China

Chinese billionaire is looking to expand overseas and potentially take part in the next big boom, which he says just might be Australian agriculture as Chinese people seek out higher-quality food products.

The Chinese delegation was interested in setting up businesses in Tonga that could process cassava into starch as well cultivating mushrooms for export.

Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin Group Co Ltd is set to become the largest farmland owner in Australia if it is successful in the acquisitions of two cattle farms for A$1 billion ($720 million).

Sang-Liang Technology Development Centre and Nigeria's Raw Materials Research and Development Council will partner with the Niger state government for land provision for the pilot project.

China has confirmed the continuation of a $1.2 billion rubber and rice investment deal in Sierra Leone, covering 135,000 hectares, that was signed in 2012.

If Black Soil Capital Partners gets its way, the fields of Heilongjiang will be consolidated under long-term leases from farmers, giving way to a modern, industrialized US-style business model.

Chinese company's takeover of Australian farmland and firms draws mixed reaction from Australia ministers.

New Hope Group announced last year it would invest $500m into Australian agribusiness, and its chairman Liu Yonghao revealed majority of the fund would support New Hope Dairy’s projects in Australia.

Australia is facing $43 billion foreign farming frenzy by Chinese companies, spurred by mounting food security needs and a push to “go global.”

Farmers from drought-parched California are finding greener pastures in the Pacific Northwest -- and so are buyers from China.

Les investisseurs chinois s'intéressent surtout aux meilleures terres, notamment au bassin Murray-Darling, qui est la principale surface agricole d'Australie

Dans le domaine des terres agricoles, la présence de la Chine en Australie est comparable à celle des États-Unis, explique Brian Healey à Radio Australia.