China

Venezuela: Alianza con China alcanza 27 acuerdos
- El Mundo
- 23 September 2013
En temas agrícolas la empresa Beidahuang y el Gobierno acordaron la siembra de 60 mil hectáreas de maíz, arroz y soya en Guárico, Delta Amacuro, Barinas, Apure y Portuguesa.
La Chine va investir dans 3 millions d'hectares de terres agricoles en Ukraine
- La France Agricole
- 23 September 2013
La Chine va investir dans 3m d'hectares de terres agricoles en Ukraine, ce qui représenterait le plus vaste projet agricole mené par Pékin à l'étranger alors que le pays cherche à garantir ses approvisionnements.
Ukraine to become China's largest overseas farmer in 3m hectare deal
- SCMP
- 22 September 2013
Under the 50-year plan, Ukraine will initially provide China with at least 100,000 hectares - an area almost the size of Hong Kong - of high-quality farmland in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region
Irrico close to doubling Russia farmland portfolio
- Agrimoney
- 13 September 2013
Irrico, the Russia-based agricultural investment company, revealed it is on the verge of doubling its land portfolio as it unveiled it had attracted a third investor, emerging markets private equity group Hong Kong-based ADM Capital.
Big dairy farm expected to change hands
- ABC
- 12 September 2013
It has been reported that the state-owned China Investment Corporation and New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra are negotiating to buy Tasmanian dairy farm Van Diemen's Land under a proposed $200 million deal.
Huishan Dairy plans up to $1.3 bln Hong Kong IPO
- Reuters
- 09 September 2013
Huishan Dairy has received commitments worth $220 million from three cornerstone investors -Norway's Norges Bank, Yili Group and Cofco Agricultural Industry Management - to expand its herd of cows.
US security panel clears a Chinese takeover of Smithfield Foods
- New York Times
- 06 September 2013
Smithfield Foods won national security clearance on Friday for its proposed $4.7 billion sale to a Chinese meat processor, overcoming one of the biggest obstacles to a takeover.
Chinese entrepreneurs plan new wave of settlers
- Western Producer
- 05 September 2013
Two Chinese-Canadian entrepreneurs that have been investing in farmland in Manitoba say they will establish an agricultural fund for Chinese investors who want to own a piece of Canada’s agriculture industry.
Would-be Crafar farm buyers lose court bid
- Stuff
- 02 September 2013
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.
El huerto de Jossía y Marta ya no da tomates
- La Vanguardia
- 30 August 2013
La compañía china Wanbao ha alquilado al Gobierno de Maputo la tierra que cultivaban Marta y Jossía Xavier Aldekoa, campesinos en Mozambique
Pork and protectionism in America
- The New Yorker
- 28 August 2013
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.
Brazil and China scramble for agricultural influence in Africa
- Guardian
- 28 August 2013
Agriculture is central to Chinese and Brazilian development efforts – how trailblazing are their methods?