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23 May 2011African Agriculture
Why the reports of Bangladesh farming mega deals in Africa sound strange
If the early reports are anything to go by, the Bangladeshi deals already incorporate many elements that suggest they are being done in a way likely to engender fierce resentment and opposition in the African countries concerned.
23 May 2011Daily Star
Bangladesh to get 60,000 hectares for farming in Uganda
Of the produce, 20 percent will go to the government of Uganda, and the remaining will be sent to Bangladesh with a profit of 10 percent plus production cost, says Nitol-Niloy Group
17 May 2011BBC
Bangladeshi companies launch Africa farm lease plan
Bangladeshi companies say they have leased thousands of hectares of farmland in Africa as part of their efforts to avoid future food shortages.
17 May 2011AFP
Bangladesh rents African land to boost food output
Bangladesh has leased tens of thousands of hectares of farmland in Africa as part of a government drive to improve food security in the poverty-stricken South Asian nation, an official said on Tuesday
11 May 2011Zeitpunkt
Land ist Leben: Der Griff von Investoren nach Ackerland
Das Dossier ist herausgegeben von "Brot für die Welt", dem evangelischen Entwicklungsdienst und dem Forschungs- und Dokumentationszentrum Chile-Lateinamerika in Zusammenarbeit mit der Redaktion Welt-Sichten.
18 Apr 2011Tanzania Daily News
ACT touts for heavy investments in agriculture Kilimo Kwanza food exports
Tanzania should seize the opportunity of rising food prices by investing in smallholder farmers and allow large scale foreign investors targeting exports, Agriculture Council of Tanzania (ACT) Chairman, Salum Shamte has said.
08 Apr 2011TEF
The Tony Elumelu Foundation announces inaugural impact investment deal with Mtanga Farms in Tanzania
Nigeria's Heirs Holdings Ltd. completes investment in Mtanga Farms, a 2,200 ha farming operation at the heart of Tanzania's national initiative to combat food insecurity.
30 Mar 2011Financial Express
Bangladesh govt prods local investors to farm cotton, food in Africa
The move comes after two fact-finding missions led by the foreign secretary last year found farming in the so-called dark continent "exceedingly lucrative" for Bangladeshi investors.
24 Dec 2010CNN
Selling to Korea
CNN's Robyn Curnow sat down with the head of Tanzania's Development Authority, Aloyce Msanja, to find out about the sale of "unused" land to Korea.
16 Dec 2010The Citizen
Investors set to inject billions into agriculture
In Kilombero District, Tanzania large swathes of land are being earmarked for large-scale rice production.
01 Dec 2010Reuters
Investors try new tactic with African agriculture
Profit-hungry investors hope to avoid the stigma and opposition associated with land grabbing by partnering with local business development groups.
25 Nov 2010The National
Jenaan to plant $500m venture
Abu Dhabi's Jenaan Investment owns and leases properties in Egypt and Sudan, as well as leasing land in Tanzania, Ethiopia and the US.
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