Korea

Hyundai Co. aims to purchase 10,000 ha farmland in Brazil
- MBN
- 10 May 2010
South Korea's Hyundai Corporation is trying to purchase 10,000 ha of farmland in Brazil to grow soybeans for the Korean market
Hyundai wants to buy land in Brazil
- Folha de São Paulo
- 09 May 2010
Executives from the South Korean company Hyundai are negotiating with state governments for the purchase of land in Brazil, with the objective of planting and exporting soya to South Korea.
Hyundai busca tierras para cultivar soja en Brasil
- ANSA
- 09 May 2010
La empresa automotriz surcoreana Hyundai anunció su intención de comprar diez mil hectáreas de tierras cultivables en Brasil para exportar soja (soya) hacia Corea del Sur
Empresa sul-coreana Hyundai quer comprar terras no Brasil
- Folha de São Paulo
- 09 May 2010
Executivos da empresa sul-coreana Hyundai negociam com governos estaduais a compra de terra no Brasil com o objetivo de plantar e exportar soja para a Coreia do Sul.
Stakes are high in African investment race
- Joong Ang Daily
- 16 April 2010
Korean investors are nervous about trusting African governments’ guarantees, and about complex and frequently arbitrary regulations.
Hyundai Heavy reaps corns, soybeans at its Russian farmland
- Yonhap
- 15 April 2010
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, said Thursday that it has harvested 4,500 tons of soybeans and 2,000 tons of corn at its Russian farm.
Tierras agrícolas de países emergentes atrae inversores
- El Diario de Paraná
- 03 Mar 2010
En un momento en el que la seguridad alimentaria del mundo se está convirtiendo en una cuestión prioritaria, las inmensas tierras aptas para la agricultura en los países emergentes atraen la atención de los inversores. Países como Brasil, Argentina, Ucrania, Rusia, Kazajastán, Sudán, Malawi, Angola, Indonesia, Laos o Camboya se encuentran entre los preferidos de los inversionistas.
Proposed agricultural deal carries risk for Cambodia's rural poor
- VoA
- 18 February 2010
BKK Partners, an Australian financial advisory firm, has a client that wants to buy 100,000 ha of Cambodian farmland. Human rights workers and politicians are concerned.
Pemerintah dan Bank Dunia Membikin Kebun Tebu
- Kontan
- 13 February 2010
Pemerintah pusat, Pemda Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), Bank Dunia, dan Pemerintah Korea Selatan (Korsel) akan bekerjasama mengembangkan perkembangan tebu seluas 17.000 hingga 35.000 hektar di Kabupaten Benar Meriah, Banda Aceh.
South Korean farm trade group aims to set up international grain company
- Yonhap
- 11 February 2010
South Korea's state-run agriculture trading corporation says that it aims to set up an international grain purchasing and distribution company that can invest directly in foreign farms or control stakes in agricultural operations.
Korean investor wins permit for Papua food estate
- Tempo Interaktif
- 10 February 2010
As many foreign and local investor are seeking to win a license to invest in the giant agriculture project in Papua, Indonesia, one unnamed South Korean investor has obtained a permit. Mitsubishi is also bidding. Binladin Group has been rejected.
No conversion of virgin forest to food estate in Merauke: Govt
- Jakarta Post
- 09 February 2010
Foreign investors from China, Korea and Singapore have expressed their readiness to invest in the projects to cultivate including paddy to supply for domestic demand.