Asian companies seek greener pastures in Russian Far East
    Since food prices jumped in the period from 2006 to 2008, efforts to borrow land in the Russian Far East for agriculture have spread rapidly.
    • Asahi Shimbun
    • 20 February 2012
    La justice néo-zélandaise bloque la vente de fermes laitières à un investisseur chinois
    La haute cour de Nouvelle-Zélande annule l’autorisation accordée fin janvier par le gouvernement de la vente de 16 fermes laitières à un investisseur chinois. Selon le juge, le gouvernement a surestimé les bénéfices économiques de la transaction.
    • Commodesk
    • 17 February 2012
    Tribunal de Nueva Zelanda detiene venta de tierras agrícolas a China por no ser beneficioso
    “Nuestra opinión es que la oferta de Shanghai Pengxin, no ofrecía ningún beneficio económico real a Nueva Zelanda"
    • La Gran Época
    • 16 February 2012
    Chinese agriculture goes global
    The Chinese agricultural industry is speeding up the pace of its engagement with international agricultural markets as more policies aimed at encouraging companies to pursue "Going Out" policies are released.
    • Economic Observer
    • 13 February 2012
    Tajikistan to lease 6,000 hectares of land to China
    A controversial plan approved by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Agriculture to lease 6,000 hectares of land to China for development has been met with suspicion by some members of the country’s political opposition
    • Jamestown Foundation
    • 13 February 2012
    China 'troca' infraestrutura por grãos na América do Sul
    A China está mudando seu modelo de investimentos na agricultura da América do Sul. Diante das restrições a estrangeiros para a aquisições de terras no Brasil e na Argentina, os chineses passaram a privilegiar aportes em infraestrutura em troca do direito exclusivo de comprar a colheita.
    • Suinocultura Industrial
    • 13 February 2012
    Colonialismo, siglo XXI
    Los venezolanos no podemos ni debemos ser ajenos ni cerrar los ojos, y menos en una etapa en la cual predomina el hermetismo oficial en las negociaciones con otros países
    • El Nacional
    • 05 February 2012
    China should build grain processing plants overseas, says official
    China's pursuit of agricultural land overseas should be supplemented by building more grain processing facilities as part of the country's push for global expansion in the farming sector, says Chen Xiwen, general director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group.
    • Dow Jones
    • 02 February 2012
    China plants bitter seeds in South American farmland
    China increasingly is buying farmland and agricultural companies in South America to feed its ever-growing population.
    • Washington Times
    • 02 February 2012
    La Chine crée des remous en Nouvelle-Zélande
    L’acquisition de 16 fermes laitières (Crafar Farms) par un groupe chinois crée des remous en Nouvelle-Zélande.
    • La Terre de Chez Nous
    • 30 January 2012
    La Nouvelle-Zélande autorise la vente de fermes laitières à la Chine
    Le gouvernement a donné son feu vert à la décision du Bureau de l’investissement à l’étranger qui recommande la vente des 16 fermes laitières Crafar à la société Shanghai Pengxin pour 150 millions de dollars.
    • 24H dans le Pacifique
    • 30 January 2012
    Anxiety in New Zealand as Chinese buy dairy farms
    Chinese investors are buying New Zealand farmland for the first time as economic ties with the Asian powerhouse grow ever deeper, sparking considerable anxiety in a country where livelihoods are heavily reliant on agriculture.
    • AP
    • 27 January 2012
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