Would-be Crafar farm buyers lose court bid
    The High Court in Auckland has formalised a wide-ranging asset freeze against the unsuccessful bidders for the Crafar farms, Jack Chen and May Wang.
    • Stuff
    • 02 September 2013
    El huerto de Jossía y Marta ya no da tomates
    La compañía china Wanbao ha alquilado al Gobierno de Maputo la tierra que cultivaban Marta y Jossía Xavier Aldekoa, campesinos en Mozambique
    • La Vanguardia
    • 30 August 2013
    Pork and protectionism in America
    Today foreigners hold less than 2% of all agricultural land in the US. However, this share is growing as more foreign pension funds and others look to cash in on a boom in farmland values and commodity prices.
    • The New Yorker
    • 28 August 2013
    Brazil and China scramble for agricultural influence in Africa
    Agriculture is central to Chinese and Brazilian development efforts – how trailblazing are their methods?
    • Guardian
    • 28 August 2013
    Rudd vows to double farm land in north
    Kevin Rudd has committed to double the amount of land for farming in northern Australia and simplify investment rules for foreign investors, to take advantage of the boom in Asian demand for produce
    • West Australian
    • 16 August 2013
    SL Agritech, First Pacific eye Indonesia
    Because of difficulty in securing commercial-scale agricultural lands in the Philippines, hybrid rice producer SL Agritech Corp. said that it may shift its planned joint venture with the Manny Pangilinan-led First Pacific Co. Ltd. to Indonesia.
    • Manila Times
    • 11 August 2013
    China avanza en el control de industrias de alimentos
    Al Gobierno chino y sus empresas les urge controlar un grueso de la industria de alimentos del planeta para satisfacer la demanda interna ante su acelerado crecimiento demográfico.
    • El Universal
    • 09 August 2013
    China to invest $2.6 billion in Ukraine’s agriculture
    Ukraine’s State Food and Grain Corporation and China’s Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have signed a memorandum on cooperation in supporting priority projects in agriculture. Chinese investment in Ukraine’s agricultural sector will reach more than $2.6 billion.
    • Ukrinform
    • 03 August 2013
    L’accaparement des terre et de la souveraineté par les Brics
    L'accaparement des terres comme une forme de néo-colonialisme n'est pas une question de noms et d’origines, mais simplement une question liée à l'expansion mondiale du système capitaliste.
    • Pambazuka
    • 02 August 2013
    De l’argent sale russe et chinois dans le vignoble français ?
    Des achats de propriétés viticoles en France servent-ils à blanchir de l'argent sale via des montages financiers complexes ?
    • Sud Ouest
    • 02 August 2013
    AgriNurture plans expansion of hybrid rice, vegetable production
    Philippine-listed food producer AgriNurture Inc is planning the expansion of its production areas for hybrid rice, fruit and vegetables with Chinese partner Beidahuang Seed Group of China.
    • GMA News
    • 28 July 2013
    China eyes food security options in Venezuela
    Senior Venezuelan officials announced after recent talks in Beijing that Chinese investment could cover 30 million hectares of land in the Latin American country.
    • UPI
    • 26 July 2013

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