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Mali: Rush for land along the Niger
- IPS
- 22 April 2010
Domestic and international investors are taking over increasing amounts of arable land in Mali.
Indonesia says food crop investors must get local permits
- Reuters
- 21 April 2010
Indonesia will require investors in food crop production to get local government permission before developing farms or estates in order to prevent land disputes.
Top experts in agricultural investment to address global AgInvesting 2010 conference
- HighQuest Partners
- 21 April 2010
Conference developed to respond to the growing interest in farmland asset management.
Agriculture Outlook 2010: Farmland investor conference in London, UK
- Agriculture Outlook
- 21 April 2010
Agriculture is suddenly on every end investor’s radar, and many are dipping their toes in the water through pure farmland investment.
From threat to opportunity? Problems with the idea of a “code of conduct” for land-grabbing
- Yale
- 21 April 2010
The supposed win-win formula raises many problems, doubts and concerns.
Saudi investment mission visiting Zambia
- UKZambians
- 21 April 2010
Saudi Arabia is interested in investing in Zambia's agriculture sector in order to improve the food security of the two countries. Zambia says they have plenty of land for this.
China farming deal not 'completed yet'
- Tribune (Bahamas)
- 20 April 2010
Chinese investors interested in cultivating Bahamian land could be interested in exporting what they produce as well as supplying the local market, the executive chairman of the Bahamas Agriculture and Industrial Corporation said yesterday.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Verdanta Harvests PLC
- 20 April 2010
Contract covers the lease of 3,012 ha in the Gambela Regional State for a period of 50 years, with option for renewal.
Grabbing Africa
- Frontline
- 20 April 2010
The global rush to acquire agricultural land in bountiful Africa evokes concern and protests.
Fertile ground for investment
- Pensions & Investments
- 19 April 2010
European pension funds are investing in global farmland, with a focus on emerging markets. If political problems arise, “You'll have the World Bank on your side,” SilverStreet's chief investment officer said.
Foreign investors safeguarded from obligations to locals
- IPS
- 19 April 2010
The recent large-scale acquisition of land in Kenya and in Africa in general happens on murky terrain as governments negotiate behind closed doors.
PE firm rethinks Laos/Cambodia fund
- Financial Times
- 18 April 2010
FIDP has launched a Cambodia and Laos fund, “an extended China play” that will focus largely on agriculture, seeking to benefit from China’s desire for food security.