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Gulf investors target Africa
- MEED
- 03 April 2009
African states have actively encouraged Gulf investors into areas like agriculture, seeing them as a useful counterweight to China’s influence.
Proposed Kenya-Qatar Land Deal Stirs Controversy
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSoym58ut0Q&feature=player_embedded
- 18 Mar 2009
The Kenyan government is considering leasing a large tract of land in the Tana River Delta in eastern Kenya to Qatar's government. In return, Qatar would build a port in the seaside town of Lamu.
10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now: 7. The Rent-A-Country
- TIME Magazine
- 13 Mar 2009
Growing crops for strangers, of course, is nothing new. The long, grim march of colonialism was driven by Europe’s penchant for sugar, tea, tobacco and other crops that don’t flourish in northern climes. But as climate change and growing populations put ever more pressure on the earth, state-backed searches for land and food contracts as part of a national food-security strategy strike many as fundamentally new.
Qatar fund to target food and energy
- Financial Times
- 13 Mar 2009
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund will turn its focus to commodities - particularly food and energy - in the second half of 2009, a senior official said yesterday.
Middle East targets land, energy deals
- Phnom Penh Post
- 13 Mar 2009
Cambodia's traditional sectors are foundering in the wake of the global financial crisis, but the Kingdom's farmlands could bring billions from Middle Eastern countries seeking food security.
Arabs buying Australian farms
- Farming UK
- 09 Mar 2009
Could the Middle East become a significant new source of offshore investment in Australia’s extensive northern cattle industry?
Quest for food security breeds neo-colonialists
- The Times (London)
- 05 Mar 2009
Perhaps the UN’s hand-wringing is just sentimental. Deals will be done and the rush to buy land has begun in Europe, too.
Qatari investors to set up trade units in Balochistan
- Pakistan Observer
- 24 February 2009
Investors of State of Qatar have expressed their interest for making investments in agriculture and fisheries sectors in coastal areas of Balochistan, and they will soon set up their industrial, agricultural and trade units in the coastal areas of the province.
Food: The big land sell-off
- African Business
- 07 February 2009
With vast tracts of land being sold in Madagascar, and Sudan and other African governments actively seeking investors in agricultural land, are we witnessing a neo-colonial land grab or will the investment result in greater food productivity to the long-term benefit of recipient nations?
Infrastructure investments necessary, but at what cost?
- The Daily Nation
- 01 February 2009
While I am all for infrastructure projects, the way these large-scale agriculture projects are being conceived leaves a lot to be desired. One, they are shrouded in secrecy. Two, this being Kenya, it is not clear who will benefit most.
Improving food security in Arab countries: Is land acquisition a viable strategy?
- World Bank
- 31 January 2009
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worldwide leaders in buying farmland in third-party countries, followed by China and Japan, says the World Bank.
Two pacts may be signed during Emir’s Lanka visit
- Gulf Times
- 28 January 2009
"We are trying to promote Qatari investment in [Sri Lanka's] farm sector.”