With the emerging land investments a new set of challenges emerges for the woman farmer.

By 2008 global grain prices were reaching record levels, and Swedish, British, Chinese, and Korean investors were piling into Russian farmland.

Abu Dhabi is preparing to launch a large-scale agricultural project in Sudan to develop more than 70,000 acres of land as part of the oil-rich Gulf emirate's efforts to secure food supplies.

A lawyer advising the NZ Government how to make it easier to sell assets overseas is working for the Chinese company wanting to buy the Crafar farms, the Green Party says.

Hassad Food says it would soon begin meeting at least 50 percent of Qatar's wheat requirements and later 20 percent of its poultry needs.

France has announced the establishment of an investor fund destined to support the development of farming projects in Africa and the distribution of food stuffs

African nations are increasingly turning to South Africa to improve their own agricultural production and skills, according to industry group Agri SA.

Brazilian farm companies are in a race of investments with every major company making new acquisitions and major capital investments.

Hassad Food Company intends to invest $500mn to $700mn this year for projects across the world as part of its mission to ensure food security for Qatar, chairman and managing director Nasser bin Mohamed Mubarak al-Fuhaid al-Hajri has said.

Karoll Capital Management, the country's largest landlord after the government, sees continuing prospects for farmland investment in Bulgaria

Gulf countries investing in farmland abroad have a real opportunity to help developing countries and should rethink simply switching their investments to richer states says Dr Mahendra Shah

Business leaders and even top government officials have been left surprised by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s announcement last week that the country would impose a two-year moratorium on the clearing of natural forests, which may affect various foreign investment projects.