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Agricultural investment in Sudan to resume early 2009
- Jordan Times
- 30 November 2008
The stalled Jordanian agricultural megaproject in Sudan is expected to be resumed at the beginning of 2009
Faces of Crisis
- Inquirer.net
- 30 November 2008
We had a meeting today on alternative investment vehicles and discussed hard assets. One of the topics was farmland. There’s lots of movement in this space. South Korea just leased more than 1 million hectares in Madagascar for 99 years. Abu Dhabi has publicly announced intent to invest in around 500,000 hectares. This could be an agrarian ace in the hand for the Philippines.
1,300,000 Ha of problems for Daewoo Logistics in Madagascar
- Andrydago
- 29 November 2008
After a phone talk with one of my sources, I discovered that the branch office of Daewoo Logistics had nothing to do with it. Actually, the company which has dealt with this land matter was a Malagasy incorporated company: Madagascar Future Entreprise.
Guyana seeking agro-investors in the US
- Caribbean Net News
- 28 November 2008
As the Caribbean and the rest of the world are still grappling with the global food crisis, Guyana is seeking to sell its vast land and water resources to United States investors as an area suitable for agriculture and aquaculture investment.
Daewoo-Madagascar
- YouTube
- 27 November 2008
Video news clip on the Daewoo scheme in Madagascar
Foreign countries scramble for agricultural land in quest for food
- The Phnom Penh Post
- 27 November 2008
The food crisis this year generated unprecedented interest in Cambodian agricultural land, and governments are scrambling for access to the country's vast food-growing potential.
Selling out Colombia's 'tierra querida'
- Colombia Reports
- 25 November 2008
Colombian indigenous took their protest to Colombia’s capital Bogotá this weekend. Their struggle is about controlling the land in which they have lived and taken care of for hundreds of years, the latest culprits being irregular armed groups controlled by the traditional landowners and foreign companies (Chiquita Brands being the best example).
NPC to invest $300m in fish farming
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 25 November 2008
Saudi-based National Prawn Company (NPC), the world’s largest integrated shrimp producer, is planning an initial investment of $300 million (Dh1.1 billion) to start large-scale fish production in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. The aim is to farm king fish, cobia, barramundi, mahi and milk fish using aquaculture installations on waste coastal desert land.
Saudi Arabia to establish $800m agricultural company
- Menafn
- 24 November 2008
The Agriculture Minister of Saudi Arabia, Fahd Balghunaim, said that the government will set up an $801.1 million company to invest in overseas agricultural projects, Arab News reported.
China’s foreign farming policy: can land provide security?
- BICCS
- 24 November 2008
China’s increasing dependence on foreign farming requires the European Union to take several measures.
Countries Resort To Bartering
- National Public Radio
- 24 November 2008
A worldwide food shortage mixed with a global credit crisis has some countries getting creative. They're bartering food for other essentials. Javier Blas of Financial Times talks to Madeleine Brand about which nations are striking deals and what they're trading.
Madagascar: South Korean Land Deal Sparks Controversy
- Global Voices
- 23 November 2008
South Korea has just leased half of all the arable land in Madagascar according to the Financial Times. This has stirred quite a debate in the Malagasy blogosphere about land sovereignty and economic development.