Philippines

Indonesia to invest in Agusan's palm oil
- 19 October 2013
Indonesian investors from two of its government-owned companies are planning to invest in a 60,000 ha palm oil plantation in the Philippines' province.
PAN AP partners launch 'land grabs' book to mark 'World Foodless Day'
- PANAP
- 14 October 2013
Partner organizations of Pesticide Action Network - Asia and the Pacific launch a book compiling seven case studies on land grabbing in the region as part of its activities to mark "World Foodless Day"
Brunei firm invests P1.3B to boost BIMP-EAGA
- Manila Bulletin
- 26 August 2013
Filipino firm SL Agritech Corp. and Brunei firm Four Bays Iman Sdn Bhd (FISB) have tied up for a 20,000 ha hybrid rice plantation in Mindanao.
SL Agritech, First Pacific eye Indonesia
- Manila Times
- 11 August 2013
Because of difficulty in securing commercial-scale agricultural lands in the Philippines, hybrid rice producer SL Agritech Corp. said that it may shift its planned joint venture with the Manny Pangilinan-led First Pacific Co. Ltd. to Indonesia.
Agribusiness large-scale land acquisitions and human rights in Southeast Asia
- FPP
- 02 August 2013
Updates from Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Burma, by Forest Peoples Programme
AgriNurture plans expansion of hybrid rice, vegetable production
- GMA News
- 28 July 2013
Philippine-listed food producer AgriNurture Inc is planning the expansion of its production areas for hybrid rice, fruit and vegetables with Chinese partner Beidahuang Seed Group of China.
Landgrabbing by multinational firms prevalent in underdeveloped countries – foreign activists
- Bulatlat
- 27 July 2013
An international peasant workshop billed “Global Landgrabbing, Genuine Land Reform and Human Rights” concluded that lands in underdeveloped countries are being grabbed at an alarming rate by multinational corporations
Philippines is third-largest ‘seller’ of farmlands to foreigners
- Business Mirror
- 21 July 2013
Despite its prohibition on the foreign ownership of land, the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with the largest tracts of farmland that were ceded to foreigners globally, according to the 2013 WTO Report.
PHL is third-largest ‘seller’ of farmlands to foreigners
- Business Mirror
- 21 July 2013
DESPITE its prohibition on the foreign ownership of land, the Philippines emerged as one of the countries with the largest tracts of farmland that were ceded to foreigners globally, according to the 2013 World Trade Organization (WTO) Report.
Firm pouring P85M for banana venture in Sarangani
- MindaNews
- 09 July 2013
With the huge export potentials of banana, RP Bahrain Harvest Inc. is putting up a plantation in the Philippines with an initial investment of P85 million.
Farmers buck Belmonte’s ‘Cha-cha’ call
- Business Mirror
- 09 July 2013
Proposed constitutional amendment will allow 100-percent foreign ownership and control of land and give non-Filipino individuals and entities access to an unlimited size of land, says KMP.
British Palm Oil Company to invest in Loreto AgSur
- ECJCHRO
- 13 June 2013
NBPOL, a medium-sized Papua New Guinnea-based company, has eyed barangay Sta. Teresa as the pilot test area and demonstration farm for palm oil.