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bt Egypt06 Jul 10While some North African countries are selling land, others struggling with dry climates are starting to buy land tracts overseas and in other African nations to feed their own growing populations.
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Invest Brazil01 Jul 10 Libya has mobilised investment funds and is seeking area for production and export of food.
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Télérama13 Apr 10Entretien avec Jean Crépu, réalisateur de "Main basse sur le riz".
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![African land grab not a cure to Arab food concerns]( "African land grab not a cure to Arab food concerns")
Reuters07 Apr 10Interview with Wadid Erian of the Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.
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Radio Canada12 Mar 10Reportage sur le projet de MALIBYA, une société libyenne, au Mali.
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Reuters25 Feb 10A new land deal allowing South African farmers to produce livestock, milk and fruit in Libya has been put on hold pending the finalisation of an investment protection agreement between the two countries.
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Le Républicain (Bamako)19 Feb 10La véritable nouveauté semble être le déplacement de l’épicentre de la spéculation de l’économie virtuelle vers l’économie réelle, précisément l’agriculture de marché, qui est non pas un facteur de sécurité alimentaire, mais la source même de péril climatique, d’insécurité alimentaire, et d’insécurité tout court.
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ANBA08 Feb 10"Some Saudi princes told president Lula they do not want to invest in agriculture in Brazil in order to sell here in Brazil, they want food supply sources," says Brazilian minister of Development Miguel Jorge
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Global Arab Network21 Jan 10Both private and public sector investors from countries such as Qatar, Libya, Jordan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the Arab world as well as China and Korea elsewhere now hold long term rights to a total of two million feddans of arable land in Sudan, according to figures from the country’s agriculture ministry.
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AFP01 Dec 09"I think it is not right to sell or give your land to foreigners... until you have exhausted every local possibility," said Osama Daoud, chief executive of the Sudanese DAL group which runs large agricultural projects.
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AFP26 Nov 09Inversores árabes y asiáticos buscan tomar el control de amplias extensiones de tierras fértiles en Sudán, el país más grande de África, que quiere convertirse en el granero de Oriente Medio, aunque para ello deberá modernizar primero su agricultura.
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Défis Sud18 Nov 09"Personnellement je ne vois pas ce que les petits producteurs peuvent gagner avec des investissements privés étrangers de masse." Un entretien avec Moussa Djiré.
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Reuters17 Nov 09Libya's Muammar Gaddafi called for an end to the purchase of African farmland by food-importing nations at a UN hunger summit on Monday, describing it as "new feudalism" which could spread to Latin America as well.
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Le Monde09 Nov 09IIs ont des mines inquiètes. « La politique du gouvemement est tournée vers les investisseurs etrangers. Mais, nous, qu'allons-nous devenir? »
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![Farmers sample what Libya offers]( "Farmers sample what Libya offers")
Business Day09 Nov 09De Jager is worried about Libya’s record in enforcing contracts with foreign companies, and the lack of social support networks. “There’s a lot of money to be made for someone with balls,” he says.
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![SA to assist Libya to revive farming]( "SA to assist Libya to revive farming")
Business Day02 Nov 09The delegation hopes to conclude an agreement with the Libyan government that sets out commercial terms, including investment protection, tenure security and incentives.
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![Green light for new pastures]( "Green light for new pastures")
Financial Mail30 Oct 09De Jager is most excited about an impending Agri SA fact-finding mission to Libya at the invitation of President Muammar Gaddafi. "If we succeed there, we can succeed anywhere in Africa."
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Bloomberg09 Oct 09South African farmers have been offered land for agriculture in Angola and Uganda and the government is also in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Southern Sudan.
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Maghreb Confidentiel09 Oct 09La Libye cherche à s’assurer des terres agricoles à l'étranger pour accroître son autonomie alimentaire, ce qui ne l'empêche pas de louer ses propres terres à d'autres pays !
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Reuters30 Sep 09AgriSA expects to sign a 35,000 hectare land deal with the Libyan government in October.