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SA land policy to limit ownership
- Reuters
- 24 Mar 2010
Under the new policy, foreign land ownership would be tied to “productivity and partnership models with South African citizens,” minister Gugile Nkwinti told parliament.
S.Africa firms launch $408 mln farmland fund
- Reuters
- 24 Mar 2010
Two South African asset management firms launched a 3 billion rand farmland investment fund on Wednesday that is expected to help boost agricultural development in Africa's biggest economy.
Crafar Farms sold to Chinese company
- NZPA
- 24 Mar 2010
The China Jin Hui Mining Corporation - recently renamed Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings - says it has agreed to buy the Crafar family farms as well as other assets including farmland, cattle, and milkpowder production plant.
Beltone to launch $1 bln Sudan agriculture fund
- Reuters
- 23 Mar 2010
"We are launching the fund with the aim of deploying up to $1 billion for large-scale agricultural projects," Beltone told Reuters.
Tanzania: Researchers Tout Large Scale Commercial Farming
- Tanzania Daily News
- 22 Mar 2010
Small scale farming which is prevalent in rural Tanzania has no future but instead the country needs large scale commercial farmers including those from abroad to inject capital and technology, argues Professor.
Laos, Mongolia agree to agriculture cooperation
- Vientiane Times
- 22 Mar 2010
The Lao side will consider a request by Mongolia to seek agricultural land of up to 10,000 hectares to produce rice and other crops. Also under consideration is a proposal by Mongolia to develop sheep farming in Laos.
FACTBOX: Foreign forays into African farming
- Reuters
- 20 Mar 2010
A move by Madagascar's army-backed leader to nix a huge South Korean farming deal has exposed the risks of such ventures in Africa.
Macquarie interest in grain business elevated
- Stock & Land
- 19 Mar 2010
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has started up the Macquarie Crop Fund to "acquire or lease grain and oilseed properties located in geographically diverse regions of Australia and Brazil".
Cambodian farmers rise up over "land-grabbing"
- Reuters
- 19 Mar 2010
In a move to attract foreign investment, Cambodia has awarded big concessions to companies, mainly from China, Vietnam and South Korea, to run mines, power plants and farms, leading to a rise in forced evictions by state officials profiting on the sale and lease of farmland for use by foreign and local companies.
West Africa Observer: Land deals
- OECD
- 19 Mar 2010
This double issue of OECD's magazine includes a 12-page dossier on land grab deals in West Africa
Govt says Saudi land deal in Toshka was a mistake
- Almasryalyoum
- 18 Mar 2010
Minister says the contract did not give a deadline for the investor to complete his project, which means the government is powerless to withdraw the land from Saudi Prince Talal.
JICA development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa
- JICA
- 17 Mar 2010
JICA is building a new development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa, both to help prevent another global food crisis and to deter a land grab by foreign enterprises across the continent, according to Senior Vice President Kenzo Oshima.