Joint venture with the India/UAE Allana Group acquires 20,000 head of cattle owned by Felda and gains access to over 850,000 hectares of oil palm land.
- Malaysia Insider
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07 June 2010
"Personally, I believe that in five years or in ten years time I would like to be seen and compared with peers such as Cargill or the Archer Daniels of the world or the Bunges of the world."
Hassad Food Company intends to invest $500mn to $700mn this year for projects across the world as part of its mission to ensure food security for Qatar, chairman and managing director Nasser bin Mohamed Mubarak al-Fuhaid al-Hajri has said.
An increasing number of Indian companies are expected to use Singapore as a springboard for their global operations, including overseas farmland investments
Since the land acquisition will be by private parties only, the chances of such purchase becoming a political issue are remote, officials feel.
- Hindustan Times
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18 May 2010
Contract covers the lease of 27,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.
Cargill's private equity firm says it will set up farms in Asia where "there is a huge lack of competency in farm management practices."
India should look at Latin American countries to keep its food security intact, argue public and private sector officials
- Financial Express
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08 May 2010
Video of a speech by Dave Ramaswamy of Allied Venture about the opportunities for India to outsource its agriculture to Latin America.
Contract covers the lease of 25,000 ha in the Regional State of Gambela for a period of 25 years, with option for renewal.
Contract covers the lease of 3,012 ha in the Gambela Regional State for a period of 50 years, with option for renewal.
The global rush to acquire agricultural land in bountiful Africa evokes concern and protests.
