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Wikileaks: Rome agencies on voluntary "code of conduct" for responsible agro-investments
- Wikileaks
- 28 January 2010
US government mission in Rome discusses FAO's work to develop principles for international farmland "investments"
Wikileaks: Saudi foreign agriculture investment plans: Opportunities for increased trade, assistance, and US jobs
- Wikileaks
- 24 January 2010
US government mission in Riyadh writes, "Although the idea of Saudi farms in Africa may sound farfetched, the Kingdom has for years hired foreign managers and laborers to administer its farms and other agribusinesses (e.g., most Saudi wheat farms currently have Egyptian managers)."
Qatar seeks US tech deals on food security
- Arabian Business
- 24 January 2010
A top-level Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) delegation, led by QNFSP chairman Fahd al Attiyah, will visit agricultural research institutes and meet senior US Government officials, including from the White House, the State Department, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy during its week-long US programme.
Kolonialismus oder Entwicklungschance: Der Kampf ums Essen
- Der Spiegel
- 04 January 2010
Der Spiegel video on Dominion Farms in Kenya and a Chinese farm project in Tanzania. Auf Deutsch.
Hedgie Dixon Boardman ploughs new furrow
- The Times
- 27 December 2009
A veteran American hedge-fund manager has launched a $100m fund to invest in American farmland as fears of food inflation grow.
Wikileaks: Qatar sharpening focus on food security and related technologies
- Wikileaks
- 16 December 2009
"Hassad [Food] has innovated by considering investments in overseas agribusinesses rather than only purchasing land in countries with questionable property rights, and where the indigenous population may not benefit from such purchases," writes the US embassy in Doha
Wikileaks: Kuwaiti food security: Less than meets the eye...
- Wikileaks
- 15 December 2009
US embassy in Kuwait reports on discussions with Kuwaiti officials on acquiring farmland overseas for food security or profit
Wikileaks: Ethiopia seeks dramatic change in agricultural land use
- Wikileaks
- 10 December 2009
"This apparent rush to lease so much farmland, much or all of it to foreign interests, during a time of worsening food insecurity should raise concern within the donor community about GoE motivations and negotiating capacity," writes the US embassy in Addis Ababa in December 2009
Taking land from African farmers unfair
- Daily Skiff
- 03 December 2009
After signing a 25-year lease from Kenya's Lands Ministry in Nairobi, Burgess made auxiliary payments to various groups to ensure that the plan could continue unhindered. Unfortunately, the people of the Luo tribe and members of other tribes in similar situations are unhappy.
Dominion Farms rebuttal to Business Week article
- Dominion Farms Ltd
- 28 November 2009
While Dominion Farms is honored that Business Week saw our company as a global front runner in doing business in Africa, we are disheartened by the lack of commitment to the true story of Dominion Farms.
Zimbabwe farmers a boon for Nigerian agriculture
- Reuters
- 19 November 2009
Farmers from South Korea, Kuwait and the United States have also arrived in Kwara state, some 400 km northwest of Lagos, which is keen to attract more investors and help Nigeria end its import reliance.
Agricultural land investment Ukraine
- YouTube
- 14 November 2009
Land investments in Ukraine agriculture