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Sudan to Present Food Security Proposals in Kuwait Summit
- Sudan Vision Daily
- 17 January 2009
Sudan will be proposing wheat cultivation as the first option for its role in Arab and global food security.
Indonesia Sets Ambitious $5bn Investment Target Ahead of Islamic Economic Forum
- Jakarta Globe
- 17 January 2009
Tanri said the government was eager to encourage and provide support to deep-pocketed business leaders from the Middle East to invest in Indonesia.
Lonrho secures rice land deal in Angola
- Financial Times
- 16 January 2009
Lonrho, the pan-African conglomerate listed in London, has secured leasehold rights to 25,000 hectares of rice paddies in Angola and is negotiating two bigger land deals in Mali and Malawi, in another sign of investor appetite for African land.
Nigeria signs $16b investment pact with UAE
- The Guardian
- 16 January 2009
The Federal Government, yesterday, in Abuja, signed a $16 billion development cooperation agreement which covers real estate, agriculture, power, oil and gas, with the Dubai World Corporation in the United Arab Emirates.
East Africa-Middle East invest in farmland
- Farming UK
- 16 January 2009
To lure investment dollars, the Sudan government has removed import duties on agricultural equipment being imported into the country.
Ministry says it was not consulted over Qatar land deal
- Business Daily Africa
- 16 January 2009
The Lands ministry has denied any knowledge of an arrangement between Kenya and Qatar to lease 40,000 hectares of its prime farm land to the Arabian country to grow food while over 10 million households face starvation.
Investment Minister for capitalizing relations with UAE
- Daily Mail
- 15 January 2009
Senator Waqar said that a new investment policy for the next 10 years is on cards which would be prepared with the consultation of private sector.
Food matters
- Al Ahram
- 15 January 2009
Arab agricultural ministers decided to urge government-owned and private companies, as well as Arab financiers and industrialists, to invest in common agricultural projects in qualified countries. The future belongs to those who produce their own food.
Affaire Daewoo Logistics - « Rien n’est encore décidé… »
- La Verite
- 14 January 2009
Pour couper courts aux rumeurs concernant l’octroi à titre gracieux des terrains de 1,3 million hectares à la société sud coréenne Daewoo Logistics, le ministre de la Réforme foncière, des Domaines et de l’Aménagement du territoire Marius Ratolojanahary a apporté sa version des faits. « Ce projet est encore en phase d’étude », a-t-il déclaré à la presse.
L’opposition porte plainte
- Midi Madagasikara
- 14 January 2009
Après les manifs qui se sont déroulés devant l’Ambassade de Madagascar à Paris, vient le tour de l’opposition locale de manifester contre cette affaire.
Daewoo : L’approbation n’est pas encore effective
- Madagascar Tribune
- 14 January 2009
Questionné sur l’affaire Daewoo, le ministre du MRFAT (Ministère de la Réforme Foncière et de l’Aménagement du Territoire), a donné des éclaircissements sur le fait que cette société n’est pas encore propriétaire du terrain soi-disant déjà acquis et publié dans des journaux étrangers.
Sudan will focus on food security at Arab eco summit -- finance minister
- Kuwait News Agency
- 14 January 2009
Sudan seeks to focus on Arab food security during the Arab Economic Summit, which will kick off on Monday, said Finance and National Economy Minister Awadh Al-Jazz. "We have extensive land plots, and great water and animal resources."