Brazil

Agriculture: an investment growth story
- Global Pensions
- 11 July 2008
There is growing interest in agricultural land, which Bramdean Asset Management is looking at and believes has huge potential
Financializing Food: Schroders Closes One Fund, Launches New as Speculative Money Continues to Flood into Commodity Funds
- Indonesia Investmenet Coordinating Board
- 08 July 2008
Gobal fund manager Schroders is launching an Agricultural Land Fund, only months after closing its USD 6 billion Alternative Solutions Agriculture Fund due to excessive investor demand.
China denies hoarding overseas farmland
- China Daily
- 04 July 2008
A senior Ministry of Agriculture official on Thursday dismissed foreign media reports about China hoarding overseas farmland, saying the country is fully capable of ensuring its own food security.
UAE ‘should invest in foreign farms’
- The National
- 21 June 2008
The UAE and its food-importing neighbours are “particularly vulnerable” to spiralling costs and should make significant investments in “contract farming” in Africa and Asia, says the UN’s Gulf food chief, Dr Kayan Jaff.
Middle East economy: Food outsourcing
- Economist Intelligence Unit
- 18 June 2008
The Saudi government announced that it would co-ordinate with local private-sector companies and invest in strategic agricultural interests in key producer countries such as Brazil, Ukraine, Thailand and India, guaranteeing for itself supplies of cereals, meat and vegetables. It is already in advanced negotiations with Thai investors and a deal on rice farms in Thailand is likely before the end of the year.
Countries Are Renting Farmland Abroad
- US News and World Report
- 12 June 2008
As food crisis worsens, some nations are desperate for arable land
Agricultural investment
- Real Investments Television
- 06 June 2008
Agacpita President Steven Johnston explains the philosophy of investing in farmland
Calyx Agro Completes Initial Equity Financing
- Reuters
- 13 May 2008
Calyx Agro is a newly created venture focused on the acquisition, development, rental and operation of agricultural land located in South America with an emphasis on Brazil.
Saudi Arabia moves agriculture abroad
- Market Research Analyst
- 12 May 2008
Saudi government moves agriculture abroad by investing in farming of staple commodities in Thailand, Brazil, India and other countries. This move represents a classic case of “absolute advantage” economy.
Funds swoop on farmland as commodities boom
- Reuters
- 13 Mar 2008
Soaring agricultural prices, growing demand for biofuels and the growth of the Chinese and Indian economies are leading top global investment banks to buy farmland in a bid to embrace the physical commodities market.
Cresud busca US$ 300 millones para expandirse en la región
- La Nación
- 05 Mar 2008
La firma de IRSA ampliará su capital para llegar a Uruguay, Paraguay y Bolivia
Japan Mitsui affiliate buys Brazil farmland
- Reuters
- 13 November 2007
Brazilian grain broker Multigrain SA has bought 100,000 hectares of farmland and related operations in Brazil to secure a stable supply of soybeans and other farm produce, Japan's Mitsui & Co Ltd, a part owner of holding company Multigrain AG, said on Tuesday.