Malaysia

Zuellig Group to secure it’s own feed milling requirement with corn production
- All About Feed
- 18 Mar 2011
Zuellig Group will set up a 30,000-hectare corn plantation in the Philippines to ensure that its own feed milling requirements are met.
Is palm oil a kernel of development for African countries like Liberia?
- Guardian
- 08 Mar 2011
Asian palm oil producers are being accused of cashing in on Africa in their search to expand production
Felda in talks to buy 90,000ha land to grow rubber and oil palm
- The Star
- 07 Mar 2011
Felda Holdings, the world's largest estate owner, is in talks to buy up to 90,000ha of land across South-East Asia
Sime Darby on lookout for land
- Reuters
- 24 February 2011
The world's biggest listed palm oil firm, is on the lookout for more land, in a move sure to fuel the global grab for arable land as food prices remain high.
Tanjung Manis eyes investments worth RM650 million from Mideast
- Bernama
- 02 February 2011
MOU signed with Perigon Advisory to launch a RM3 billion agribusiness fund to promote food security in the OIC and generate returns for its investors.
Malaysia’s ECER eyes GCC market
- Arab News
- 28 January 2011
The ECER has abundant land, which could fulfill the needs of Middle East countries that are looking for their food security program, says Malaysian official.
Sarawak mission to Abu Dhabi to woo investors to Tanjung Manis Halal Hub
- Bernama
- 27 January 2011
Due to the food security issues currently plaguing Arab nations, the project is generating immense interest among GCC investors, says Malaysian official.
Palm oil giant Sime Darby ventures into Africa
- AFP
- 26 January 2011
The company was granted a 220,000 ha concession in Liberia in 2009 and will begin planting oil palm on 10,000 hectares in April.
Induk KUD & investor asing rintis perkebunan
- Bisnis Indonesia
- 19 January 2011
Induk Koperasi Unit Desa (Induk KUD) bersama sejumlah investor dari sejumlah negara akan menandatangani kesepakatan kerja sama (MoU) untuk mengeksplorasi tanaman kelapa sawit, jarak dan singkong.
Sime Darby accused of bad labor
- New Dawn
- 14 January 2011
Locals in Liberia accuse company of illegally clearing their land and of poor labor and environmental practices.
DRC: Oil palm invasion era
- Africa Bulletin
- 06 January 2011
Atama Plantation of Malaysia will invest $US300 million to develop 470,000 ha, including 180,000 ha of palm groves in northern Congo.
Congo: un agro-industriel malaisien va investir 300 millions de dollars
- AFP
- 20 December 2010
Une société malaisienne prendra contrôle de 470.000 hectares au Congo, sous forme de concession, pour la production des palmiers à l'huile, a annoncé samedi le ministre de l’agriculture, Rigobert Maboundou.