Farmland and water: China invests abroad
    The authors found reports of 86 Chinese agriculture projects covering 9 million hectares of land in developing countries. They were able to confirm the existence of 55 projects covering 4.9 million hectares.
    • IISD
    • 01 October 2012
    A quoi joue le Qatar ?
    Richissime, le pays investit à tout-va à l’étranger : acquisition de terres agricoles en Australie pour s’assurer à terme une auto-suffisance alimentaire, construction de la plus haute tour de l’Union européenne à Londres, rachat du PSG…
    • France2
    • 01 October 2012
    G8 lança projecto de produção agrícola em Moçambique
    O projecto está avaliado em mais de 14 biliões de meticais e espera-se que envolva o sector privado de modo a criar mais postos de trabalho.
    • Jornal O País
    • 01 October 2012
    Foreign investment in the spotlight
    In debate over large scale investments in agriculture in Australia, there are some broader issues about foreign investment that don’t seem to get talked about enough.
    • Xcheque
    • 01 October 2012
    Accaparement de terres : les palmiers de la colère
    La création d'une gigantesque plantation de palmiers à huile au sud-ouest du Cameroun par l'entreprise américaine Hérakles remplit tous les critères du projet agricole contestable, selon le rapport accablant de Greenpeace et du Oakland Institute.
    • Alternatives Economiques
    • 01 October 2012
    Cubbie conundrums: the foreign investment debate
    The sale of Cubbie Station to a Chinese-led consortium has divided Australia on the issue of foreign investment.
    • ABC
    • 01 October 2012
    Ethiopian agricultural development: Policy and practice
    Large-scale agricultural in the developing world have received significant attention in recent months and years. This articles looks at the dynamics of the Ethiopian context and policy recommendations in moving forward.
    • Logan Cochrane
    • 01 October 2012
    Small peasants, big plantations : Negotiating land in Niassa, Mozambique
    A delegation of peasants from Niassa recently travelled to The Netherlands and met lawmakers, students and investors in the Chikweti plantations, including the Dutch national pension fund ABP, the biggest investor in the project.
    • Water Channel
    • 01 October 2012
    Les parlementaires francophones s’engagent envers les directives sur le foncier
    La résolution adoptée par l’Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie fait des recommandations aux pays investisseurs et aux pays sujets à l’investissement sur la manière de gérer les acquisitions foncières à grande échelle.
    • CESAO
    • 30 September 2012
    PH, Thai, Myanmar firms form rice consortium
    Philippines company will contribute its hybrid rice varieties to the venture while the Myanmar partner will provide the land for production and the Thai partner will handle global marketing.
    • Philippine Inquirer
    • 30 September 2012
    Comprehensive Plan for Overseas Agricultural Development (2012~2021)
    Government of South Korea's 10 year plan for expanding Korean agribusiness outside of Korea through overseas agricultural development.
    • Rep. of Korea Gov.
    • 29 September 2012
    La Sibérie, bientôt une terre chinoise ?
    Beaucoup de Russes s'inquiètent de voir leur pays devenir un "réservoir" de matières premières pour le voisin chinois qui achète leur pétrole, qui exploite leurs forêts et leurs terres agricoles.
    • France 24
    • 29 September 2012
    Feast and famine for Africa farm investment
    African agriculture has a big investment problem: lots of private equity interest but few opportunities because most farms and companies are too small to absorb the cash or provide attractive returns.
    • Reuters
    • 29 September 2012
    US farmers scramble to buy Brazil's farmland
    Foreigners are buying up prime agricultural land, but proposed legislation could curtail the booming trade.
    • Al Jazeera
    • 29 September 2012
    Sunny Verghese, les pieds sur terre
    Olam est l'un des sept leaders du marché alimentaire mondial. Mais il se distingue par son intérêt pour l'amont de la filière, un secteur rémunérateur, selon Sunny Verghese.
    • Jeune Afrique
    • 28 September 2012
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