• Arrival of colonialism of the third kind
    • The Daily Sun Star (Dhaka)
    • 17 Mar 2009

    The truth is that if exploitation of a developing country’s natural resources by the West is colonialism, so it is when rich countries of the South do the same.

  • Farms in Saudi Arabia?
    • Le Monde Diplomatique
    • 16 Mar 2009

    “The food crisis in the spring of 2008 was a warning sign,” according to al-Obeid. Saudi Arabia is a net importer of agricultural products, especially rice, corn and soya. This fact is pushing the state to invest overseas. We’ve sent government and private-sector delegations to Turkey, Ukraine, Egypt, Sudan, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Uzbekistan. These delegations have been very warmly received.”

  • Two Saudi firms eye agribusiness investment abroad
    • Reuters
    • 15 Mar 2009

    Two listed Saudi companies plan to invest in either farming or agri-business abroad under a state-sponsored plan to ensure steady food supplies.

  • Voleurs de terres !
    • Confédération Paysanne
    • 15 Mar 2009

    Dossier spécial de « Campagnes solidaires », le bulletin mensuel de la Confédération Paysanne

  • Cowboys of Kurdistan
    • The Kurdish Globe
    • 14 Mar 2009

    Foreign investors have been given licenses to run cow farms across Kurdistan Region.

  • Bahrain to set up $500m Manila agri JV
    • TradeArabia News Service
    • 14 Mar 2009

    Bahrain and the Philippines have signed an agreement to set up a $500 million joint agricultural company to help achieve food sufficiency in the kingdom and the GCC states.

  • Saudi Arabia interested in agro-industy of Kazakhstan
    • Central Asia News
    • 13 Mar 2009

    Saudi Arabia will invest in agro-industy of Kazakhstan, reported Interfaz-Kazakhstan with reference to the Ministry of Agriculture.

  • 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now: 7. The Rent-A-Country
    • TIME Magazine
    • 13 Mar 2009

    Growing crops for strangers, of course, is nothing new. The long, grim march of colonialism was driven by Europe’s penchant for sugar, tea, tobacco and other crops that don’t flourish in northern climes. But as climate change and growing populations put ever more pressure on the earth, state-backed searches for land and food contracts as part of a national food-security strategy strike many as fundamentally new.

  • Qatar fund to target food and energy
    • Financial Times
    • 13 Mar 2009

    Qatar's sovereign wealth fund will turn its focus to commodities - particularly food and energy - in the second half of 2009, a senior official said yesterday.

  • Crise alimentaire: Les fonds spéculatifs s’attaquent à l’agriculture
    • Basta !
    • 13 Mar 2009

    Après avoir provoqué la crise financière, les fonds spéculatifs commencent à s’intéresser au foncier.

  • Middle East targets land, energy deals
    • Phnom Penh Post
    • 13 Mar 2009

    Cambodia's traditional sectors are foundering in the wake of the global financial crisis, but the Kingdom's farmlands could bring billions from Middle Eastern countries seeking food security.

  • UAE to Invest 700 Billion U.S. Dlrs to East Asia
    • Xinhua
    • 12 Mar 2009

    The United Arab Emirates plans to invest up to 700 billion US dollars in East Asia as the country had huge profits from soaring oil prices in recent years, Head of the Indonesian Capital Investment Coordinating Board Muhammad Lutfi said in Jakarta Thursday. Among the sectors for possible investment are energy, agriculture, tourism and food security.

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