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This asset is like gold, only better
- Stockhouse
- 04 October 2009
Almost half the farmland bought in Britain last year was snapped up by banks and funds.
Zardari regime grappling with its credibility
- Dawn
- 04 October 2009
The Zardari government is on trial with respects to three developments, of which the possible lease of land to Saudi Arabia and some other Arab countries, because they are of historical significance for Pakistan.
Grabbing land
- The News
- 04 October 2009
A significant percentage of the manual labour force on arable land in Pakistan is female. If we lease this land to Saudi Arabia -- a country where women are not allowed to drive cars, vote, work in public places with a namehram -- to do with as it pleases -- will there still, across the proposed acreage reportedly twice the size of Hong Kong, be room for them?
Speaking freely: China's eye on African agriculture
- Asia Times
- 01 October 2009
China's agricultural investments strategies in Africa are not as self-serving as some critics argue.
The FSN Forum invites interested parties to an online discussion on farmland acquisitions
- FAO
- 01 October 2009
The discussion “Land Grab or Development opportunity?” has just been launched at by FAO's Global Food Security and Nutrition Forum and invites members to comment and share their views on the issue of foreign acquisitions of developing countries’ farmland.
Indonesia to restrict foreign investment in food sector
- Reuters
- 01 October 2009
The government is preparing a regulation which will put some restrictions on foreign investment in the food industry, including on the length of the investment, and the joint ownership with local firms.
S.Africa farmers to conclude Congo, Libya land deals
- Reuters
- 30 September 2009
AgriSA expects to sign a 35,000 hectare land deal with the Libyan government in October.
Congo farm land deal seen finalised in October: union
- Reuters
- 30 September 2009
A multi-million hectare land deal allowing South Africans to farm in the Republic of Congo is expected to be finalised by mid October, South Africa's main farmers union said on Wednesday.
No land deal with any country, food ministry tells LHC
- Dawn
- 30 September 2009
The proposals for farmland acquisitions by countries such as Saudi Arabia or Qatar are at a pre-feasibility stage and no commitment has been made so far, the government of Pakistan told the High Court of Lahore
Saudi Arabia eyes special relationship with RI: Envoy
- Jakarta Post
- 30 September 2009
“Our people have already surveyed several areas to choose the right place for planting basmati rice. The investment will be huge,” says Ambassador Khayyat.
TCC gives farmers 2 years to quit land
- Bangkok Post
- 30 September 2009
The TCC Group's move to terminate the farmers' leases comes amid increased concerns that foreign firms are taking a controlling interest in rice farms in Thailand's central provinces.
Food security deals alarm ex-WTO head
- Gulf Times
- 30 September 2009
“I would say to friends in the [Gulf] region that this is not the way to get food security because the opposite will happen”, the former director-general of the World Trade Organisation told Gulf Times yesterday.