China

Probe to hit foreign SEZ firms
- Bangkok Post
- 14 Mar 2016
The Thai government's much vaunted Special Economic Zones are under scrutiny amid reports of land grabs by foreign firms dodging the law on foreign acquisitions by having Thais act as nominees.
Zhejiang's Rifa Salutary bypasses Kidman, purchases $50 million of NSW farms
- AFR
- 14 Mar 2016
While most of the big corporate money has been falling over itself to buy into Australia's largest landowner, S. Kidman & Co, Rifa has quietly bought a total of seven properties in the last few months.
Chinese interests buy macadamia farms around Dunoon
- Echo
- 11 Mar 2016
The four farms in the ‘macadamia capital of Australia’ cover 545 ha across four adjoining farms with 109,000 mature trees and were put up for sale in 2013 by one of the largest institutional managers of agricultural real estate in the US, Hancock Farm Company.
Feeding the world’s most populous nation – Sino-lusophone agricultural co-operation proves to be a win-win for all
- Macau Magazine
- 11 Mar 2016
Loro Horta reports on recent Chinese overseas investment in agriculture in the Lusophone world
Les fermes géantes australiennes aiguisent l'appétit des investisseurs chinois
- AFP
- 11 Mar 2016
Les Chinois ne se contentent plus d'acheter les produits alimentaires australiens dont ils raffolent : des investisseurs chinois acquièrent des fermes, dont les plus grandes et les plus anciennes de l'île continent.
Australian Rural Capital joins forces with Shanghai Pengxin Group for Kidman pastoral empire
- ABC
- 08 Mar 2016
An Australian investment company has joined forces with a leading Chinese bidder for the iconic Kidman pastoral empire.
Are China and Brazil transforming African agriculture?
- Zimbabweland
- 07 Mar 2016
A new Open Access Special Issue in World Development based on our work on the changing role of China and Brazil in Africa’s agriculture is now available
China’s New Hope raising $450m fund to accelerate overseas acquisitions
- Deal Street Asia
- 06 Mar 2016
China's New Hope is accelerate overseas acquisitions in a bid to become a top supplier of meat and is raising $450 million through Hosen Capital, which counts Temasek and Mitsui as founding investors.
The Great Land Rush: China’s Pengxin hits overseas hurdles
- Financial Time
- 03 Mar 2016
Pengxin, a little-known Shanghai real estate developer that owns Theland milk powder, will become the world’s largest private landowner if Australia’s authorities clear its most ambitious bid yet.
Inquiétude dans le Berry après l'achat de terres agricoles par des Chinois
- BFM TV
- 02 Mar 2016
En quelques mois, une entreprise chinoise a acheté près de 1.500 hectares de terres agricoles dans le département de l'Indre (France)
The great land rush
- Financial Times
- 01 Mar 2016
FT correspondents report on the global race for land from Ethiopia, Myanmar and Indonesia.
Australia deputy PM urges local investment in agriculture to meet strong Asia demand
- Reuters
- 01 Mar 2016
Australia's deputy prime minister on Tuesday urged the country's A$1.8 trillion (US$1.3 trillion) pension fund industry to boost its investment in agriculture as the sector gears up to meet strong demand from Asia.