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West Africa Observer: Land deals
- OECD
- 19 Mar 2010
This double issue of OECD's magazine includes a 12-page dossier on land grab deals in West Africa
Govt says Saudi land deal in Toshka was a mistake
- Almasryalyoum
- 18 Mar 2010
Minister says the contract did not give a deadline for the investor to complete his project, which means the government is powerless to withdraw the land from Saudi Prince Talal.
JICA development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa
- JICA
- 17 Mar 2010
JICA is building a new development model to encourage increased agricultural production in Africa, both to help prevent another global food crisis and to deter a land grab by foreign enterprises across the continent, according to Senior Vice President Kenzo Oshima.
Prince Alwaleed to sell 50 pct of Egypt Toshka
- Egypt News
- 17 Mar 2010
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has received approval from Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture to sell 50 Pct of his agricultural firm, which is developing the Toshka agriculture project in southern Egypt, and to invite Asian investors to join the project.
Hancock ag investors eyeing more farm deals
- Reuters
- 17 Mar 2010
Investors are growing more bullish on U.S. farmland as softness in some sectors spurs increased competition for buying quality acres. Capital flow is increasing from overseas, in particular from Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Chinese firm given land deal in Sudan
- Sudan Tribune
- 16 Mar 2010
The Chinese company ZTE received an allocation of approximately 10,000 hectares of land from the Ministry of Agriculture. The deal aims at boosting production of wheat and maize, state media reported.
Saudi eyes overseas farmland investments
- Arabian Business
- 16 Mar 2010
Saudi Arabia wants to secure supplies for sugar, rice, wheat, malt and fodder with farmland investments overseas, its agricultural minister said in remarks published on Tuesday.
Noble seeks to add coal mines, ports to fuel growth
- Bloomberg
- 15 Mar 2010
Noble Group Ltd., the commodity supplier backed by China Investment Corp., wants to buy and build coal mines, ports and plantations to benefit from rising Asian demand, Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Leiman said.
South Africa-Congo ‘land grab’: Exploitation or salvation?
- Mail & Guardian
- 12 Mar 2010
The Congo ventures are not core businesses to be based in the Congo but instead, extensions of businesses located in South Africa
Mali : La ruée vers les terres
- Radio Canada
- 12 Mar 2010
Reportage sur le projet de MALIBYA, une société libyenne, au Mali.
Anywaa Survival Organisation: The Ethiopian government’s secret land grab deals
- Anywaa Survival Organisation
- 11 Mar 2010
We call upon Ethiopians to take note of the consequences of long-term leases of farmlands to foreign governments and companies including its potential to undermine the future existence of the Ethiopian people.
Hedge fund-backed farm group Tejar weighs US IPO
- Bloomberg
- 11 Mar 2010
El Tejar SA, Argentina’s largest agricultural producer, is weighing an initial public offering in New York to tap rising investor demand for farming assets.