"The moratorium on agriculture land sales is a major impediment to attracting investment and unlocking productivity in Ukraine's agricultural sector," says World Bank.
Iran's South Khorasan Province aims to get hold of 10,000 ha of farmland in Kazakhstan for its own food production. Ukraine is also being targeted.
- Financial Tribune
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13 June 2017
Ukraine’s parliament will begin discussing controversial IMF-mandated agricultural land reforms today, while the country's farmers march in protest outside.
- Foreign Brief
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07 June 2017
Chinese state-owned Huangfanqu Farm and a Ukrainian partner are investing $50 million in a livestock farm in Koryukovka and a grains farm in Naumovka, as well as a 2,700 ha forest, where it plans to raise wild animals.
An appeal signed by 55 lawmakers has been sent to the Constitutional Court seeking to lift farmland sale moratorium in Ukraine.
- Interafx
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20 February 2017
Companies are betting that global appetites will increasingly rely on Black Sea soil even as obstacles to growth remain.
- Bloomberg
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15 October 2016
La verkhovna Rada a prolongé au moins jusqu’en 2018, le moratoire sur la vente de terres agricoles.
- Interfax-Ukraine
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06 October 2016
Le français Charles Beigbeder a fondé AgroGeneration en 2007. L'entreprise exploite 120.000 hectares des terres noires d'Ukraine.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide a debt financing package to Astarta, a leading agricultural producer, as part of broader efforts to support Ukraine's farming sector and spur economic development in the country.
Trigon Agri shares tumbled 11%, matching their record low, after the former Soviet Union farm operator unveiled a widening in losses and weakening in its balance sheet, and termed 2016 a "year of challenges".
AgroGeneration, producteur de céréales et d'oléagineux en Ukraine, annonce la signature d'un contrat majeur de prépaiement pour une partie de sa récolte 2016 pour un maximum de 10 millions de dollars, avec la société Quadra Commodities
- Boursier.com
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06 April 2016
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is in advanced talks to buy a stake in Miner and commodity trader Glencore Plc's agricultural business, which has farming operations covering 270,000ha in Argentina, Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine.
