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Argentina: "La relación comercial con Arabia Saudita alcanzará los 600 M/u$s" por año
- Infocampo
- 29 November 2010
La alianza estratégica entre ambas naciones posibilitará abastecer de alimentos a la población de la nación árabe
Mozambique: Nasce em Matutuíne indústria de arroz
- Jornal Noticias
- 29 November 2010
O projecto resulta de uma parceria entre uma empresa moçambicana, a Ubunto, SA e o Fundo Líbio de Investimento (LAP)
Mozambique: Rice Processing Factory for Matutuine
- Noticias
- 29 November 2010
By 2014, the area under rice cultivation is expected to reach 5,000 hectares, and the harvest is projected at 57,000 tonnes of rice a year.
African Agriculture Fund first closing at USD135m
- AAF
- 29 November 2010
The fund will operate according to a Code of Conduct for Land Acquisition and Land Use in to prevent unsustainable practices.
Slow progress on land-grabbing regulation
- IRIN
- 29 November 2010
As wealthy investors continue to buy up agricultural land in the developing world, stakeholders disagree over how to regulate such transactions.
Le Sénégal abrite le 5e édition du Forum Social Mondial
- Le Messager
- 28 November 2010
Du 6 au 11 Février 2011, le Sénégal accueille à Dakar la 5e édition internationale du Forum social mondial où les 100 000 participants sont invités à repenser librement le développement pour l’Afrique et à cogiter sur l’accaparement des terres en Afrique.
The new colonisers
- Deccan Herald
- 27 November 2010
Not surprisingly, the backlash from people in Africa against Indian farmland investments has begun.
Experts warn of risks in unbridled foreigners’ access to farmlands
- Business Insight
- 26 November 2010
Efforts must be made to ensure that foreign access to local agricultural lands follow strict guidelines
Du blé ukrainien pour Tripoli
- Africa Intelligence
- 25 November 2010
Le partenariat se ferait via l'ISD Corp. (ex-IUD, Industrial Union of Donbass), qui a déjà mis en œuvre un projet d'exploitation de 40 000 ha de terres agricoles par les Libyens en Ukraine.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Hunan Dafengyuan PLC
- 25 November 2010
Contract covers the lease of 25,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 40 years, with option for renewal, for the production of sugar cane.
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Saudi Star Agricultural Development PLC
- 25 November 2010
Covers 10,000 ha in Gambela Regional State for the production of rice, for an initial period of 50 years, with option for renewal.
Five African leaders to attend Riyadh investment meet
- Saudi Gazette
- 25 November 2010
The participants will explore emerging trends in agriculture in GCC states and Africa and debate on how to turn them into mutually beneficial business relations between the two sides.