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The great African land grab
- CBC
- 14 January 2010
Agribusiness sees a global market for arable land, but the developing world might be selling off its future food security. CBC Radio programme, focusing on Sierra Leone.
Stance needed on foreign investment
- Bangkok Post
- 14 January 2010
Thailand should take a clear position on foreign investment in the rice industry as concern over food security is expected to increase pressure from abroad, an industry chief says.
Pro: Pundits threaten modernisation of agricultural investments
- Gulf News
- 14 January 2010
Which option is better? Letting the status quo prevail? Or taking advantage of opportunities offered by oil producing countries searching for safe food sources?
Agri-Vie eyes $300 mln for Africa farm projects
- Reuters
- 14 January 2010
Private equity fund Agri-Vie will reach its $100 million target for investment in agricultural projects in Africa by March, and could triple it in a second fund
Land rental deal collapses after backlash against 'colonialism'
- Telegraph
- 14 January 2010
“We are in big trouble with the government of Madagascar,” said Shin Dong-hyun, the general manager of planning and finance at Daewoo Logistics Corporation.
Govt keen to lease out farmland to foreigners
- Dawn
- 14 January 2010
The government of Pakistan is open to lease out its agricultural land to foreign bidders, Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Mohammad Gondal told the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Wilmar unit, others to invest $3 bln in Indonesia sugar industry
- Reuters
- 13 January 2010
The firms plan to develop 187,000 hectares of sugar cane plantations and build several sugar factories which will have total capacity to process 76,000 tonnes of cane per day
Landgrab City
- Dezeen
- 12 January 2010
Largely inspired by this website, Joseph Grima, Jeffrey Johnson and José Esparza have created a farm in the middle of an urban square in Shenzhen called Landgrab City.
Liberia: GOL, Golden Veroleum in US$1.6bn negotiation
- Liberian Observer
- 12 January 2010
Indonesian global palm oil giant, Golden Agri-Veroleum will invest more than US$1.6 billion dollars on more than 240,000 hectares of oil palm to boost the country’s oil palm sector.
Egypt to grow wheat in Uganda
- Daily News Egypt
- 12 January 2010
Uganda has agreed to allow Egypt to cultivate wheat on Ugandan soil.
Malawi: Green Belt initiative taking shape
- IPS
- 11 January 2010
Malawi's Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) argue that government is fuelling foreigner land grab at the expense of the welfare of locals.
Egypt to inspect farmland in Uganda for wheat
- Reuters
- 11 January 2010
Egypt, the world's top wheat importer, said on Monday it will send a committee to inspect suitable farmland in Uganda to grow wheat.