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Bahrain firm signs key India agriculture deal
- Gulf Daily News
- 23 September 2010
Hassan Group will cultivate 4,000 hectares of arable land in India to produce fruits (banana), rice and sugarcane for the Bahraini market.
Norfund invests 10 million dollars in rice production in Tanzania
- Norway
- 22 September 2010
Norfund’s investment will be used to continue expansion of the farm, including preparation of another 2,000 hectares of land, increase in production and storage capacity, machines and equipment
Sudan, Spanish agricultural projects shelved
- Jordan Times
- 21 September 2010
Jordan's stalled Sudan agricultural investment project is no longer feasible, as no one will pay the infrastructure costs to transport water.
Bahrain group keen to invest in Sarawak halal food hub
- The Star
- 21 September 2010
An established business group in Bahrain is seeking large tracts of land to grow rice and rear cattles in Malaysia.
Investing in land: the World Bank report on rising global interest in farmland
- Crossing
- 20 September 2010
The overall message from the World Bank's study is deeply confusing, says Ian Scoones
World Agriculture Investment Conference (London, 23-24 Sept 2010)
- FC Business Intelligence
- 20 September 2010
Farmland investors' conference in London.
Large scale land appropriations: Analysis of the phenomenon and proposed guidelines for future action.
- AGTER
- 20 September 2010
A synthesis of contributions from land tenure and global food security experts.
Global AgInvesting Europe 2010 (Geneva, 9-10 Nov 2010)
- Soyatech
- 20 September 2010
Farmland investors' conference in Geneva
Investors seeing farmland as safer bet than stocks
- LA Times
- 19 September 2010
Wary of fluctuations on Wall Street, more wealthy Americans, private funds and foreigners are putting money into parcels of cornfields, fruit orchards and other US agricultural products.
Tema Manhean residents halt edible oil refinery Project
- GBC
- 18 September 2010
Some natives of Tema Manhean have prevented officials of WILMAR, a Singaporean edible oil refinery company, from developing a piece of land near the naval base which was allegedly sold to the company by the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority.
Tema fishermen halt sale of land
- Ghana Web
- 17 September 2010
About 200 Ghanian fishermen and fishmongers resisted attempts to clear a fish processing area for the construction of a palm oil processing site by Wilmar Edible Oil Refinery Project (WEORP), a Singaporean firm.
Punjab farmers to acquire 50,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia
- PTI
- 17 September 2010
Punjab-based farmers are set to acquire 50,000 ha of farm land on lease in Ethiopia for growing high-value cash crops, including pulses and maize, for export to India and Europe.