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    • G8 move to halt 'farmland grabbing'
      • FT
      • 26 May 2009

      Japan will spearhead a drive at the Group of Eight summit to prevent "farmland grabbing" in developing countries and encourage responsible investing in agriculture.

    • Japan to propose land investment principles at summit
      • Reuters
      • 26 May 2009

      Japan is to propose introducing a set of principles to ensure smooth investment in agriculture in developing countries at a Group of Eight summit in Italy in July, a foreign ministry official said on Tuesday, in a move to limit 'land-grabbing'.

    • Slater aims to raise $15m for agriculture company
      • Dow Jones
      • 26 May 2009

      Slater reckons shortages of soft commodities and the likelihood of rising inflation make farmland an excellent investment, not least in Brazil where Agrifirma is located.

    • Sabah welcomes foreign investors for commercial rice cultivation
      • Bernama
      • 25 May 2009

      The state government is welcoming foreign investors wishing to commercialise padi planting in Sabah in order to increase rice production in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said.

    • Riyadh paves way for foreign ventures
      • FT
      • 24 May 2009

      Since details emerged of Saudi Arabia’s plans to ensure supplies of wheat, rice, corn, soya beans and alfalfa through overseas agricultural investments, officials have insisted that they intended the programme to be private-sector led.

    • Food security fuels land grab, says report
      • Financial Times
      • 24 May 2009

      Alarmed by exporters’ trade restrictions, food importing countries have realised that their dependence on the agricultural market makes them vulnerable not only to a surge in prices but, more crucially, to an interruption in supplies.

    • Africa almost giving land away, says UN
      • Financial Times
      • 24 May 2009

      African countries are giving away vast tracts of farmland to other countries and investors almost for free, according to a report published by IIED, IFAD and FAO

    • Sudan seeks investors for $45bn farm projects
      • Reuters
      • 24 May 2009

      The Sudanese capital state of Khartoum has $45 billion worth of agricultural projects that are available for investors, Saudi newspaper Al-Watan reported on Sunday, quoting a senior official. One of the projects is worth $500 million and consists of tendering 2,100 sq km of farmland west of Omdurman.

    • Any lessons for Ghana in India’s jatropha failure?
      • Ghana Business News
      • 23 May 2009

      A Norwegian company, ScanFuel Ltd., says its Ghanaian unit has contracted about 400,000 hectares of land, with up to 60 percent reserved for biofuel production, “not less” than 30 percent for food production and the remainder for biodiversity buffer zones.

    • Saudi's Tabuk signs deals for food investment abroad
      • Reuters
      • 23 May 2009

      Saudi agricultural company Tabuk Agricultural Development Co has started preparations to invest in food production abroad, driving up its stock.

    • Republic of Congo goes farming for, well, farmers
      • Wall Street Journal
      • 23 May 2009

      For a growing number of South African farmers, the Republic of Congo is the Promised Land. They’re scrambling to get on board an ambitious venture to reclaim farmland in Congo’s interior and help relieve that country of a reliance on food imports. Already some 70 farmers have booked a Congo tour and more than 3,000 have expressed interest, said Agri-SA, the South African farming group organizing the venture.

    • Buying farmland abroad: Outsourcing's third wave
      • The Economist
      • 21 May 2009

      Rich food importers are acquiring vast tracts of poor countries' farmland. Is this beneficial foreign investment or neocolonialism?

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