Korea

RoK firm seeks investment opportunities in Hau Giang
- VNA
- 27 July 2017
Korea's Dusung Food Co., Ltd is looking for a large area of land to cultivate crops within the 5,200 ha hi-tech agriculture zone in Hau Giang Province, Vietnam
Korindo melanggar moratorium menghentikan deforestasi di Papua
- Pusaka
- 25 February 2017
Foto-foto satelit 13 Januari dan 10 Februari 2017 menunjukkan pembukaan lahan baru di kawasan konsesi PT Papua Agro Lestari (PT PAL) milik perusahaan kelapa sawit raksasa Korindo. Menunjukkan bahwa Korindo sedang mempersiapkan pembukaan hutan seluas 2.400 hektar di Papua.
POSCO Daewoo launches agribusiness in Myanmar
- Korea Times
- 22 January 2017
According to a POSCO Daewoo official, Sunday, Korea's largest trading affiliate under POSCO group has secured construction and investment approval from the Myanmar government to build a rice processing complex (RPC) in Twante.
Après la Chine, la Corée du Sud à l'assaut de l'Afrique
- Atlantico.fr
- 22 November 2016
Tout comme la Chine, la Corée du Sud essaie d'investir pour avoir des terres agricoles, mais contrairement à la Chine, elle cible toute la consommation et la bourgeoisie moyenne.
Korean palm oil firm accused of illegal forest burning in Indonesia
- Guardian
- 01 September 2016
A Korean palm oil company has been dropped by buyers after footage emerged that allegedly shows the illegal burning of vast tracts of tropical forest on lands it holds concessions for in Indonesia.
Korean company looking to crack open cashew nut market
- Vientiane Times
- 23 August 2016
Provincial administration office in Champassak, Laos gave the go ahead for a US$9 million project by Korean company G Farm for planting cashew nut trees and processing plant. Agriculture and Forestry Department plans to promote the growing of 10,000 hectares of nuts in the province.
Saravan approves concession for custard apple plantation
- Vientiane Times
- 18 May 2016
Saravan provincial authorities in Laos approve a 200 ha land concession to a Korean company which will grow custard apple and moringa for export
S. Korean firm to invest $40 million in plantation
- Khmer Times
- 06 January 2016
South Korean-owned Welt Bio Co. Ltd. is investing $40 million in a black pepper plantation in Mondulkiri, Cambodia, which is being described as the largest in the world.
Koreans offer food expertise to UAE
- The National
- 25 May 2015
A South Korean food security office will open in Abu Dhabi next month to help the UAE in its agricultural and fishery sectors, says the country’s ambassador to the UAE.
World Bank, Japan agency offer farm loan for Philippines
- WSJ
- 18 May 2015
A $250 million loan package is being prepared to support foreign investment in farms in Mindanao
Fiji: $10m investment for rice industry
- Fiji Times
- 23 February 2015
Korean rice company, Grace Road Company Ltd, in Navua is looking at investing $10 million in the revitalisation of the rice industry in the country and in expanding its farm.
O novo colonialismo: Terceiro mundo é vendido aos pedaços
- Brasil 247
- 08 October 2014
Desde a última grande crise alimentar, governos e empresas de nações ricas têm comprado ou arrendado terras férteis de países em desenvolvimento, em especial na África. Benefícios desses negócios para as populações locais? Poucos ou nenhum.

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