Olam International raised its offer for NZ Farming Systems Uruguay to 70 cents from 55 cents a day after the target company disclosed a third bidder is looking at the dairy farm develope
The creation this week of the 'Save our Farms' campaign to block foreign ownership of New Zealand farm land has fired up a debate that needs to be had.
An inquiry into food production in Australia has recommended an audit of foreign-owned agricultural land and water
In an extraordinary shareholder’s meeting Lithuanian agribusiness conglomerate Agrowill agreed to increase the company’s share capital by €18 million to fund new projects.
- Baltic Reports
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23 August 2010
Auckland lawyer Tony Bouchier says his telephone has been ringing red hot with support for a campaign to stop New Zealand farms being sold to overseas owners
New study urges Kingdom to forge strategic alliances with global food giants to facilitate access to land or to final products.
- Emirates 24/7
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23 August 2010
Nationwide advertisements have been placed in newspapers today, calling for an end to foreign ownership of New Zealand farmland.
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has signed an agreement with Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Company of China for the development of an agriculture farm bloc.
- Times of Zambia
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21 August 2010
As India looks at avenues beyond its shores to deal with food security, Uganda, which has nearly half the arable land in east Africa, has laid the red carpet for inward investment from India Inc.
Africa, where one in three people is malnourished, is now growing tomatoes and butter lettuce for export.
Government of Tanzania will not compensate villagers who have moved onto land of the proposed irrigation farming project with Korea.
- Daily News
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18 August 2010
Fears foreign interests have been mounting a major land grab in New Zealand, have been shot down by global accountancy firm KPMG.