Food reserve planned, but imports leave UAE vulnerable
    Several national companies and even the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the capital's sovereign fund, are planning investments in agriculture in countries as diverse as Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan, Australia, Romania and the United States.
    • The National
    • 12 January 2011
    S.African farmers look for greener pastures abroad
    Thousands of white South African farmers are leaving their homeland to work abroad due to post-apartheid land reforms, a shortage of affordable territory and severe water shortages.
    • AFP
    • 12 January 2011
    Food enough, land enough?
    Publication from Church of Sweden, Swedish Cooperative Center and Forum Syd aims to contribute to a renewed discussion about how the world’s food supply, trade in food and different agricultural strategies are linked to world hunger.
    • Svenska kyrkan
    • 11 January 2011
    Indonesian gov't to expand farmland by 2 million hectares
    The government also invites foreign investors to develop animal husbandry, aimed at securing livestock supplies.
    • Xinhua
    • 11 January 2011
    Food price rise fueling inflation: JP Morgan
    Catherine Flax, JP Morgan's CEO for Commodities, says that investors and even countries are looking at assets such as agricultural land.
    • Reuters
    • 11 January 2011
    Indian puts food security at heart of Africa agenda
    'We want responsible investment by Indian companies,' Gurjit Singh, joint secretary in charge of east and southern Africa said amid allegations by some critics that Indian companies are indulging in land grab in Africa.
    • IANS
    • 10 January 2011
    Govt tightens foreign investment rules
    NZ Finance Minister says new test of more than 10 times the average farm size for foreigners buying land is not a cap.
    • Farmers Weekly
    • 10 January 2011
    Ukraine : Privatiser les terres pour soutenir la production agricole (Premier ministre)
    Le Premier ministre a expliqué l'acquisition de terres à grande échelle par des étrangers pourrait être limitée par des dispositions législatives.
    • La France Agricole
    • 10 January 2011
    Saudi 'needs to boost food reserves'
    Since 2008, the kingdom has sought to lease and buy farmland in developing nations to improve its security of food supplies. Now it needs to build reserves.
    • Reuters
    • 10 January 2011
    Future of food policy must start at home
    Foreign farmland acquisitions are a telling vote of no confidence in international markets by food-deficient countries, which understandably fear a repeat of the 2008 food crisis may deny them opportunities to buy grains and other essential soft commodities at any price.
    • SMH
    • 10 January 2011
    Temen gobiernos de AL colonización de China; buscan ser socios
    Los países latinoamericanos están recelosos ante el interés de las economías asiáticas de hacerse de tierras con recursos naturales y materias primas, destaca la firma de inversión Pablo Rión y Asociados.
    • Terra
    • 10 January 2011
    L'accaparement des terres agricoles en Afrique de l'Ouest
    Depuis quelques années, des intérêts étrangers tentent de racheter de grandes quantités de terres agricoles en Afrique de l'ouest. Emission sur RCI.
    • RCI
    • 10 January 2011
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