Chinese investors are eying the potential of multi-million dollar investments in banana and other tropical fruit plantation projects in Saravan province, according to the provincial deputy governor.
- Vientiane Times
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29 September 2014
Indonesia’s attractiveness for being the preferred destination of Malaysian oil palm planters has been shaken by reports of the country’s plan for a plantation bill that will limit foreign ownership to 30% from the present 95%.
- The Star
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27 September 2014
Discussion paper for the workshop ‘Mapping the State of Play on the Global Food Landscape’ Waterloo, 25-27 September 2014.
Officials from Hassad Food arrived in Turkey to make investments aiming to slake the country’s basic agricultural requirements as the small peninsula lacks sufficient arable land
- Daily Sabah
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24 September 2014
Over the past fifteen years, foreign companies have signed over 60 deals covering nearly 4 million hectares in central and western Africa for the development of oil palm plantations, reports GRAIN.
The latest fast-buck fad for high-roller investment trusts, hedge funds and venture capital speculators is "farming."
- AlterNet
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24 September 2014
Video by Alfredo Bini explores the phenomenon of land grabs through the eyes of foreign investors, governments and the people on the land.
- Grassroots International
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24 September 2014
Presentation by Ruth Hall of PLAAS on responsible or irresponsible agricultural investment in Africa at the Future Agricultures London Policy Dialogue.
Land is becoming increasingly more coveted by transnational agribusiness and financial investors.
The DARA Group and Chinese Agricultural Corporation HuanFan Qu agree on a US$58 million 5-year project to develop cereal farms, pig farms and greenhouses in the Ukraine.
Despite all the hype around Chinese investment in the Australian dairy sector, one Chinese investor who bought a dairy farm five years ago has lost money and will not buy again.
- Financial Review
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22 September 2014
Sudan declares its readiness for making more arrangements and efforts for creating an attractive environment for Arab investors to contribute to achievement of the Arab food security in the Sudan.
- Sudan Vision
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22 September 2014