South Korea, through the Korean Economic Development Fund, has extended a $50 million (about Sh65 billion) loan to the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (Rubada). About 100,000 hectares of land have been set aside for modern rice farming under the project.
Inversores árabes y asiáticos buscan tomar el control de amplias extensiones de tierras fértiles en Sudán, el país más grande de África, que quiere convertirse en el granero de Oriente Medio, aunque para ello deberá modernizar primero su agricultura.
Farmers from South Korea, Kuwait and the United States have also arrived in Kwara state, some 400 km northwest of Lagos, which is keen to attract more investors and help Nigeria end its import reliance.
Arabia Saudita, Corea, China, Japón y otros concentran tierras “baratas” en países del sur
Local provincial governments are working hard to develop farmland in other countries -- Russia, Cambodia, Mongolia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Paraguay, Uruguay -- because it’s cheaper than relying on imports
Il nuovo governo ha promesso che avrebbe cancellato l'accordo, ma recentemente ha scritto una lettera pubblica in cui spiegava che era meglio metterlo semplicemente in stand-by.
The planned expansion of plantations in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia should be immediately suspended and reviewed amid concerns over massive deforestation and widespread exploitation of local communities, environmentalists warned today.
Los capitalistas conquistan los recursos de la naturaleza mundial mediante la guerra o la compra.
After many speeches at the UN about the need to crack down on financial speculation in food, nothing has been done, the UN's expert on the right to food told Inner City Press on Wednesday.
The Government has ordered 2000 squatters out of land meant for large-scale paddy farming in Kilombero district, Morogoro region.
Swedish company Black Earth Farming (BEF) since 2006 has bought 300,000 hectares (740,000 acres) of Russian farmland after the government finally allowed land to be privatised after decades of state ownership.
The government of Tanzania has refuted media reports indicating that it has leased out 1000 square kilometres of farmland to South Koreans.
