• UAE ‘should invest in foreign farms’
    • The National
    • 21 June 2008

    The UAE and its food-importing neighbours are “particularly vulnerable” to spiralling costs and should make significant investments in “contract farming” in Africa and Asia, says the UN’s Gulf food chief, Dr Kayan Jaff.

  • Middle East economy: Food outsourcing
    • Economist Intelligence Unit
    • 18 June 2008

    The Saudi government announced that it would co-ordinate with local private-sector companies and invest in strategic agricultural interests in key producer countries such as Brazil, Ukraine, Thailand and India, guaranteeing for itself supplies of cereals, meat and vegetables. It is already in advanced negotiations with Thai investors and a deal on rice farms in Thailand is likely before the end of the year.

  • Countries Are Renting Farmland Abroad
    • US News and World Report
    • 12 June 2008

    As food crisis worsens, some nations are desperate for arable land

  • Agricultural investment
    • Real Investments Television
    • 06 June 2008

    Agacpita President Steven Johnston explains the philosophy of investing in farmland

  • Calyx Agro Completes Initial Equity Financing
    • Reuters
    • 13 May 2008

    Calyx Agro is a newly created venture focused on the acquisition, development, rental and operation of agricultural land located in South America with an emphasis on Brazil.

  • Saudi Arabia moves agriculture abroad
    • Market Research Analyst
    • 12 May 2008

    Saudi government moves agriculture abroad by investing in farming of staple commodities in Thailand, Brazil, India and other countries. This move represents a classic case of “absolute advantage” economy.

  • Funds swoop on farmland as commodities boom
    • Reuters
    • 13 Mar 2008

    Soaring agricultural prices, growing demand for biofuels and the growth of the Chinese and Indian economies are leading top global investment banks to buy farmland in a bid to embrace the physical commodities market.

  • Cresud busca US$ 300 millones para expandirse en la región
    • La Nación
    • 05 Mar 2008

    La firma de IRSA ampliará su capital para llegar a Uruguay, Paraguay y Bolivia

  • Japan Mitsui affiliate buys Brazil farmland
    • Reuters
    • 13 November 2007

    Brazilian grain broker Multigrain SA has bought 100,000 hectares of farmland and related operations in Brazil to secure a stable supply of soybeans and other farm produce, Japan's Mitsui & Co Ltd, a part owner of holding company Multigrain AG, said on Tuesday.

  • To Fortify China, Soybean Harvest Grows in Brazil
    • New York Times
    • 06 April 2007

    China’s global scramble for natural resources is leading to a transformation of agricultural trading around the world.

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