China

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.
Conflict, companies stoke land grabs in Myanmar’s Kachin State
- Khmer Times
- 29 February 2016
Villagers say they were not consulted about plans to turn their land into grazing grounds and believe it was a ploy by officials who planned to profit from renting out 300 acres to a Chinese company for a banana plantation.
Jack Ma, le Bill Gates chinois investit en Bordelais
- Sud Ouest
- 25 February 2016
Fondateur du site Alibaba, le milliardaire Jack Ma achète le Château de Sours, une propriété en AOC Bordeaux de 80 hectares de vigne. D’autres doivent suivre.
Concerns for milk supply after our Van Diemen’s Land Company sold to China business interests
- Herald Sun
- 23 February 2016
There are fresh calls for closer scrutiny of “who owns what” amid concerns baby formula and dairy product prices could soar after Treasurer Scott Morrison rubber-stamped the sale of Australia’s biggest dairy farm to Chinese business interests.