On the hunt for farmland in Russia
      Companies listed on European exchanges have been acquiring large amounts of farmland in Russia
      • Ag Capita
      • 25 July 2008
      Ethiopia gives Djibouti's Guelleh farmland-officials
      Land-locked Ethiopia has given Djiboutian President Omar Ismail Guelleh large tracts of land for wheat farming and a lakeside holiday home, officials said on Tuesday.
      • Reuters
      • 22 July 2008
      Qatar, Sudan in farming tie-up
      As part of Doha’s efforts to ensure food security, Qatar and Sudan yesterday agreed to establish a joint holding company, which is expected to focus on agricultural investment, food industry and animal husbandry.
      • Sudan Tribune
      • 22 July 2008
      UAE signs MoU with Philippines to ensure food supply
      The UAE is exploring opportunities in the Philippines to ensure the availability of certain food stocks in the country, an official said.
      • Gulf News
      • 22 July 2008
      Water calculus steers farming in Arab nations
      Global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, as they are forced to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water.
      • New York Times
      • 20 July 2008
      China and Mozambique invest in the Zambezi Valley to make Chinese “grain store”, says researcher
      Chinese and Mozambican governments want to make the Zambezi Valley region of Mozambique a centre for rice production for the Chinese market, which is faced with increased consumption and less and less arable land, says researcher Loro Horta, a specialist in relations between China and Portuguese-speaking African countries.
      • Macauhub
      • 20 July 2008
      Flour crisis – no end in sight
      Sources say that UAE businessmen are considering buying large land holdings and importing food items from Pakistan at 20-25 percent less cost.
      • The Post
      • 20 July 2008
      Gulf states look to harvest food from investment in Asia
      One issue reportedly delaying UAE investment in Pakistan is the Gulf state appearing to want “blanket exemption” from Islamabad’s agricultural export policies.
      • AFP
      • 20 July 2008
      Kuwait likely to invest in overseas farmland, says head of UCCS
      As part of a national food plan, the country is particularly considering investment in chicken farms.
      • Food Business Review
      • 18 July 2008
      Kuwait eyes investment in overseas farmlands
      A Kuwaiti cooperative union said yesterday the Gulf Arab state was interested in investing in farmland abroad to help secure food supplies, but would focus on local farms for now and a possible subsidies expansion.
      • The Peninsula
      • 17 July 2008
      UAE to invest in Kazakh agriculture
      The United Arab Emirates is seeking to invest in agricultural projects in Kazakhstan as part of its efforts to secure food supplies.
      • Financial Times
      • 16 July 2008
      UAE plans to invest in farmland in Kazakhstan, says president
      President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed, has said that in order to secure food supply for the country, the government wants to invest in farmland in Kazakhstan
      • Food Business Review
      • 16 July 2008

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