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Rogers joins board of farmland investment group
- Investment Week
- 03 October 2011
Commodities investor Jim Rogers has been appointed to the board of the farmland investment firm Genagro Ltd
Global grab for land and forests kills 1 a week
- Reuters
- 19 June 2012
At least one person is being killed in an environmental dispute around the world each week as the battle for land, natural resources and forests becomes increasingly violent, a report said on Tuesday.
Robb defends foreign investment
- The Land
- 29 October 2014
Australia's Trade Minister Andrew Robb has engaged in a fiery exchange with controversial radio broadcaster Alan Jones over foreign investment in agriculture.
Cubbie conundrums: the foreign investment debate
- ABC
- 01 October 2012
The sale of Cubbie Station to a Chinese-led consortium has divided Australia on the issue of foreign investment.
Kick-start meeting: CFS Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment
- IAFN
- 20 Mar 2015
This week members of the Private Sector Mechanism (PSM) were at the UN FAO Head Quarters in Rome to give their views on how new Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment can be used to respond to the urgent need to increase global investment in farm production.
Philippines gives 99-year land lease to boost foreign investment
- Bloomberg
- 06 September 2025
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr this week signed the law liberalising the lease of private lands by foreign investors., which aims to encourage investors to build industrial estates and factories as well as tourism and agriculture projects in the archipelago.
Almost four environmental defenders a week killed in 2017
- Guardian
- 03 February 2018
The slaughter of people defending their land or environment continued unabated in 2017, with new research showing almost four people a week were killed worldwide in struggles against mines, plantations, poachers and infrastructure projects.
Agriculture Investment Conference set to lure Malawian emerging mega farmers to invest in commercial farming
- Maravi Express
- 07 April 2024
The Agriculture Investment Conference intends to lure Malawian emerging mega farmers to invest in commercial farming by introducing them to various profitable agricultural value chains and the respective off-taker markets.
MITC calls for responsible agriculture investment to avert economic tumoil
- Maravi Post
- 03 October 2017
The Malawi Investment and Trade Centre this week emphasized on the need for the public to embrace responsible agriculture investment if Malawi is to avert economic misfortunes it is encountering
Chinese investment in Australian beef – Is it as big as it sounds?
- Beef Central
- 28 October 2015
The level of Chinese investment in the Australian beef supply chain appears certain to increase as China hunts for new food sources to feed its one and half billion citizens. Nine Chinese companies have outlaid almost $430 million on Australian beef cattle holdings and downstream red meat supply chain.
China investment in Australian farms rises 10-fold, agents say
- Bloomberg
- 15 April 2010
Chinese investment in Australian farms increased 10-fold in the past six months, as buyers see opportunities in agriculture. “Chinese are wealthy and they are looking for a secure investment in beef, cotton and grain properties, ” said John Burke, an agent for Elders Ltd.
Kick-Start Meeting: CFS Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment
- agrifood.net
- 20 Mar 2015
Members of the Private Sector Mechanism were at the FAO in Rome to give their views on how new Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment can be used to respond to the urgent need to increase global investment in farm production.
Kagame woos Indian investment
- East African
- 09 November 2014
Rwanda is pushing for massive irrigation projects to boost agricultural production, where an investment of $200 million is needed for 35,800 hectares of farmland.
New agency likely to administer land for agricultural investment
- Addis Fortune
- 30 December 2012
The Ministry of Agriculture is working on a draft bill for the formation of an autonomous federal agency, which would administer land available for agricultural investment in Ethiopia.
Myanmar details new foreign investment law
- Reuters
- 03 November 2012
Investment law allows overseas firms to fully own ventures and to lease land from the government or from authorised private owners for up to 50 years, with options for two extensions of 10 years each time.
Principles for responsible investment in agriculture to be developed
- FAO
- 22 October 2012
A 2-yr consultation process to develop principles for responsible investment in agriculture was approved by the 39th Session of the Committee on World Security (CFS), which ended on Saturday at FAO headquarters.
Foreign investment action
- The Land
- 01 April 2011
The Australian Parliament has moved to quell some of the anxieties surrounding a perceived foreign buy-up of local land, last week passing a motion regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land and agribusiness.
Land tenure plan 'not anti-investment'
- SA News
- 25 February 2013
The proposal to limit foreign farmland ownership in South Africa to a leasehold of a minimum of 30 years is not a sign of antagonism to foreign investment, says Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti.
Fresh fears over farmland foreign investment
- ABC
- 30 June 2011
Politicians throughout the Parliament united this week to raise concerns about the level of foreign investment throughout Australia.
EBRD backs private investment in ex-Soviet farmland
- Reuters
- 06 June 2009
Russia and other ex-Soviet countries could boost world food supply by encouraging more private investment, the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Saturday.
Argentina seeks Arab agriculture investment
- Nuqudy
- 29 October 2012
Argentinian Agriculture Minister Norberto Yauhar met last week with Saudi Ambassador Turki M.A. Al Madi to discuss investments that the Kingdom is considering in Argentina, particularly in San Luis.
Queensland’s foreign land tax is ‘chilling’ ag investment
- Sheep Central
- 23 July 2025
Farmland investors say a tax imposed uniquely by Queensland on foreign-owned agricultural land is having a “chilling effect” on new investment and prompting existing offshore investors to divest Queensland assets and replace them with investments in other states.
Foreign investment in the spotlight
- Xcheque
- 01 October 2012
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.
Govt pushes Asian food bowl plan, foreign investment
- The Australian
- 13 Mar 2012
Australian farmers have demanded an overhaul of foreign investment rules ahead of any attempt to harness Asian capital to boost the nation's food production.
Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company in $70m deal to buy John Nicoletti’s Wheatbelt farms
- West Australian
- 01 Mar 2019
The Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company has emerged as the likely buyer of Australia’s biggest single parcel of broadacre farming land, based in the Wheatbelt.
Foreign investment in Australia’s agricultural land hits $4.6b
- Weekly Times
- 16 May 2017
Investment in Australia’s agricultural land has soared to $4.6 billion, with the bulk of that coming from the US.
Australia deputy PM urges local investment in agriculture to meet strong Asia demand
- Reuters
- 01 Mar 2016
Australia's deputy prime minister on Tuesday urged the country's A$1.8 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) pension fund industry to boost its investment in agriculture as the sector gears up to meet strong demand from Asia.
Chinese authorities eye agricultural investment in Laos
- Vientiane Times
- 10 September 2014
Authorities of Quanzhou city in China’s Fujian province have expressed their interest in agricultural investment in growing rice and organic vegetables to supply the Chinese market.
Old powers and new powers: agriculture and investment in Africa
- Zimbabweland
- 14 October 2013
Panel on food and agriculture included a discussion about ‘land grabs’, large and small farm models, and how investment in Africa could be increased, but also guided and regulated.
PPF broadens its investment horizons
- aiCIO
- 28 November 2012
Farmland and timberland are now separate asset classes, the UK's Pension Protection Fund has asserted in its revised investment principles.