Russia

  • Hedge funds muck in down on the farm
    • Financial Times
    • 25 April 2008

    Hedge funds and investment banks are swapping their Gucci for gumboots as they bet on rising food prices by buying farms.

  • Lee to Seek Steady Grain Supply From Overseas
    • Korea Times
    • 16 April 2008

    President Lee Myung-bak said that one possible way to secure grain supplies from overseas would be to sign a long-term land lease. The President specifically pointed to the Russian Far East.

  • Food Crisis Looming Over Korea
    • Chosun Libo
    • 04 Mar 2008

    Japan has steadily prepared for food security by buying 12 million hectares of croplands around the world, from Southeast Asia and China to South America. By comparison, the amount of Korea’s overseas croplands is negligible.

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