China

Congo farmland deal welcomed
- SAPA
- 22 October 2009
The Congolese government said it had signed similar agreements with China, Brazil and Israel.
Agricultores sudafricanos satisfechos de acuerdo agrícola con República Congo
- EFE
- 21 October 2009
El ministro de agricultura congoleño, Rigobert Maboundou, dijo que este acuerdo forma parte de un Plan de Acción de su Gobierno para consolidar la agricultura como un pilar de su economía y que, además de este pacto, el mayor de este tipo firmado en África, tienen otros similares con China, Brasil e Israel.
China may sponsor Lamu Port
- BMI
- 15 October 2009
No deal was ever secured with Qatar, and China is now being eyed as a more appropriate suitor for the project.
La Chine manque de terres arables
- Novethic
- 14 October 2009
Pékin préfère parler de « transfert de technologies » que de délocalisation.
Chinese investors descend on Masindi
- The Observer
- 11 October 2009
Hebei Company plans to grow its operations -- wheat, maize, rice, vegetable and livestock production for the local, Chinese and European markets -- to about 100,000 acres [40,500 ha] of land in 8-10 years.
Speaking freely: China's eye on African agriculture
- Asia Times
- 01 October 2009
China's agricultural investments strategies in Africa are not as self-serving as some critics argue.
Québec : Des investisseurs chinois lorgnent des terres agricoles
- Argent
- 25 September 2009
Des investisseurs chinois lorgnent des terres dans la région de Saint-Hyacinthe.
Afrique, Le Land Grabbing: Asservissement de l'Afrique ou vision politique de ses dirigeants ?
- Camer.be
- 24 September 2009
L'apparition du « Land Grabbing » que les chinois accélèrent à travers le continent s'inscrit-il dans la perpétuation de ces comportements des dirigeants africains comme sous la coupole occidentale, sachant qu'ils ne sont tenus par aucun passif colonial avec le géant de l'empire du milieu ?
CIC makes food security a priority
- Financial Times
- 23 September 2009
China Investment Corporation's purchase of an $856m stake in Noble Group, the commodities trading company, is the clearest indication yet that Beijing wants to secure agricultural commodities supplies after last year's food crisis.
CIC to buy Noble stake
- Reuters
- 22 September 2009
China's sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corp, has bought a 14.5 per cent stake in grain trading and production firm Noble Group for US$850 million.
La France agricole encore à l'écart des appétits chinois
- Reuters
- 21 September 2009
La Chine est à la recherche de grandes exploitations agricoles à l'étranger à des fins d'investissement et pour assurer son autosuffisance alimentaire selon des critères qui excluent pour l'instant la plupart des pays européens dont la France.
Corporate farming
- Dawn
- 18 September 2009
During Pervez Musharraf’s time, Beijing had proposed that it be leased 2,000 acres of land for a period of 10 to 15 years with the agreement that China would make technological and financial investments in the land, invest in newer forms of seeds and other products and leave the new infrastructure to the state or the owners after the termination of the contract.