China, the second-largest buyer of soy in the world wants an end to intermediation by U.S multinational companies working in the sector and plans to invest purchasing directly from farmers in Mato Grosso and another five states in Brazil.
Despite all the attention on Chinese bids for New Zealand dairy farms, it is in fact Germany that is fast expanding its investments in this sector.
The Funds will invest in agricultural, renewable energy plantations and forestry businesses, with a fundamental principal of owning the core assets through the funds with the management of all operations carried out by established operators in the region.
One of New Zealand's richest men has emerged as a white knight investor with a $105 million bid for big dairy farms that could otherwise be sold to China.
The Western Australian Farmers Federation has concerns that Chinese companies are considering buying farms (80,000 ha) across WA's Great Southern and South West.
El oficialismo intentará discutir en septiembre el proyecto de ley que limita la extranjerización de la tierra reclamado por Cristina Kirchner. La crisis mundial lo volvió a poner en agenda.
El presidente de la Red Agroforestal (Redaf) chaqueña, Roberto Larrea, apoyó ayer la ley para impedir la extranjerización de la tierra a la vez que pidió avanzar en debates y una ley integral o de presupuestos mínimos que contenga un ordenamiento territorial en todo el país.
Después de su aplastante triunfo, Cristina Fernández aprovechó para pedirle al Congreso que, en medio de la crisis mundial, acelere la aprobación de la ley que pone barreras a la extranjerización de la tierra, "un recurso estratégico y no renovable"
Victims of land disputes nationwide are being encouraged to unite, as figures released yesterday highlighted the magnitude of what is often referred to as an “epidemic of land grabbing” in Cambodia.
Fact sheet on FLGI, filed with US government. Points out that Guinea's Ministry of Agriculture has granted the firm exclusive marketing rights, with a commission of 15% payable on closed sales, to the 1.5 million ha of farmland FLGI agreed to survey.
Le président Bongo a visité lundi les 5.000 hectares de pépinières de palmeraies de la région de Kango, gérées par le groupe singapourien Olam. Ces 5.000 ha constituent la première phase d'un projet de palmeraie de 200.000 ha à l'horizon 2017.
Le projet mené par Olam en partenariat avec l’Etat gabonais portera à 200 000 hectares la superficie des plantations de palmiers à l’horizon 2016 – 2017
After two years with little progress, the government is considering shifting the location of its planned food estate to East Kalimantan from Papua because of the availability of land.
Under the agreement, China's Complant International Sugar Industry Co. Ltd. will be leased roughly 18,000 hectares of cane fields for the next 49 years.
"The Big Banana" shows the effects of an export banana plantation on the Mungo area of Cameroon
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