Russia

Bonduelle acquires CECAB's Russian ops
- Just Food
- 23 January 2012
Bonduelle is set to acquire the Russian operations of French rival CECAB, including its 6000-hectare 'kolkhoze' farm.
Les agriculteurs allemands font leur retour en Russie
- Les Echos
- 16 January 2012
Au XVIIIe siècle, la Grande Catherine avait décidé de faire appel à des agriculteurs allemands pour cultiver le sol de la Russie. A un moment, on a dénombré plusieurs milliers de colons. Quelque 250 ans après, l'histoire se répète.
Pigs and protection money: German farmers seek their fortunes in Russia
- Der Spiegel
- 12 January 2012
German farmer plans to expand his operation to 250,000 hectares, an area the size of the state of Saarland, and to float his company on the stock market in Germany, where he pays a portion of his taxes.
Money for Russia’s agriculture
- RT
- 25 October 2011
Russia’s VTB Capital plans $1bn agriculture fund which will begin by buying assets in Russia and Kazakhstan – from land to processing companies.
Massively underpriced post-Soviet agriculture market promises huge returns
- Agriculture 2.0
- 12 October 2011
NCH has been able—by direct purchase or lease—to acquire, aggregate and operationalize roughly 700,000 hectares of prime farmland in Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries at a fraction of their actual value.
Bonduelle veut accélérer son développement en Russie
- AFP
- 05 October 2011
Le groupe français Bonduelle, spécialisé dans les légumes en conserve et surgelés, a annoncé mardi son projet d'acheter une usine et de reprendre des terres agricoles en Russie, appartenant au groupe coopératif français Cecab
N. Korea plans to lease farm land in Russia's Far East: RIA Novosti
- Arirang
- 02 September 2011
Russia's state-run news agency reports that a delegation from North Korea held talks with authorities in Russia's Far East on leasing land to grow vegetables and grain.
North Korea to rent farm land in Russia's Far East
- Ria Novosti
- 01 September 2011
North Korea plans to rent several hundred thousand hectares of land in the Amur region in Russia's Far East to grow vegetables and grain
Russia offers agricultural land for Southeast Asian farmers to grow crops
- Bloomberg
- 12 August 2011
Russia is offering agricultural land to Southeast Asian nations to grow crops and help secure reliable food supplies, part of wider efforts to foster trade and investment ties in new markets.
Russia: Kellner’s promised land – and soil
- CzechPosition.com
- 29 July 2011
PPF entry into Russian farming via Rav Agro-Pro acquisition affirms Czech billionaire Petr Kellner’s confidence in his position there
South Korea to expand overseas farming on rising food costs
- Bloomberg
- 10 July 2011
Korea wants to secure a total of 380,000 hectares of overseas farmland by 2018, the agriculture ministry said in an e-mailed statement today. Priority countries include the Philippines, Cambodia, Ukraine, Indonesia and Russia.
Kazansummit 2011
- Kazansummit
- 21 June 2011
At the III International Islamic Business and Finance Summit in Tatarstan, Russia representatives of Saudi Arabia's Foras Investments requested 10,000 ha of land in Tatarstan for agricultural projects.