Korea

S. Korea to build farming infrastructure in Tanzania
- Yonhap
- 24 September 2009
South Korea will develop 100,000 ha of farmland in Tanzania to make inroads into African and European markets, a state-run rural development corporation said Thursday.
El neocolonialismo agrario amenaza con dejar sin alimentos a los países en desarrollo
- Capital News
- 15 September 2009
Casi 20 millones de hectáreas en África, Asia o América Latina han pasado a manos de gobiernos o inversores privados extranjeros
Asian interest in Aussie farmland: rural rebound
- The Australian
- 03 September 2009
Ray White Rural chairman Paul White said there was interest in Australian rural property from Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian investment groups, looking to secure their food supply for the future.
Los nuevos dueños de la tierra
- La Vanguardia
- 01 September 2009
Estados e inversores privados compiten por comprar superficies en África, Asia y Latinoamérica
Rice congress to address food shortages
- Viet Nam News
- 22 August 2009
The congress will look at one of the key trends in world rice and other food production, including the "off-shoring" of farm production by several influential countries, including China, South Korea and Japan, he said.
‘What gains is Palace talking about?'
- Daily Tribune
- 21 August 2009
"It appears that offering our lands to foreign investors has always figured in the official agenda of Arroyo’s numerous state visits to other countries since assuming office, presumably in line with her "2 million hectares agribusiness development program," Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano of the Philippines said
Agricultura mundial. Compra tierra y corre. Fósforo ¿hay futuro?. Hambre para hoy y mañana. ¿Qué agricultura?
- Kaos en la Red
- 19 August 2009
La crisis del fósforo (clave para la vida), un grave y nuevo reto para la Humanidad. Respuestas capitalistas a la decadencia de la agricultura mundial y alternativas proletarias. Eslóganes.
Gulf risks animosity with land grab deals
- Reuters
- 13 August 2009
Gulf states buying farmland in developing nations for food security face the risk of damaging their reputation as international investors as the deals are seen as land grabs, a Rothschild executive said yesterday.
South Korea Agribusiness Report
- Bharat Book Bureau
- 10 August 2009
Despite the risks and the Madagascan setback, Korea's scramble for agricultural land abroad will continue.
Probe sought on land contracts
- Manila Bulletin
- 05 August 2009
Two House of Representatives committees were urged to conduct a joint investigation into the alleged anomalous lease contracts granted to Japanese and Korean investors involving vast tracks of lands in Northern Luzon and Mindoro provinces.
Jinggoy questions lease of prime farmlands to foreigners
- Daily Tribune
- 31 July 2009
"We would also like to know why this government has been so aggressive in pushing these lease deals of our farmlands to the rich countries," Philippines Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said.
Foreign investors snap up African farmland
- Der Spiegel
- 30 July 2009
Because of the political sensitivity of the modern-day land grab, it is often only the country's head of state who knows the details. Der Spiegel investigates.