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Goodbye, small farmer? investors could soon own most of american farmland
- Yes Magazine
- 08 August 2017
Today, 30 percent of American farmland is owned by non-operators who lease it out to farmers. Here’s why that’s a problem.
Foodpolis sets up foreign investment zone
- Korea Times
- 08 August 2017
South Korea government has designated part of the Korea National Food Cluster, or Foodpolis, as a foreign investment zone (FIZ), making it easier for the cluster to attract global food firms seeking to set up a base in Northeast Asia.
Zambia, China agric co-operation in fast development mode
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 08 August 2017
Two Chinese media firms – China Agriculture Film and Television Center and Global Max Media Group – co-hosted the China Africa Agriculture Co-operation and Development Summit in Lusaka.
TRG to buy GMO renewable resources
- PE Hub Network
- 08 August 2017
The Rohatyn Group has agreed to acquire GMO Renewable Resources from Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. No financial terms were disclosed. GMORR is a provider of investment opportunities in forestry and agriculture investing.
China approves 10 international agricultural parks
- Reuters
- 07 August 2017
China has approved plans to establish international agricultural demonstration zones in 10 countries. The projects include an agriculture technology park in Laos, Zambia dan Fiji, said agriculture ministry in a statement.
Speech at the China Africa Agriculture Cooperation and Development Summit
- FMPRC
- 06 August 2017
"China will continue to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in large-scale farming, animal husbandry, grain storage and processing in Africa," says China's Ambassador to Zambia.
ICSID roundup: Hungary
- Law360
- 04 August 2017
British agricultural company Magyar Farming Co. Ltd., along with two Hungarian companies called Kintyre KFT and Inicia ZRT, hit Hungary with an ICSID claim on Aug. 1.
Foreign investors are snapping up US farms
- Mother Jones
- 04 August 2017
American farmland is becoming popular with overseas investors—and that’s making people nervous. Italian buyers purchased 102,000 acres, New Zealand bought around 18,000, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates went in on more than 15,000 acres.
The Rohatyn Group to acquire GMO Renewable Resources
- Business Wire
- 04 August 2017
GMORR manages approximately $2.1 billion in rural real estate assets across eight countries and 600,000 hectares.
“Massive investments into agriculture and oil processing on the way”, says Dangote’s Devakumar Edwin
- African Business Magazine
- 04 August 2017
The Dangote Group, Nigerian giant conglomerate’s has plans to invest $3.8bn in sugar, rice and milk over the next three years. What is the rationale for the investment?
Report: China’s foreign food & ag acquisitions set to increase
- AgFunder
- 03 August 2017
China is poised to have a much larger footprint in the global food supply chain in the near future, according to a new report from Rabobank. The report highlights six acquisitions from the last six years that demonstrate China’s agricultural priorities.
Brazil’s Temer threatens constitutional indigenous land rights
- Intercontinentalcry
- 03 August 2017
Brazilian President Michel Temer has approved a recommendation that federal government bodies should adopt new criteria for setting the boundaries of indigenous land. The new measure will resulting ultimately in the dismissal of 90 percent of ongoing indigenous territory land claims.