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Saudi firms see Philippines as food production hub in the Far East
- Philippine Government
- 22 September 2009
Ten Saudi Arabian agricultural companies wants to make the Philippines their food production hub and distribution center in the Far East.
Pakistan: Will land leases worsen hunger at home?
- IRIN
- 22 September 2009
Fears have been raised of a possible increase in food insecurity in Pakistan if a deal to lease out 202,342.8 hectares of farmland to Saudi Arabia goes ahead.
Zim urged to promote investment in contract farming
- The Herald
- 22 September 2009
Zimbabwe Investments Authority acting chief executive Mrs Elina Karwi said the most basic requirement towards facilitating agriculture-related FDI was making land for agriculture available.
CIC to buy Noble stake
- Reuters
- 22 September 2009
China's sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corp, has bought a 14.5 per cent stake in grain trading and production firm Noble Group for US$850 million.
Saudi threat to India's basmati
- India Today
- 22 September 2009
"The real worry is that IRRI may help Saudi Arabia produce aromatic rice varieties in Pakistan where these countries have bought large tracts of lands," food policy commentator Devinder Sharma said. "India and Pakistan are already bitter rivals in the Basmati export segment."
La France agricole encore à l'écart des appétits chinois
- Reuters
- 21 September 2009
La Chine est à la recherche de grandes exploitations agricoles à l'étranger à des fins d'investissement et pour assurer son autosuffisance alimentaire selon des critères qui excluent pour l'instant la plupart des pays européens dont la France.
On sale: Pak lands for Saudi Arabia
- Indian Express
- 21 September 2009
If Islamabad chooses to sell valuable agricultural lands, may be India could help itself in partnership with the Gulf businessmen who want to produce fruit and vegetables in Pakistan. After all, the Gulf knows a lot less than India about agribusiness and we might well want to import food in the not too distant future.
Landgrabbing hat Konjunktur – Konfliktpotentiale und friedenspolitische Herausforderungen
- FriEnt
- 21 September 2009
Viele Beobachter sprechen von Neokolonialismus – andere sehnen eine win-win-Situation herbei. Wohl selten hat ein Thema aus der internationalen Zusammen-arbeit so viel Aufmerksamkeit erhalten wie aktuell das Phänomen des „Landgrab-bing“.
Land grab for the world's farms
- World Mission Magazine
- 20 September 2009
In the Philippines, a land lease hotspot like Cambodia or Laos, a series of high-profile deals has clashed with long-running demands for agrarian reform including land redistribution.
Sime Darby Plantation eyes African markets
- The Star
- 18 September 2009
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd is exploring opportunities in other African countries besides Liberia for its palm oil business expansion.
Timbercorp sells almond assets for $128m to Olam
- The Age
- 18 September 2009
The Australian almond plantations of agribusiness group Timbercorp have been sold to Singapore-based multinational food giant Olam International for $128 million.
Corporate farming
- Dawn
- 18 September 2009
During Pervez Musharraf’s time, Beijing had proposed that it be leased 2,000 acres of land for a period of 10 to 15 years with the agreement that China would make technological and financial investments in the land, invest in newer forms of seeds and other products and leave the new infrastructure to the state or the owners after the termination of the contract.