Indonesia

Japan ready to fund agriculture activities in Merauke
- Tempo Interactive
- 05 October 2009
Several companies like Mitsubishi Corporation are interested in promoting Merauke as a new rice barn in Asia.
Indonesia to restrict foreign investment in food sector
- Reuters
- 01 October 2009
The government is preparing a regulation which will put some restrictions on foreign investment in the food industry, including on the length of the investment, and the joint ownership with local firms.
Saudi Arabia eyes special relationship with RI: Envoy
- Jakarta Post
- 30 September 2009
“Our people have already surveyed several areas to choose the right place for planting basmati rice. The investment will be huge,” says Ambassador Khayyat.
Korea shifting to agricultural aid in resource diplomacy
- Joong Ang Daily
- 25 September 2009
The Korea Rural Community Corporation, under the Agriculture Ministry, said it is also in talks with other resource-rich countries about deals in exchange for support for the construction of agricultural infrastructure or farms. Among the negotiating partners mentioned were Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Senegal and Mongolia.
Agricultural investment firm opened
- Arab News
- 09 September 2009
Saudi Arabia announces the launch of Agroinvest, which will focus on farm acquisitions abroad to grow wheat, rice, soybeans and other crops in Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan and Turkey
Asian interest in Aussie farmland: rural rebound
- The Australian
- 03 September 2009
Ray White Rural chairman Paul White said there was interest in Australian rural property from Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian investment groups, looking to secure their food supply for the future.
Land for farming on sale
- The Star
- 30 June 2009
Will Malaysia be emulating other nations by looking abroad to plant staple crops like rice, or rear cows, goats, chicken and fish to secure a sustainable food supply?
KS Oils acquires additional 14,000 ha of land
- KSNR
- 24 June 2009
KS Oils acquires additional 14,000 HA land for oil palm plantations in Indonesia, owning a total of 34,000 ha.
Don’t be so quick to sell off the farmland
- Jakarta Globe
- 18 June 2009
If Indonesia decides to go ahead with leasing farmland, it should do so with caution, keeping an eye on both the risks and the opportunities. We need to understand that we have a very strong bargaining position.
Food security: We need a strategy for rice
- Jakarta Post
- 17 June 2009
Singapore's Temasek is seeking to buy land in North Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, where they plan to grow high-quality rice.
Mideast grabs land elsewhere
- CNN
- 21 May 2009
CNN's John Defterios takes a look at how Middle Eastern countries are scouring the globe for farmland.
L'Arabie saoudite vise une autosuffisance alimentaire délocalisée
- Le Monde
- 17 April 2009
En janvier, le premier riz “saoudien” produit à l’étranger a été présenté au roi Abdallah. Le consommateur saoudien ne goûte pas la différence. En dépit du renversement de conjoncture, il continue à payer son alimentation à un prix élevé, correspondant au niveau en vigueur pour les achats massifs effectués en 2008 afin de prévenir toute crise alimentaire.