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06 May 2013Financial Review
Cargill fund ups BFB stake
Black River Asset Management, a hedge fund run by an arm of the world's largest agriculture company, Cargill, has increased its stake in the unlisted agricultural company BFB Group
27 Apr 2013The Australian
Investors hungry for agriculture
There is "a wall of money" looking for a home in agricultural investments worldwide, say managers for BlackRock's London-based World Agriculture Fund.
22 Apr 2013The Land
UK company defends wheat project claims
Capital Alternatives, which offers investments ranging from holdings in African agriculture to pop memorabilia, claims it can generate returns of more than 20% over five years on West Australian wheat farms.
18 Apr 2013Wall Street Journal
Australia-China trade talks stalled by investment row
Australia's Trade Minister Craig Emerson says plans to increase scrutiny on farmland investments would ruin any chance at all of a free-trade deal being struck with China.
18 Apr 2013The Australian
Tap superannuation for funds, says Visy director Ross Fitzgerald
According to BlackRock world agriculture fund portfolio manager and director Desmond Cheung there is a "wall of money" that is looking to back the world's growing appetite for a stable and growing food supply.
10 Apr 2013West Australian
Qatar firm defends WA farm investment
Hassad Australia chief executive Tom McKeon said the company employed people from local communities, supported local businesses and paid tax. The company owns 11 farms over 250,000ha in Australia, including three in WA.
28 Mar 2013The National
Change of tactic to guard UAE food supply
"The UAE is looking not just at land [acquisitions] but developing the whole supply chain," says Nicholas Lodge, managing partner at Clarity, a consultancy that advises on investments in agricultural industries.
26 Mar 2013Dow Jones
Singapore asset manager in talks over Australian farms --exec
Singapore-based Duxton Asset Management said it is in talks over planned investments in four Australian farms despite increasing scrutiny of farm purchases by foreigners.
12 Mar 2013PRWEB
Lakewood Asset Management launches Australian agricultural investment
Lakewood Asset Management is pleased to announce the launch of its latest agricultural asset project -- Australian Farmland in partnership with Agri Firma Capital of the UK.
11 Mar 2013Agrimoney
Pension fund buys $100m of land in hunt for safety
The 16,000-hectare farm which Första AP-fonden bought in Australia in December was one of a clutch of purchases of farmland, worth some $100m, by the pension fund.
04 Mar 2013The West Australian
China scales back WA farm plans
The Beidahuang Group has been dismayed by what it regards as negative media coverage of its investment in agricultural land in Australia and plans to scale back while it still purchases more farms.
01 Mar 2013ABC
Clash of concerns over foreign ownership of Australian agriculture
There's been considerable disquiet over the presence of foreign buyers in the farmland market place, but the stats on the extent of foreign ownership and the emerging trends are far from clear.
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