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Zambia's opposition condemns reported Chinese biofuels project
- DPA
- 02 April 2009
The deal would be the biggest lease of land in the country, which faces food shortages following severe flooding and drought during last year’s growing season.
Korea to Encourage Companies to Farm Abroad to Ensure Supplies
- Bloomberg
- 02 April 2009
South Korea, Asia’s second-biggest grain importer, will lend money and give technology to companies to develop farms overseas to ensure the nation’s food security after prices surged last year.
Thais eye Nigerian rice plantations
- The Nation
- 01 April 2009
Capital Rice and Asia Golden Rice, both in Thailand, recently formed a business alliance with the Stallion Group, Nigeria's largest conglomerate, to supply rice to this major African market. The next step is to export rice-planting know-how and invest in Nigerian farmland.
Seychelles cancels hotel over food security fears
- The Guardian
- 01 April 2009
The Seychelles has cancelled a large new hotel development that was to be have been built on prime agricultural land, following strong objections from local residents worried about food security.
Agri-Vie bullish on farming in Africa
- Business Report
- 30 Mar 2009
The global food shortage coupled with vast tracts of surplus arable land in Africa made the continent the world's greatest farming opportunity, Avril Stassen, an investment adviser for Agri-Vie's $100 million (R957 million) agribusiness private equity fund, said last week.
RP, Bahrain sign $300-m farm investment package
- Manila Standard
- 30 Mar 2009
The Philippines has signed a $300-million investment agreement with Bahrain to establish agro-fishery businesses in the country.
Ag Lands - a bright spot in the 2009 investment landscape
- HighQuest Partners
- 30 Mar 2009
A short white paper on the fundamentals of the Global Agriculture Land Investments
Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund plans to up foreign investments
- Arab Times
- 30 Mar 2009
“We are looking at the food sector, financial services, telecommunications, hospitality and transport,” Zain said, adding the firm was aiming to buy minority stakes that would give it “some extent of control”.
Saudi consortium eyes $40 farm investments in Africa
- Reuters
- 29 Mar 2009
A consortium of Saudi agricultural companies is looking to invest 150 million riyals ($40 million) into food production in Africa, the Agriculture Ministry said on Sunday.
Sprott still goes with the grain
- Jaime Strugeon, Financial Post
- 27 Mar 2009
Eric Sprott's hunger for commodities may have wavered since last year's price collapse took a hefty strip off revenues at Sprott Inc., his money-management business. However, the legendary hedge-fund manager is still placing bets on at least one commodity: grain.
Pakistan to provide food security to UAE
- Gulf News
- 27 Mar 2009
Pakistan has offered UAE investors an opportunity to invest in corporate farming projects back home as a means to secure the UAE's food supplies.
Govt to limit land for foreigners
- Dail Monitor
- 25 Mar 2009
Foreign investors should not be allocated huge chunks of land especially that which measures in square kilometres because such land should principally be owned by Ugandans, President Museveni has directed.