Foras International

Who's behind the land grabs?
- GRAIN
- 16 October 2012
A slide show by GRAIN that profiles some of those who have been most actively pursuing or supporting farmland grabs around the world.
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.
The great African land rush
- The Atlantic
- 14 April 2011
"Only 12% of [the land investors have acquired in Africa in the last few years] is actually being farmed," Oxfam Senegal's Head of Economic Justice Lamine Ndiaye says. "The other 88% is just sitting there. It's just for speculation. You buy it, and three years later, you sell it at a higher price."
Senegal in talks to lease farmland to Saudi
- Reuters
- 06 December 2010
Senegal is in talks with Saudi Arabia to lease farmland to grow food of an area nearly four times the size of Manhattan.
¿Están los inversionistas saudíes a punto de asumir el control de la producción de Senegal y Mali?
- GRAIN
- 29 November 2010
Un nuevo informe de GRAIN muestra como hombres de negocios saudíes están llevando a cabo ofertas en África que les daría el control sobre algunas de las tierras agrícolas más productivas del continente.
Saudi investors poised to take control of rice production in Senegal and Mali?
- GRAIN
- 29 November 2010
New report by GRAIN shows how Saudi businessmen are pursuing deals in Africa that would give them control over some of the continent's most productive farmlands.
Des investisseurs saoudiens seraient prêts à prendre le contrôle de la production de riz au Sénégal et au Mali
- GRAIN
- 29 November 2010
Un nouveau rapport de GRAIN révèle que des hommes d'affaires saoudiens sont en train de mener des négociations en Afrique qui leur donneraient la mainmise sur les terres parmi les plus fertiles du continent.
Une firme saoudienne va investir 100 millions de dollars dans l’agriculture au Nigeria
- APA
- 22 June 2010
Le gouvernement de l’Etat de Katsina affectera 1.?000 hectares de terres à Foras International pour la production agricole.
Saudi Arabian company to invest $100m in agriculture in Katsina
- Compass
- 22 June 2010
Under an MoU the state will provide Foras International with 1,000 hectares of land for crop production.
Saudi Arabia launches 750 million riyal agricultural project in Sudan
- Sudan Vision
- 18 January 2010
Foras International Investment Co., the investment arm of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has started to put its objective of realizing food security in the Islamic countries into action by launching its first project of the integrated agricultural food basket in Sudan.
Is there such a thing as agro-imperialism?
- New York Times
- 19 November 2009
There’s a whole school of economic thought that says that Collier is wrong, that big is not necessarily better in agriculture — and that the land deals therefore might be unwise not because they’re wrong but because they’re unprofitable.
Sécurité alimentaire contre sécurité alimentaire : La guerre des terres a commencé
- abc Burkina
- 04 November 2009
Les organisations paysannes maliennes et sénégalaises rendraient un fier service aux autres paysans africains s’ils pouvaient obtenir les termes des contrats et les publier.