Korea

Sokors eye 100,000 has. of idle land
- Malaya
- 27 April 2011
The South Koreans are looking for as much as 100,000 in idle agricultural land in the Philippines that can be planted to crops for domestic consumption and for export.
ACT touts for heavy investments in agriculture Kilimo Kwanza food exports
- Tanzania Daily News
- 18 April 2011
Tanzania should seize the opportunity of rising food prices by investing in smallholder farmers and allow large scale foreign investors targeting exports, Agriculture Council of Tanzania (ACT) Chairman, Salum Shamte has said.
Madagascar: Community resistance to corporate land theft
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 April 2011
An interview with Mamy Rakotondrainibe, an activist with the Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches, about the struggle against land grabbing in Madagascar.
Madagascar: Resistencia comunitaria contra el robo corporativo de tierras
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 April 2011
Mamy Rakotondrainibe, un activista clave del Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches, explica la lucha contra el acaparamiento de tierras en Madagascar
Madagascar : La résistance de la population aux accaparements de terres par les entreprises
- Farmlandgrab.org
- 06 April 2011
Entretien avec Mamy Rakotondrainibe, membre du Collectif pour la Défense des Terres Malgaches, à propos de la lutte contre l'accaparement des terres à Madagascar.
Corn on the Cambodian cob suits Korean farmer
- Joong Ang Daily
- 28 Mar 2011
Lee Woo-chang set up a farming company called KomerCN in Cambodia in December 2008 to grow corn for export to Korea on 21 ha. He now wants to expand the farm to 13,000 ha.
Korea strives for agricultural security
- Korea Herald
- 24 Mar 2011
The government and companies are joining hands to expand the country’s overseas farming bases, establish a direct import channel and modernize agricultural production and distribution.
South Korea’s global food ambitions: Rural farming and land grabs
- Conducive
- 19 Mar 2011
How did this country turn from being one of the poorest post colonial states in the world to one of the largest land grabbers in recent years?
S. Korea to increase overseas farming on record food costs
- Bloomberg
- 10 Mar 2011
About 60 Korean companies were involved in farming in 16 countries by the end of 2010, harvesting about 87,000 metric tons of grain from 24,000 hectares of farmland.
S. Korea set to secure more overseas farmland
- Yonhap
- 10 Mar 2011
South Korea will set aside 40 billion won (US$35.8 million) to help local companies secure overseas farmland this year, the government said. Ten billion won will be paid directly to foreign governments supporting such investments.
Korean firm eyes Davao City for vegetable production
- PNA
- 23 February 2011
A Korean firm is eyeing the Philippines for developing vast agricultural lands for vegetable production.
El costo de un mal negocio
- Juventud Rebelde
- 19 February 2011
La explosiva convergencia de la crisis alimentaria y financiera de 2008 desencadenó una nueva carrera por la apropiación de tierras africanas, que se mantiene hasta hoy. Las corporaciones de alimentos y los inversionistas privados buscan arrancar su tajada