Argentina

With the surge of corporate farms in Argentina and Brazil over the past two to three years, I thought it would be useful to compile a list of the biggest groups with a short description of each.

Sudan is seeking to attract at least $1bn of capital for its agricultural sector from Arab and Asian investment groups, which are turning to Africa in search of new food supplies as their governments try to manage the impact of commodity price inflation.

El Tejar will plant more than 1 million acres in Mato Grosso this upcoming season and nearly 2.75 million acres across South America, making it the largest farm company in the world.

Las iniciativas orientadas a frenar la "extranjerización" que impulsan los diputados nacionales Orsolini y Conti apuntan, en principio, a evitar la concentración de propiedades y a establecer un control anual de las zonas donde se acumulan recursos estratégicos del país, como el agua o las reservas de minerales

La Legislatura aprobó hoy de manera unánime y en primera vuelta parlamentaria, el proyecto de ley de la legisladora Magdalena Odarda (ARI) que tiene el objetivo de imponer restricciones y limites a la adquisición de inmuebles rurales, por parte de personas físicas o jurídicas extranjeras.

“We are going to prepare a PEC [Proposal for a Constitutional Amendment] to make it clear to investors that they can invest in any sector except land”, Guilherme Cassel, Brazil's Minister for Agrarian Development says

"Vamos fazer uma PEC [Proposta de Emenda Constitucional] para deixar claro aos investidores que podem investir em qualquer campo, mas não em terras", informou o ministro do Desenvolvimento Agrário, Guilherme Cassel.

Hassad Food Company intends to invest $500mn to $700mn this year for projects across the world as part of its mission to ensure food security for Qatar, chairman and managing director Nasser bin Mohamed Mubarak al-Fuhaid al-Hajri has said.

Argentina will welcome investment from Saudi Arabia in its agricultural sector so the Kingdom can guarantee its own food security, the Argentine Embassy has said.

In Brazil, El Tejar and others are investing in ownership and hope to capture land appreciation. BrasilAgro brags that it sold one farm for a gain of 116 percent in just 17 months.

Since the land acquisition will be by private parties only, the chances of such purchase becoming a political issue are remote, officials feel.

India should look at Latin American countries to keep its food security intact, argue public and private sector officials