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Thai company eyes cassava, oil palm investment in Laos
- Vientiane Times
- 02 September 2011
The RTL World Trade Company wants to grow about 50,000 hectares of cassava and oil palms in Vientiane province.
Foreign direct investment: A disaster
- Tanzania Media Forum
- 02 September 2011
The Tanzania government has been advised to draft laws to curb acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of the country’s fertile agricultural land as foreign direct investment would be a disaster in years to come.
N. Korea plans to lease farm land in Russia's Far East: RIA Novosti
- Arirang
- 02 September 2011
Russia's state-run news agency reports that a delegation from North Korea held talks with authorities in Russia's Far East on leasing land to grow vegetables and grain.
North Korea to rent farm land in Russia's Far East
- Ria Novosti
- 01 September 2011
North Korea plans to rent several hundred thousand hectares of land in the Amur region in Russia's Far East to grow vegetables and grain
Speculating with lives: How global investors make money out of hunger
- Der Spiegel
- 01 September 2011
The idea of combining the greed of investors with the fight against hunger as a mutually beneficial business venture has failed miserably
West Africa’s agriculture land grab
- SNV
- 01 September 2011
New study by SNV and the Royal Tropical Institute looks at rising farmland acquisitions by domestic agro-investors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Papua New Guinea begins Commission of Inquiry into rainforest land grabs
- Scoop
- 01 September 2011
Papua New Guinea has launched a Commission of Inquiry into foreign land grabs of pristine, indigenous owned primary rainforests for clearcut logging and supposed oil palm development.
Argentina debates foreign land buys
- Reuters
- 01 September 2011
Argentina's Congress is gearing up for a debate on a bill to limit the amount of farmland foreigners can buy, amid a surge of interest in land deals triggered by rising food prices.
Pensions show interest in farmland investments
- Farmland Forecast
- 31 August 2011
The $23.6 billion Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System and the $600 million Tucson Supplemental Retirement System are currently exploring potential investments in farmland as a means of diversification.
A Chinese company looks to invest in Western Australian land
- ABC
- 31 August 2011
China's most powerful agricultural company Beidahuang Group, BDH, has made offers on a number of farms in the state's south west, amounting to about 80,000 hectares of land.
Farmland in Brazil: An update
- LinkedIn
- 30 August 2011
Powerpoint on what's happening with the law, for foreigners, in Brazil
Kenya: Dominion Farms chief fears for his life
- Nairobi Star
- 30 August 2011
Calvin Burgess recorded statement to police over threats on his life after he was chased by angry villagers who were protesting eviction from their farms which the company insists belongs to them.