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Une firme saoudienne va investir 100 millions de dollars dans l’agriculture au Nigeria
- APA
- 22 June 2010
Le gouvernement de l’Etat de Katsina affectera 1.?000 hectares de terres à Foras International pour la production agricole.
Saudi Arabian company to invest $100m in agriculture in Katsina
- Compass
- 22 June 2010
Under an MoU the state will provide Foras International with 1,000 hectares of land for crop production.
Laos gives green light to foreign rice farmers
- Vientiane Times
- 22 June 2010
The government will allow foreign companies and individuals to invest in rice cultivation in Laos, Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh announced on Friday
Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations
- IFAD
- 22 June 2010
According to IIED, for more inclusive land agreements to work, companies need to embrace them as a genuine economic component of their business, and not just as part of a corporate responsibility programme.
$1b Arab fund to buy Aussie farms
- The Land
- 22 June 2010
Western Gulf Advisory, a Bahrain-Zurich based company, plans to invest $1 billion into the Australian economy, including farm acquisitions, over the next few years.
Brazil doesn’t know the size or location of land controlled by multinationals
- Correio Braziliense
- 21 June 2010
A study by a Federal Public Ministry working group on the purchase of land in the country demolishes the idea that Brazilian companies controlled by foreign capital should receive the same treatment in these purchases as companies by national capital.
Brasil não sabe a localização e o tamanho das terras controladas por multinacionais
- Correio Braziliense
- 21 June 2010
Estudo feito por el Ministério Público Federal sobre a compra de terras no país por estrangeiros derruba a tese de que empresas brasileiras com capital estrangeiro devem ter o mesmo tratamento de empresas com capital nacional nessas aquisições.
AgroGeneration a plus que doublé ses terres en Ukraine
- AFP
- 21 June 2010
La société AgroGeneration a annoncé lundi l'acquisition de 25.000 hectares en Ukraine, portant désormais à 45.000 ha la superficie de terres cultivables que détient l'entreprise française dans ce pays.
Wilmar plans to invest USD2 bln in Indonesia
- Reuters
- 21 June 2010
Singapore's Wilmar, the world's largest listed palm oil firm, wants to invest $2 billion in Indonesia where they are targeting Merauke to develop sugar cane plantations
Foreign rush for farms
- Stock & Land
- 21 June 2010
A rush of foreign investment interest in Australian farmland is stirring new concerns about just how much overseas ownership of local agricultural resources is too much.
Sir Bob warns pensions may miss out on Africa
- Financial Times
- 20 June 2010
Sir Bob Geldof has warned UK pension funds they are missing out on the “last great investment opportunity left” by not placing money in Africa -- including its arable lands.
Responding to ‘land grabbing’ and promoting responsible investment in agriculture
- IFAD
- 20 June 2010
Responsible investment in agriculture is preferably not about large scale foreign land acquisitions. It is about promoting sustainable agriculture, reducing poverty and meeting the world’s food needs, says IFAD's Harold Liversage