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24 February 2010 Devenu une puissance agricole mondiale majeure, le plus grand pays d’Amérique du Sud veut faire bénéficier l’Afrique de son expertise dans l’exploitation des ressources agricoles et y transposer son modèle au nom d’une solidarité Sud-Sud.
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28 January 2010 Mauritius has established a company to facilitate investment in Mozambique, particularly in the area of agro-food. The company was established after the Mozambican government granted Mauritius 23,500 hectares of land.
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20 January 2010 Un fenómeno en pleno auge se está produciendo: la compra o arrendamiento por parte de países ricos de tierras fértiles en naciones pobres, principalmente de África, para asegurarse el suministro de alimentos.
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14 December 2009 The launch in Mozambique of the Chinese Centre for Agricultural Technology will serve to meet demand for food from the Chinese population, said Emeka Chiakwelu, director of Afripol-African Centre for Economic and Political Strategy.The launch in Mozambique of the Chinese Centre for Agricultural Technology will serve to meet demand for food from the Chinese population, said Emeka Chiakwelu, director of Afripol-African Centre for Economic and Political Strategy.
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4 December 2009 L’île Maurice envisage de produire des denrées alimentaires à Madagascar et au Mozambique où elle a obtenu de grandes étendues de terre. Est-ce un projet viable?
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1 December 2009 "Mauritius cannot depend on [Mozambique and Madagascar] for sustainable agricultural development. It’s better for us to cultivate our own land to produce more food and leave some land for future generations."
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30 November 2009 According to researcher, Loro Horta, the technological centres project is the result of a growing Chinese interest in African agricultural resources.
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19 October 2009 The Mauritius government is setting up a regional development agency to promote land cultivation in Mozambique.
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19 October 2009 « On présente ces contrats comme “ gagnant-gagnant ”, mais c'est de la foutaise ! », s'agace Michel Merlet, directeur de l'ONG Agter.
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6 October 2009 Vita Grain Group, which is backed by US $60 million of funding, owns more than 20 different strains of hybrid rice seeds. Vita Grain is looking for funding to expand its seed production beyond Africa to Asia, the US and South America. The company is also setting up a rice mill in Mauritius and is in talks with partners in Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique to develop rice production units.
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1 October 2009 China's agricultural investments strategies in Africa are not as self-serving as some critics argue.
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8 September 2009 An internal document recently posted on IRRI's website reveals that the Institute has been advising Saudi Arabia in the context of its strategy to acquire farm land overseas for its own food production.
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3 September 2009 Ministro das Relações Exteriores das Ilhas Maurício diz que seu governo assegurou uma vasta área de terra em Moçambique para produzir arroz para seu país.
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1 September 2009 Le ministre des Affaires étrangères mauricien affirme que son gouvernement a acquis au Mozambique une vaste étendue de terre destinée à la production de riz pour son pays.
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1 September 2009 Mauritius has secured a large area of land in Mozambique to produce hybrid rice for export back hom through a joint venture with a Singaporean company.
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18 August 2009 EBF, which Agriterra will acquire, has land holdings of more than 169,000 hectares in Liberia, West Africa.
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18 August 2009 O consórcio líbio-moçambicano Lap/Ubuntu vai iniciar o projecto denominado Bela Vista Rice, destinado à produção mecanizada e processamento integrado de arroz no distrito de Matutuíne, província de Maputo, informou o jornal Notícias, de Maputo.
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15 August 2009 Le Maurice prendra possession du bail de 20 000 ha de terres mozambicaines avant de les sous-louer à des investisseurs.
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15 August 2009 Mauritius plans to buy 20,000 hectares (49,420 acres) of prime farmland in Mozambique to alleviate mounting worries about food security on the import-dependent island.
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14 August 2009 Libya Africa Investment Portfolio and the Mozambican company Ubuntu SA are launching a $30 million rice project that will cover 20,000 ha near to Bela Vista, capital of Mozambique's southernmost district of Matutuine.