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Sociétés russes et étrangères investissent activement dans les terres agricoles en Russie
- Vedomosti
- 21 July 2008
Les compagnies étrangères cotées dans les bourses européennes achètent activement des terres agricoles en Russie
Water calculus steers farming in Arab nations
- New York Times
- 20 July 2008
Global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, as they are forced to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water.
China and Mozambique invest in the Zambezi Valley to make Chinese “grain store”, says researcher
- Macauhub
- 20 July 2008
Chinese and Mozambican governments want to make the Zambezi Valley region of Mozambique a centre for rice production for the Chinese market, which is faced with increased consumption and less and less arable land, says researcher Loro Horta, a specialist in relations between China and Portuguese-speaking African countries.
Flour crisis – no end in sight
- The Post
- 20 July 2008
Sources say that UAE businessmen are considering buying large land holdings and importing food items from Pakistan at 20-25 percent less cost.
Gulf states look to harvest food from investment in Asia
- AFP
- 20 July 2008
One issue reportedly delaying UAE investment in Pakistan is the Gulf state appearing to want “blanket exemption” from Islamabad’s agricultural export policies.
Kuwait likely to invest in overseas farmland, says head of UCCS
- Food Business Review
- 18 July 2008
As part of a national food plan, the country is particularly considering investment in chicken farms.
Kuwait eyes investment in overseas farmlands
- The Peninsula
- 17 July 2008
A Kuwaiti cooperative union said yesterday the Gulf Arab state was interested in investing in farmland abroad to help secure food supplies, but would focus on local farms for now and a possible subsidies expansion.
UAE to invest in Kazakh agriculture
- Financial Times
- 16 July 2008
The United Arab Emirates is seeking to invest in agricultural projects in Kazakhstan as part of its efforts to secure food supplies.
UAE plans to invest in farmland in Kazakhstan, says president
- Food Business Review
- 16 July 2008
President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed, has said that in order to secure food supply for the country, the government wants to invest in farmland in Kazakhstan
Amman to give control of Sudan investment to private firm
- MEED
- 14 July 2008
Jordan's Agriculture Ministry will soon appoint a private sector company to manage its substantial investment in farmland in Sudan.
Exporting Farmland to Feed Global Demand
- Wall Street Journal
- 11 July 2008
Emerging nations are trying to cash in on the global food crisis by getting big importers of crops to effectively lease their farmlands -- a new trend that is already sparking complaints from farmers in some countries who are concerned about their own food supplies.
Agriculture: an investment growth story
- Global Pensions
- 11 July 2008
There is growing interest in agricultural land, which Bramdean Asset Management is looking at and believes has huge potential