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Australia: Increased farm buyer scrutiny likely
- The Land
- 22 October 2013
The Abbott government's plan to increase scrutiny of foreign farm purchases looks set to pass the Senate despite a simmering internal Coalition row over Chinese investment.
Greenpeace slams palm oil giant supplying Oreo, Gillette
- Jakarta Globe
- 22 October 2013
Oreo cookies and Gillette shaving cream are among products driving the destruction of Indonesia’s forests, Greenpeace says, accusing agri giant Wilmar for supplying “dirty palm oil” to make the grocery items.
Sojitz invests in Brazil grain collector to boost Asia sales
- Bloomberg
- 22 October 2013
Tokyo-based Sojitz says it will invest in Brazil's Cantagalo General Grains SA, which farms 150,000 hectares and collects 2 million metric tons of grains a year.
Ethiopian subsistence farmers subject to forced relocation
- Redeye Collective
- 21 October 2013
Anuradha Mittal of the Oakland Institute speaks abouthow farmers in Ethiopia are being pushed off their land to make way for multinational agribusiness.
AAFM positions to tap Aussie ag investment spree
- Agrimoney
- 21 October 2013
Australian Farms Fund Management sells a 40% stake to Melbourne-based Lempriere Capital, the agricultural investment management group that partnered with China's Shandong to purchase the Cubbie Station cotton farm.
Joint investment in Ugandan feed processor
- The Poultry Site
- 21 October 2013
Private equity firm Pearl Capital Partners and Voxtra have invested $4 million in Biyinzika Enterprises Ltd, a Uganda-based poultry feeds processor and farm operator.
Tanzania: Dar, London for agriculture investment talks
- Tanzania Daily News
- 21 October 2013
UK-Tanzania Agriculture Investment Roundtable begins in London today, in association with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Agriculture was identified as a priority area
Indonesia to invest in Agusan's palm oil
- 19 October 2013
Indonesian investors from two of its government-owned companies are planning to invest in a 60,000 ha palm oil plantation in the Philippines' province.
AgriMin: Bulgarian farm land not lucrative for foreigners
- Novinite
- 19 October 2013
Dimitar Grekov says the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee has rejected a proposed moratorium on the sale of farm land to foreigners
Ethiopia: Highlanders will overtake soon Gode
- Shekosh Report
- 18 October 2013
Huge delegation lead by Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam is on a tour at Shabelle region to inspect lands prepared for investors.
Shanghai Pengxin poised to buy 2nd NZ dairy farm business
- Reuters
- 18 October 2013
Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin is poised to buy its second set of dairy farms in New Zealand, the world's leading dairy produce export country, as China's firms increasingly look overseas for sources of milk to meet growing demand at home.
Ethiopia’s land grabs: Stories from the displaced
- InterContinental Cry
- 17 October 2013
Anywaa Survival Organisation (ASO) recently had an opportunity to interview affected community representatives and leaders who fled their homes in Gambela and Lower Omo because of government land grabs.