Three Chinese companies won economic land concessions in Ratanakiri Province
    According to Cambodian media, the Ratanakiri Provincial Information Bureau recently issued a notice announcing the approval of 17 foreign-funded enterprises to obtain economic land concessions (ELC) in the province, covering agricultural planting, agro-industrial integration and beef cattle breeding. Among foreign companies that have obtained economic land concessions, Vietnamese companies dominate, followed by Chinese and Indian companies. In addition, 10 local companies have also obtained land investment with a total area of ​​146,366 hectares.
    • Weixin
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    The Egyptian government and a Chinese business delegation are planning for the establishment of an agricultural investment project in the New Valley Governorate through “China Railway,” one of China’s major companies, to produce potatoes, wheat, and soybeans.
    • Egyptian Gazette
    • 12 Mar 2025
    Chinese firm accused of Chachoengsao land grab
    Thailand's Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee is intensifying its investigation into a Chinese business illegally clearing over 600 rai of national forest land in Chachoengsao's Tha Takiab district to cultivate durian.
    • Bangkok Post
    • 27 February 2025
    Chile: Diputada Marcela Riquelme pone en alerta sobre la compra de terrenos agrícolas por parte de empresarios chinos
    El principal foco de su alerta es la actual sobreoferta de cerezas, que ha llevado a una fuerte caída en los precios de exportación.
    • El Tipógrafo
    • 25 January 2025
    Fruits of spoil: Laos’ forests disappearing as plantations flourish
    The country’s improved railway connectivity facilitates fruit exports to China but has also sparked a boom in foreign-owned banana and durian farms, leading to deforestation.
    • Mekong Eye
    • 16 December 2024
    China and the UK lead in Australian ag land foreign ownership
    Findings from the Federal Government’s latest annual Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Register released last week show the total area of ag land with a level of offshore ownership has fallen just 0.3 percent from 47.7 million hectares to 47.56m ha last year.
    • Sheep Central
    • 25 November 2024
    China's investment in agriculture in Tajikistan: A focus on growth and pesticide use
    Tajikistan leased around 18,000 hectares of its land to China for cotton, rice, grain, and corn cultivation for a 49-year contract. The agreement was part of a broader initiative to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
    • Global Voices
    • 18 November 2024
    Laos durian dreams grow as plantations rise to feed China
    One Chinese company that has joined Laos' durian rush is Jiarun, an infrastructure builder that has vowed to establish the world's largest durian plantation in Attapeu, a remote province in southern Laos, on 5,000 ha it has secured on a 50-year lease from the Laotian government.
    • Nikkei
    • 19 October 2024
    Niger Governor signs $684m agric contract with 2 Chinese companies
    Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state, Nigeria signed a $684 million contract agreement with China Overseas Engineering Group Company Limited and China Railway Engineering Corporation that includes 50,000 hectares of land for a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone.
    • People's Daily
    • 14 September 2024
    Tapping Brazil soybean variety: A new opportunity for Dodoma’s land
    In Tanzania, Chinese seed company Longping is setting its sights on expanding its soybean operations to the Ndogowe area of Dodoma, as well as developing a massive 10,000-hectare farm in Mkulazi, Morogoro.
    • Kilimo Kwanza
    • 14 August 2024
    Laos, China ink pact on agriculture, forestry investment
    China's Asia Tobacco Industry Group says it will will build a crop oil processing plant, a cattle farm, a plant to produce feed for cattle and various aquatic species, and a fertiliser processing plant, as well as supporting farmers to cultivate bananas and sugarcane.
    • ANN
    • 22 July 2024
    Atracción frutal: El creciente interés internacional por los campos chilenos
    Las tierras agrícolas de Chile son cada vez menos de chilenos y más de extranjeros. Aunque hubo una ola de compras chinas para cerezas, esta ha ido amainando. Ahora, vienen de Norteamérica, Europa y Arabia Saudita a adquirir predios para producir frutas, principalmente. Ya el 20% de las exportaciones frutícolas que salen de tierra chilena lo controlan fondos de inversión extranjeros.
    • La Tercera
    • 07 June 2024

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