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Arab News12 Jun 10Philippines Ambassador to Saudi Arabia reveals how plans have been forged to provide lands in Mindanao to Saudi businessmen.
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Arab News30 Mar 10The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Thailand Food Security Stockpile and Distribution Center and Industry with the Board of Trade of Thailand.
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![Nigeria spends N106b to import rice from Thailand]( "Nigeria spends N106b to import rice from Thailand")
next.com30 Jan 10Charoen Pokphand officials interacted with various agencies of government involved in seed production and sales in a bid to have access to relevant information and to consider the procedure for acquisition of land.
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Bangkok Post27 Jan 10Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Plc aims to invest about 15 billion baht over the next five years to double its sugarcane output in Thailand and continuously expand its presence in Cambodia and Laos.
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Ghana News Agency19 Jan 10Vichai Sriprasent, President of Riceland International, said that Ghana had vast tracts of land and water sources that could be exploited for rice production.
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Bangkok Post14 Jan 10Thailand should take a clear position on foreign investment in the rice industry as concern over food security is expected to increase pressure from abroad, an industry chief says.
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Bangkok Post07 Jan 10Saudi Arabia and neighbours take a new tack in the quest to secure supplies of food from Thailand, this time seeking rice processing factories.
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![Nigeria, Thailand partner on rice production]( "Nigeria, Thailand partner on rice production")
This Day14 Dec 09The cooperation will be in the establishment of rice farms by the Thais in Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones.
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Bangkok Post30 Sep 09The TCC Group's move to terminate the farmers' leases comes amid increased concerns that foreign firms are taking a controlling interest in rice farms in Thailand's central provinces.
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The National23 Sep 09Bangkok was wary of GCC efforts to ensure its food supplies by purchasing rice growing lands, and now political instability is chilling the investment climate. Tom Spender reports
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![Farmlands plan faces new blow]( "Farmlands plan faces new blow")
Gulf Daily News06 Sep 09Bahrain and other Gulf countries' plan to buy agricultural land in Thailand to bolster their food supplies could be thwarted, it has emerged.
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The National03 Sep 09Gulf investors may be forced to reconsider plans to acquire agricultural land in Thailand following moves there that could curb foreign investment in the sector.
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![New Thai laws to ‘protect farms from Gulf buyers’]( "New Thai laws to ‘protect farms from Gulf buyers’")
Reuters03 Sep 09Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, is cracking down on foreign ownership of its farmland following reports of rich Middle East food importers snapping up vast tracts of land in poorer countries.
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Bangkok Post31 Aug 09Palong Piroomyu, a 52-year-old farmer from Bang Len in Nakhon Pathom province, is preparing to sell his portion of farmland to a Bangkok-based buyer. He's not concerned about who the buyers are or that some may even be quietly representing foreigners.
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Bangkok Post31 Aug 09The Bangkok Post asked two prominent figures to discuss the pros and cons of foreign farmland ownership.
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Le Petit Journal25 Aug 09Les étrangers volent-ils la terre des Thaïlandais ? Le débat enflamme l’ensemble de la presse locale. Malgré des lois strictes, qui font de la terre un bien national inaliénable, les fermiers thaïlandais s’estiment lésés.
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![Nominee ownership under watch]( "Nominee ownership under watch")
Bangkok Post25 Aug 09Mr Patima, of Colliers International, said trying to block overseas investment in Thai agricultural land, especially from the Middle East where food supplies were scarce, was next to impossible
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Bangkok Post23 Aug 09The Department of Special Investigation will launch an inquiry into four Thai companies in Ayutthaya which own rice-farm plots of almost 10,000 rai. Transnational business consortiums are said to be buying the land through Thai nominees, which is against the law.
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Vientiane Times22 Aug 09Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce confirms that his government is in negotiations with Thailand to join a rice land deal with Kuwait.
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![Thai govt finds foreigners buying farmland]( "Thai govt finds foreigners buying farmland")
Bangkok Post19 Aug 09The Government of Thailand has uncovered evidence suggesting foreigners could have obtained illegal ownership of about 10,000 rai (1,600 ha) of farmland in the central region and employed farmers to grow crops there.