China

Chinese ripples in the paddy fields of central Myanmar
- Mizzima
- 11 May 2015
The water-rich region of Myanmar has become the target of land speculation, driven in part by local Myanmar-Chinese merchants and Chinese speculators and businesspeople.
Russia and China to launch $2 billion fund to boost farming
- Moscow Times
- 08 May 2015
“Russia and China’s investment in agriculture will enable the development of large areas of [uncultivated] arable land on the borders between our countries,” RDIF chief Kirill Dmitriev was quoted as saying.
Vicstock venture pulls back
- West Australian
- 07 May 2015
Vicstock Grain and its Chinese backers (Beidahuang) have dramatically scaled back their cropping operations in the Wheatbelt three years after a $70 million spending spree on farmland.
Hundreds of Cambodian villagers halt clearing of land in Preah Vihear
- RFA
- 05 May 2015
More than 300 villagers formed a human barrier, blocking bulldozers owned by the two foreign companies, Vietnamese developer Thy Nga and Taiwanese firm PNT who are encroaching ancestral farmland and operating outside of the boundaries set by their concessions.
Chinese investor plans to spend $100m on beef
- Australian Financial Review
- 04 May 2015
One of China’s largest beef producers, Honda Agriculture, is looking to buy up to $100 million worth of cattle property in Australia over the next 12 months.
Banks and pension funds continue to bankroll deforestation and land grabs
- Guardian
- 30 April 2015
It’s right to hold destructive palm oil companies to account, but until we look to the organisations funding their activities we’re missing an important part of the puzzle.
Asia's agrarian reform in reverse: laws taking land out of small farmers' hands
- GRAIN
- 30 April 2015
Legislative changes now sweeping across Asia threaten to displace millions of peasant families, undermine local food systems and increase violent conflicts over land. Already, just six percent of Asia's farm owners hold around 66% of its farmland.
Cambodian villagers march to ask for foreign intervention in land dispute
- RFA
- 28 April 2015
Around 50 villagers representing 90 families from Lor Peang village in Kampong Chhnang province presented petitions to the U.S. and European Union embassies among others, accusing KDC International—a company run by Chea Keng, wife of Cambodia’s Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem—of encroaching on their land.
Le Fonds de développement sino-africain veut investir
- Madagascar TV
- 27 April 2015
Le ministre de l’Agriculture est persuadé que Madagascar pourrait consolider ses acquis, grâce à l’apport des Chinois, pour mettre en oeuvre son programme « Grenier de l’Océan Indien »
BRICS and development: new hubs of agrarian capital
- The Zimbabwean
- 27 April 2015
Ian Scoones summarises some of the discussion at the PLAAS Cape Town conference on the engagement of Brazil, China and South Africa in patterns of agrarian change.
Gambia set to sign MOU with Chinese agriculture firm
- Daily Observer
- 27 April 2015
The Government of The Gambia and Zoeve Seed Company sign MOU on a farming project that will commence with 1000 hectares for rice production.
Green tape could kill Ord farm
- West Australian
- 22 April 2015
A Chinese company developing farm land in the Ord River area has warned it will not proceed with the project under a raft of conditions set out by Australia's environmental watchdog.