China

China spins a global food web from Mozambique to Missouri
- Bloomberg
- 23 May 2017
As China's government sets up farms in developing countries, the nation's food companies are scouring the world for premium products
Foreign investment in Australia’s agricultural land hits $4.6b
- Weekly Times
- 16 May 2017
Investment in Australia’s agricultural land has soared to $4.6 billion, with the bulk of that coming from the US.
Secret China-Pakistan Economic Corridor document reveals Beijing is the new East India Company
- Outlook
- 16 May 2017
Thousands of acres of agricultural land will be leased out to Chinese enterprises to set up demonstration projects in areas ranging from seed varieties to irrigation technology.
Uganda: Chinese firm accused of grabbing land in Mubende
- NTV
- 16 May 2017
The manager of a farm belonging to a Chinese Company known as Quality Parts (FOMASA) in Mubende district has been arrested on allegations of grabbing people’s land and torturing them.
China eyes Uganda's agribusiness in new front
- China Daily
- 06 May 2017
Tucked away over 50 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, Chinese technicians continue to set up the first agricultural industrial park in the East African country.
China’s agribusiness investment in Australia triples
- The West Australian
- 01 May 2017
China’s investment in Australian agribusiness has tripled in just a year as China strives to meet rising demand for high-quality food among its growing middle class. Major agribusiness deals included acquisition of the S Kidman & Co cattle empire and acquisition of Tasmanian dairy giant Van Dieman’s Land.
Chinese company to build modern agricultural industrial park in Laos
- Xinhua
- 27 April 2017
Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China's Xuanye (Lao) Co., Ltd/AVIC International Beijing Co., Ltd on a modern agricultural industrial park project in Laos.
Chinese investors breathe new life to Ukraine's rural area
- Xinhua
- 19 April 2017
Chinese state-owned Huangfanqu Farm and a Ukrainian partner are investing $50 million in a livestock farm in Koryukovka and a grains farm in Naumovka, as well as a 2,700 ha forest, where it plans to raise wild animals.
How Jigawa Govt’s land grab for Chinese firm threatens livelihood of 150,000 citizens
- Premium Times
- 10 April 2017
The decision by the government of Nigeria's Jigawa State to hand over 12,000 hectares of land to a Chinese investor for a sugar cane plantation is threatening the livelihood of about 150,000 persons in the state
Groups petition Jigawa Govt over acquisition of farmlands by Chinese firm
- Nigerian Current
- 16 Mar 2017
The Civil Society Network Against Corruption and the African Network for Economic and Environmental Justice urge the government of Jigawa State to urgently address the displacement of farmers in 36 communities by a Chinese company.
Chinese investors reconsider plantations as profits prove elusive in banana business
- Vientiane Times
- 07 Mar 2017
Some Chinese investors plan to shutter their banana farms in Laos and relocate to other countries while others plan to replace the yellow herbaceous fruit with other agricultural crops after sustaining losses.
Nigeria in talks with China over $4.5b loan for large scale farming investment
- Naija247news
- 21 February 2017
Federal Government of Nigeria has opened negotiation with Peoples Republic of China over $4.5 billion loan to facilitate the production of agricultural machineries for large scale farming in selected states across the country.