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Conference papers on global land grab (April 2011)
- LDPI
- 02 Mar 2011
Papers for the LDPI conference on global land grab (University of Sussex, UK, 6-8 April 2011) are being posted online at the Future Agricultures website
Chongqing Grain seeks state firms to back $2.47 bln Brazil soybean facility
- China Business Newswire
- 01 Mar 2011
Company approaching 10 other state-owned companies from Chongqing Municipality to fund the construction of massive soybean production facility in the Brazilian state of Bahia
Ruchi Group lines up $150 m for overseas expansion
- Business Line
- 01 Mar 2011
Indore-based Ruchi Group plans to grow oil palm in Cambodia on 20,000 ha.
Kazakhstan!
- ALIEV
- 01 Mar 2011
According to Rahat Aliev, on 21 February 2011 Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed an agreement with the Chinese government handing over one million hectares of fertile farmland on lease for 99 years
Local food companies lack funds to invest in farmland abroad
- Gulf News
- 28 February 2011
Local food companies are not financially capable of investing in farmlands abroad to grow basic staples that would insulate them from soaring prices of raw materials, they said on the sidelines of Gulfood 2011.
Dakar Appeal against the land grab
- Online petition
- 25 February 2011
The final version of the appeal is open for endorsement on-line until March 31, 2011
Sime Darby plans £1.2bn sustainable palm oil expansion in Cameroon
- BusinessGreen
- 25 February 2011
Mohd Bakke Salleh, president and group chief executive of Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby, told reporters in Kuala Lumpur earlier today that the group has identified 300,000 hectares (ha) of land in Cameroon that could be suitable for palm oil plantation.
Sime Darby on lookout for land
- Reuters
- 24 February 2011
The world's biggest listed palm oil firm, is on the lookout for more land, in a move sure to fuel the global grab for arable land as food prices remain high.
S. Africa farmers shun Libya, target Sudan bananas, Egypt grapes
- Bloomberg
- 24 February 2011
South Africa’s biggest farmers union, Agri SA, said its members are seeking to expand into Egypt, Morocco and Sudan while putting plans to enter Libya on hold
Agriterra to build port facility in Guinea
- World Grain
- 23 February 2011
Company expands its activities to capitalize on the soft and hard commodity resource boom in West Africa
Korean firm eyes Davao City for vegetable production
- PNA
- 23 February 2011
A Korean firm is eyeing the Philippines for developing vast agricultural lands for vegetable production.
Food: The big fright
- Qatar Today
- 23 February 2011
Qatar pursuing a "shared-benefits model" that meets the needs of investors and local communities in currently cultivated land areas where the yield gaps are large.