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Investing in Sudanese agriculture
- BBC
- 14 November 2008
Interview with Sudanese government and FAO officials on leasing farmland to foreign investors
Food Fight: Wealthy nations buying up land for food
- Marketplace / American Public Media
- 09 May 2008
This week, Saudi Arabia announced plans to invest in overseas fisheries, livestock and food production, and is reportedly trying to partner with Thai rice farms to lock in future supplies. Libya is in talks with Ukraine about growing wheat there, and as China tries to feed its expanding middle class, it’s looking to buy up farmland in Africa and South America.
Easier farmland purchases for foreigners could threaten Czech farmers
- Radio Praha
- 22 February 2007
The Czech government has recently backed proposed legislation that should make it easier for foreigners from EU countries to buy Czech farmland.