Unlike other Gulf countries that are usurping African land to expand their agricultural capacity, Qatar intends to transform its own barren land into an agricultural powerhouse.
Former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, is leading a push to get Arabs to invest in Australian farmland as part of a long term food security strategy for oil-rich Gulf States
Countries in north Africa and the Middle East are urgently seeking ways to soften the blow of surging food prices for their citizens, alarmed by protests against authoritarian rulers from Algeria to Yemen.
The Argentine delegation is to present a total of 24 investment projects in the South American country during the tour, Timerman said without giving details.
Adecoagro SA, a farmland venture in South America that’s backed by billionaire George Soros, plans to raise as much as $429 million in an initial public offering in the US as food prices surge.
As Gulf states continue to invest in foreign farmland, what are the long term implications
A closer look at Qatar’s successful bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the relationship between sports investments by oil-rich nations and acquisitions by their sovereign wealth funds.
Not since Belgium's King Leopold turned the Congo into his personal market-garden has so much land been allocated to offshore nations.
A wikileaks cable discusses the transfer of the Lamu port deal from Qatar to China. Little word about the fate of the 40,0000 ha of farmland promised to Qatar, however.
Ghana is negotiating with Qatar to establish a joint venture firm to produce food for both countries, starting with 50,000 hectares.
Argentina Tourism Minister Carlos Meyer has hailed Qatar Airways’ flights from Buenos Aires to Doha as an important step for enhanced ties between the two countries, including farmland acquisitions.
The Abu Dhabi Development Fund eyes the opportunity to invest in Bulgarian agriculture.
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