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MK Group among most elite agricultural companies in Ukraine
- Emg.rs
- 16 May 2011
MK Group, a Serbian company, currently cultivates around 30,000 hectares of land in Ukraine
Arabian Gulf countries shifting trade/investment focus to emerging markets, esp Asia
- FinFacts Ireland
- 16 May 2011
As most GCC countries import most of their food, they are interested in investing in Africa’s arable land and establishing export-oriented farming businesses. However, GCC investors are increasingly aware of legal and political risks associated with such investments.
Australia may be poised to draw Mideast investment
- Wall Street Journal
- 15 May 2011
According to Michael Yabsley of the Australian Gulf Council, agricultural land is among the top asset classes in Australia being considered by Gulf investors who have placed food security at the top of their priorities.
Why the list is incomplete: land grab deals
- Danielberhane's Blog
- 15 May 2011
The 24 Land lease agreements recently disclosed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture reveals that the federal Government has so far leased about 350,099ha of land.
Revealed: The bitter taste of Cambodia’s sugar boom
- The Ecologist
- 13 May 2011
Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but sweet-toothed Western consumers could be fuelling conflict between poor farming communities and big business with every spoonful. Sam Campbell reports from Phnom Penh
Chinese companies seek to invest big in Bulgarian agriculture
- Novinite
- 13 May 2011
The potential investors are interested in breeding corn and forage crops, and to export the produce to China.
Half of Indonesia’s oil palm plantations foreign-owned
- Antara
- 13 May 2011
The Environmental Forum of Indonesia says fifty-percent of the country’s oil palm plantations are owned by foreign parties.
Fonterra sets sights on Brazil
- NZ Herald
- 13 May 2011
Dairy exporter Fonterra is expanding in South America with plans for a pilot dairy farm in Brazil.
The Socfin land deal missing out on best practices: Report on fact finding mission to Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District, Sierra Leone
- Green Scenery
- 13 May 2011
On March 5, 2011 in the presence of armed security forces the lease agreement was signed against payments from 173,000,000.00 Leones stacked on a table and paid to those signing the agreement.
10 firms shortlisted to develop Nansanga farm block – ZDA
- Ukzambians
- 13 May 2011
The Zambia Development Agency has short-listed 10 local and foreign companies (such as Chayton Capital or Pro Alia Investment) which expressed interest in the development of Nansanga farm block (155 000 ha) in Serenje.
Chinese food and wine companies may invest in farms in Bulgaria
- Bloomberg
- 13 May 2011
Tianjin State Farms plans to buy 10,000 hectares of land in north-western Bulgaria to grow corn and other fodder crops that will be shipped to China, Bulgaria's agricultural ministry said.
UAE investments in Vietnam reach $3b
- Gulf News
- 13 May 2011
UAE investments in Vietnam have reached $3 billion and are set to surge with local companies considering opportunities in agricultural lands, real estate and energy.