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Thais to weed out farm investment
- The National
- 03 September 2009
Gulf investors may be forced to reconsider plans to acquire agricultural land in Thailand following moves there that could curb foreign investment in the sector.
Wikileaks: Qatari food company adapts investment strategy to concerns of partner countries
- Wikileaks
- 03 September 2009
A Hassad Food advisor explained to Emboff September 3 that the company tailors its involvement in each country to the preferences of its partner in order to minimize local "backlash" to the company's actions.
Trinorth acquires Unilever's palm oil plantations in DRC
- Press release
- 03 September 2009
Canadian investor acquires 100,000 hectare plantation in DRC as part of its investment in farmland and large-scale food crop production in Africa.
New Thai laws to 'protect farms from Gulf buyers'
- Reuters
- 03 September 2009
Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, is cracking down on foreign ownership of its farmland following reports of rich Middle East food importers snapping up vast tracts of land in poorer countries.
Dossier : Le grand défi alimentaire
- L'Hebdo
- 03 September 2009
Le gouvernement éthiopien mettra 2,7 millions d’hectares à disposition des investisseurs étrangers, 1,6 million d’ici à octobre, à des conditions privilégiées. Enquête excellente de l'Hebdo en Ethiopie et au Madagascar.
Asian interest in Aussie farmland: rural rebound
- The Australian
- 03 September 2009
Ray White Rural chairman Paul White said there was interest in Australian rural property from Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian investment groups, looking to secure their food supply for the future.
Charoen Pokphand pours Bt3 bn into Vietnam
- The Nation
- 02 September 2009
Pursuing its strategy of penetrating the Middle East market, the company has set up a special committee to study the possibility to increase exports to the region. So far, the company has signed a farming contract with Bahrain for supplying food products.
La société civile met en garde contre l’accaparement des terres en Afrique
- The Courier
- 02 September 2009
Des débats houleux ont émaillé le séminaire des milieux économiques et sociaux ACP-UE organisé par le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) à Gaborone, au Botswana, du 28 au 30 juin.
MoI to offer 7m acres of agri land to foreigners
- Daily Times
- 02 September 2009
Pakistan's Ministry of Investment has decided to offer more than 7 million acres of farmland for long-term investment to the Emirates Investment Group and others. China and Saudi Arabia are also interested.
L'île Maurice en tête des acquisitions de terres rizicoles en Mozambique
- GRAIN
- 01 September 2009
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères mauricien affirme que son gouvernement a acquis au Mozambique une vaste étendue de terre destinée à la production de riz pour son pays.
Los nuevos dueños de la tierra
- La Vanguardia
- 01 September 2009
Estados e inversores privados compiten por comprar superficies en África, Asia y Latinoamérica
Saudi in talks to lease Pakistan farmland: official
- Reuters
- 01 September 2009
"Over the past few weeks the Saudi government has been in talks with us to lease 500,000 acres (202,400 hectares) of farmland and we are currently in the process of locating which land we could give them," Tauqir Ahmad Faiq at the ministry of agriculture, said