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Qatar’s Hassad buys into Oman poultry project
- Trade Arabia
- 09 February 2015
A'Saffa Foods was established in 2001 and is the largest integrated poultry project in the Sultanate of Oman, covering over a 40 sq km farm area in Thumrit, Southern Oman.
Investors should work with farmers to secure food supply: Al Ghurair
- Gulf News
- 09 February 2015
Eisa Al Ghurair, chairman of Al Ghurair Resources, the agricultural commodities arm of Dubai-based Al Ghurair Investment, warned on Monday of investors buying farmland in foreign countries, citing political risk.
Dubai: food prices and fluctuations
- Dubai Eye
- 09 February 2015
Gulf countries have accumulated a lot of bad press, while having no commercial or strategic benefits from overseas farming intiatives, says Eckart Woertz, Senior Research Fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.
Investors eye Myanmar's rich potential for rice growing
- The Nation
- 09 February 2015
Myanmar may go back to being one of the world's major rice exporters in five to 10 years, as many Thai and foreign investors are looking to expand in rice mills and farms in the country.
Polish farmers blockade motorways across country
- Landworkers Alliance
- 09 February 2015
Thousands of Polish family farmers from the Solidarity trade union protest new law that will allow land grabs by Western companies
Let's say no to palm oil in our foods!
- STOP PALM OIL
- 06 February 2015
STOP PALM OIL
German lawmakers claim Ukraine conflict covers up massive cropland seizures
- Sputnik News
- 06 February 2015
According to the office of German parliament member, the conflict in Ukraine is used to cover up a sale of farmlands in the interest of major corporations.
Farming, the best investment
- FW+
- 05 February 2015
Billionaire Englishman Stephen Diggle wants to put his wealth in land assets around the world and has bought New Zealand’s largest avocado orchard.
Foreign investment and thirst for capital drives growth in 'sale and leaseback' property deals
- ABC
- 04 February 2015
A new type of property deal is entering the agribusiness space as investor interest in the sector grows, according to property group Colliers International.
Rwanda welcomes new $500 million investment from Buffet Foundation
- PRNewswire
- 04 February 2015
Under the new investment, the foundation will support the country's irrigation project on over 380 square miles of farmland to benefit thousands of local farmers.
Papua New Guinea firm, local gov't keen on growing PH hybrid rice
- Inquirer
- 04 February 2015
Philippines company is looking at business prospects related to a 300,000-hectare area for rice planting for export to the Philippines.
Could 2015 be a breakthrough year for community land rights?
- Reuters
- 04 February 2015
2015 is set to be a pivotal year for the global recognition of land and resource rights if momentum in protecting the world's forests and their communities can be kept up