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Saudi's Nadec to obtain farmland in Sudan
- Reuters
- 14 February 2010
Saudi-based National Agricultural Development Co (Nadec) said on Sunday it has completed procedures to obtain a 42,000-hectare farmland in Sudan.
UAE's MEC in talks to lease Indonesian farmland
- Reuters
- 14 February 2010
Minerals Energy Commodities Holding (MEC) is in talks with Indonesia to lease 100,000 ha of farmland in East Kalimantan for UAE's food security.
Catching Cambodia on the cusp of development
- Financial Times
- 14 February 2010
Leopard Capital's second Cambodian fund is expected to continue investment in agriculture, as well as potentially including investment in Laos.
Boom time for Africa investors
- Sake24.com
- 14 February 2010
There are some 17 private equity funds expecting to invest $2bn-odd in agriculture in Africa in the next two years.
Billions more mouths to feed: Funds investing in farmland
- The Spectator
- 13 February 2010
Listening to Susan Payne you could be forgiven for thinking land funds are a holy grail for the ethical investor: money-making opportunities with a sanctifying air of do-goodery.
GTZ/BMZ: Foreign direct investment in land in developing countries
- GTZ
- 12 February 2010
On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the GTZ have published a new study on FDI in land in developing countries.
Botswana 2010 budget speech
- Mmegi
- 11 February 2010
A total of 16 state farms have been leased, and 15 000 ha identified for leasing, to both local and foreign investors, says Botswana's Minister of Finance
South Korean farm trade group aims to set up international grain company
- Yonhap
- 11 February 2010
South Korea's state-run agriculture trading corporation says that it aims to set up an international grain purchasing and distribution company that can invest directly in foreign farms or control stakes in agricultural operations.
BlackRock launches global agriculture fund
- CityWire
- 11 February 2010
The companies the $100 million fund will target will be those involved with agrichemicals, equipment and infrastructure, as well as soft commodities and food, biofuels, forestry, agricultural sciences and arable land.
Land for free… Is this possible for Chinese food companies?
- ChinaDaily
- 11 February 2010
The Pontal project has 30.000 ha of total area, with 8.000 ha irrigable. It will have a huge impact since it will be the first PPP of Lula government and will settle the framework for another 500.000 hectares.
Wikileaks: Sudan: China poised for key role in post 2011 agriculture
- Wikileaks
- 11 February 2010
"The People's Republic of China (PRC) is encouraging Chinese private enterprises to invest heavily in Sudan's agriculture sector, Lee "Ali" Wei Zheng, Commercial Officer for the Chinese Embassy, told PolEconOff February 3," reports the US Embassy in Khartoum
Korean investor wins permit for Papua food estate
- Tempo Interaktif
- 10 February 2010
As many foreign and local investor are seeking to win a license to invest in the giant agriculture project in Papua, Indonesia, one unnamed South Korean investor has obtained a permit. Mitsubishi is also bidding. Binladin Group has been rejected.