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China's Shuanghui International plans to buy Smithfield Foods Inc for $4.7 billion to feed a growing Chinese appetite for U.S. pork, but the proposed takeover of the world's No. 1 producer has stirred concern in the United States.

Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd’s agribusiness unit PT Indofood is eyeing 30,000 hectares of land in Davao Oriental, Philippines, for palm oil production.

L'impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope 2013. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l'Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la Chine va renforcer ses achats de terres et de céréales sur le continent.

Chinese executives of state farms in Ningxia Province visit Ghana to explore opportunites in rice farming and express interest in acquiring the struggling state-owned Aveyime Cattle Ranch.

"We have also approved the allocation of 20, 000 hectares of land to a Chinese company for rice production," says state governor, Alhaji Garba Umar.

Miles de millones para conquistar Africa. Según un informe publicado hoy en Estados Unidos, desde 2000 a 2011, China invirtió más de 75 mil millones de dólares en ese continente.

Ce numéro spécial des Cahiers Agricultures analyse la place accordée au foncier et aux diverses formes d’agriculture dans les stratégies des Etats, des investisseurs et des communautés d’acteurs locaux.

Australia's Trade Minister Craig Emerson says plans to increase scrutiny on farmland investments would ruin any chance at all of a free-trade deal being struck with China.

The factory and farm are located in China's eastern Fujian and Jiangsu provinces. The farm will provide a "significant proportion" of the group's produce needs

Prime Minister John Key has told Chinese officials that foreign ownership of farmland is a sensitive issue in New Zealand.

Certaines sociétés chinoises achètent ou louent des terres en Afrique et même en Europe. Pour sécuriser ses approvisionnements, la Chine a aussi recours à la contractualisation. Quatre millions de tonnes de maïs ont ainsi été réservés sur deux ans avec l’Ukraine.

China's ambassador says New Zealand has "over thought" his country's interest in acquiring land here, claiming other major farm purchases are unlikely.