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China gives $15m for 50 agric farms
- National
- 13 April 2016
President Jinping offered $15 million agricultural assistance to Nigeria for the establishment of 50 Agricultural Demonstration Farms across the country.
Matala administration makes available 20,000 hectares for agriculture
- Angola Press
- 12 April 2016
Over 20,000 hectares of land have been made available for national and foreign entrepreneurs interested in investing in the agricultural sector in Angola's Matala Municipality, where a Dutch company is pursuing a large-scale potato farming project.
China buys up agricultural land in central France
- EurActiv
- 12 April 2016
A Chinese company has acquired hundreds of hectares of cereal-producing farmland in central France. This unprecedented situation has provoked astonishment and anger in the farming community.
Indonesia, Denmark strengthen agriculture cooperation
- Antara
- 12 April 2016
Indonesia's Agriculture Minister says his government will allocate two million hectares of land for cattle and maize and sugarcane plantations under the investment deal with Denmark.
Sokoto to benefit from Chinese president's 100 projects
- Pulse
- 12 April 2016
According to the state government, Sokoto has signed a memorandum of understanding with Henan Province of China for the establishment of a demonstration farm and boosting of agriculture in the state.
Foreigners buy seven times more land in Romania’s Arad county in one year
- Romania Insider
- 12 April 2016
Individuals and companies have bought about 9,000 hectares of arable land in Romania’s Arad county in the last 12 months, seven times more compared to the previous year.
World Bank accountability on forced resettlements must be a priority at Its spring meetings
- Oakland Institute
- 12 April 2016
World Bank accountability on forced resettlements resulting from its programs must be front and center at its spring meetings, taking place this week in Washington DC
The untouchables. Why it’s getting harder to stop multinational corporations
- Foreign Policy
- 11 April 2016
Global demand for agricultural land has increased 14-fold since the 2008 spike in global food prices. With that comes increasing cases of land grab, violence, and force eviction. Why every actor that could have prevent that is becoming increasingly powerless to do so.
New foreign investment figures show China's appetite for Aussie farms
- ABC
- 11 April 2016
The push to buy Australian farmland and buy into agribusinesses continues to grow, with one report showing an overall jump of $1.9 billion in proposed agricultural investment, year-on-year.
Saudi Al Rajhi Co. to pump $135mn in Egypt's Toshka until 2020
- Amwal Alghad
- 09 April 2016
Saudi-based Al Rajhi International for Investment company targets injecting 1.2 billion Egyptian pounds (US$135 million) to reclaim 75,000 feddans in Egypt's Toshka project until 2020.
Chinese investments nearly doubles after FIRB approves $46.6 billion in 2014/15
- AFR
- 08 April 2016
Chinese investors will spend nearly $2.5 billion in agriculture and $1.7 billion in financial assets. In 2014, those were numbers were $32 million and $51 million respectively.
Lessons from Herakles: sorting out a road map for palm oil in Africa
- Mongabay
- 08 April 2016
Conflict between Cameroonian communities and an American agribusiness company reveals problems in how palm oil is expanding across the country.