China

Los oscuros intereses de China sobre las tierras argentinas
- La Gran Época
- 17 November 2013
Luego del desastre ecológico, China necesita urgentemente tierras para cultivar sus alimentos y ya puso un pie sobre Argentina.
China looks to Ukraine as demand for food rises
- China Ukraine News Blog
- 05 November 2013
With vast tracts of rich, black earth but antiquated infrastructure, Ukraine is attracting interest from Chinese companies hoping to meet their nation’s growing demand for grains and meat.
Twenty-first-century land grabs: Accumulation by agricultural dispossession
- Monthly Review
- 02 November 2013
For the world’s people to have secure access to the quantity and quality of food needed for a decent life, the land grabs and the development of large, highly mechanized factory farms must stop.
China land grab hidden by 'corporate veil'
- The Australian
- 29 October 2013
Chinese investors may own less than 1 per cent of Australian farmland, but the true level is not known because it is hidden behind a corporate veil, according to a new report
Shanghai Pengxin poised to buy 2nd NZ dairy farm business
- Reuters
- 18 October 2013
Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin is poised to buy its second set of dairy farms in New Zealand, the world's leading dairy produce export country, as China's firms increasingly look overseas for sources of milk to meet growing demand at home.
China recurre a ambiciosas jugadas para asegurar provisión futura de alimentos
- La Tercera
- 13 October 2013
China recurre a ambiciosas jugadas para asegurar provisión futura de alimentos.
What does Ukraine stand to gain from farming deal with China?
- Epoch Times
- 07 October 2013
A deal signed between Ukrainian and Chinese authorities last month may impact up to 3 million hectares of prime farmland in Eastern Ukraine, a space roughly the size of Belgium.
La Chine convoite le grenier à blé ukrainien
- Le Monde
- 03 October 2013
Pour l'heure, il n'est pas question de pouvoir vendre ou acheter des terres agricoles en Ukraine, une question politique explosive.
Chinese stick to WA farm investment plan
- West Australian
- 30 September 2013
A Chinese conglomerate has hit back at critics of its WA farming operations and vowed to press on with plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in an integrated supply chain from Albany to China.
XPCC signs MOU for agricultural projects in the Ukraine
- XPCC
- 28 September 2013
Statement published by Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps' website detailing the MOU it signed for agricultural projects in the Ukraine (with an excerpt translated to English).
COFCO eyes deals for sugar, wine overseas
- China Daily
- 28 September 2013
China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp, known as COFCO, will focus its overseas acquisition drive in the wine and sugar sectors to meet growing demand at home, a senior company official has said.
Ukrainian agricultural giant denies farmland deal with China
- Radio Free Europe
- 24 September 2013
Ukraine's government-controlled agricultural firm KSG Agro has denied recent Chinese media reports on an alleged agreement that would have seen China leasing 3 million hectares of Ukrainian farmland for the next 50 years.