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Les terres agricoles, de plus en plus convoitées
- Le Monde
- 14 April 2009
"Je crois que les tensions seront inévitables où que ce soit, faisant des enclaves agricoles étrangères de véritables forteresses assiégées."
Terres agricoles: le grand monopoly
- Libération
- 14 April 2009
Le premier constructeur naval sud-coréen, Hyundai Heavy Industries, vient d'annoncer sa participation à l'effort national pour sécuriser les ressources alimentaires du pays. HHI vient d'acquérir 67,6% des parts de Khorol Zerno, propriétaire et exploitant de 10000 hectares de terres agricoles dans le grand est russe, dans la région de Khorolski.
SKorea shipbuilder buys big tract of Russian land
- AFP
- 14 April 2009
South Korea's largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, announced it will buy a big tract of Russian farmland in the latest move by Korean firms to help their crowded country secure stable food supplies.
SR3b bid for food security
- Saudi Press Agency
- 14 April 2009
The Saudi Cabinet on Monday approved establishing a SR3 billion agricultural investments company that will partner the Saudi private sector in the quest to achieve food security in the Kingdom.
Saudis establish agribusiness to invest overseas
- Reuters
- 13 April 2009
An agricultural investment firm owned by the Saudi government will focus on investing abroad to cultivate mainly wheat, rice, sugar and soybeans, a senior agriculture ministry official said on Monday.
Ukraine: Farming opportunities
- UK Farming
- 13 April 2009
With food prices rising across the globe, adventurous foreign investors can find excellent business opportunities in Ukrainian agricultural sector despite (or perhaps due to?) the global economic crisis.
L'agriculture délocalisable
- Sud Ouest
- 12 April 2009
Des États à la recherche d'autonomie alimentaire et des grands groupes louent des millions d'hectares à l'étranger. Christian Bouquet, spécialiste en géopolitique, explique le phénomène.
Jordan to move forward on agricultural investments in Sudan
- Sudan Times
- 11 April 2009
Jordan will dispatch a delegation to Sudan next Thursday headed by its agriculture minister Saeed Al-Masri to discuss an agreement on developing food farms in the East African country, according to media reports.
Communiqué de presse de Daewoo Logistics
- Orange Madagascar
- 10 April 2009
DAEWOO logistics a le regret d’annoncer l’arrêt de ses projets de plantation à grande échelle à Madagascar pour différentes raisons
Madagascar May Welcome Farm Ventures After Daewoo Cancellation
- Bloomberg
- 10 April 2009
Madagascar has “definitely abandoned” a $6 billion farming agreement with Daewoo Logistics Corp., though may welcome agriculture investment in the future, Minister of Land Reform Hajo Andrianainarivelo said.
IFC to invest $200 mln in Africa agribusiness
- Reuters
- 09 April 2009
The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector lending arm, will nearly double its investment in agribusiness in Africa to $200 million during the 2009 fiscal year, a senior official said.
The challenge of unearthing global capital
- Money Management
- 09 April 2009
The agribusiness managed investment scheme sector is not expected to escape the economic downturn that has hit the financial services industry.