest farming company, Heilongjiang Beidahuang Nongken Group, inked a joint venture with Argentina's Cresud SA to buy land and farm soybeans.
The Middle Eastern company Hassad Foods, through Australian representatives, has been pinpointed as set to spend $45 million on five large western Victorian propertie
- Property Observer
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16 June 2011
Ukraine should not sell farmland to foreigners so local producers can improve agricultural output says Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk.
Kilombero Plantations Limited chief executive officer Carter Coleman talks about his company's large-scale farming operations in Tanzania, including the removal of the "Project Affected Persons" previously farming the lands.
The governor of Khartoum State affirmed his support for Qatar Livestock Company (Mawashi) and directed official authorities to provide it with land plots for establishing its projects
Government-backed companies, as Hassad Food, have begun buying up farmland around the world, with Australia’s vast tracts of top quality primary production land a prime target.
The Philippines is among the leading target countries for land deals despite provisions in the Constitution barring foreigners from owning land.
Letter asks Indias to join with Ethiopians and other Africans in confronting the hundreds of Indian companies who are now at the forefront of colluding with African dictators in robbing the people of their land, resources, lives and future
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.
Farmland has been placed into the spotlight by "guru investors," wealth management funds, growing mega agri-industries, wealthy individuals, and food insecure nations.
- Business Insider
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15 June 2011