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Djibouti / pays du COMESA : Acquisition de terres arables
- La Nation
- 26 August 2009
"Jamais deux sans trois", dit-on. L'adage se vérifie avec la concession du Malawi, après l'Ethiopie, de quelques 55 000 ha de terres agricoles en faveur de Djibouti.
Nominee ownership under watch
- Bangkok Post
- 25 August 2009
Mr Patima, of Colliers International, said trying to block overseas investment in Thai agricultural land, especially from the Middle East where food supplies were scarce, was next to impossible
Ministry of Agriculture gives state land under lease agreement
- MPT
- 25 August 2009
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management issued Tuesday an announcement offering 765 hectares of state agricultural land under lease agreement for periods varying between 15 and 50 years.
Ukraine's agricultural revolution
- BBC
- 24 August 2009
"The reasons [Ukrainians] choose to lease [Landkom] their land has nothing to do with money - it is an emotional desire to see their region go forward, that's all," says Paul Spinks.
DSI to probe four firms over land grab claims
- Bangkok Post
- 23 August 2009
The Department of Special Investigation will launch an inquiry into four Thai companies in Ayutthaya which own rice-farm plots of almost 10,000 rai. Transnational business consortiums are said to be buying the land through Thai nominees, which is against the law.
Laos govt to allow foreign investment in rice cultivation
- Vientiane Times
- 22 August 2009
Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce confirms that his government is in negotiations with Thailand to join a rice land deal with Kuwait.
Rice congress to address food shortages
- Viet Nam News
- 22 August 2009
The congress will look at one of the key trends in world rice and other food production, including the "off-shoring" of farm production by several influential countries, including China, South Korea and Japan, he said.
Uganda: Museveni blocks Libyan ranch deal
- The Monitor
- 21 August 2009
President Museveni on February 23 wrote to Finance Minister Syda Bbumba advising against allowing foreigners to buy large chunks of land in Uganda in order to grow food.
‘What gains is Palace talking about?'
- Daily Tribune
- 21 August 2009
"It appears that offering our lands to foreign investors has always figured in the official agenda of Arroyo’s numerous state visits to other countries since assuming office, presumably in line with her "2 million hectares agribusiness development program," Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano of the Philippines said
Ginbot 7 strongly condemns the illegal sale of Ethiopian farmland
- Ginbot 7
- 20 August 2009
Ginbot 7 unequivocally believes that Ethiopian sovereignty trumps contractual obligations.
Hassad Food eyes stakes in agricultural firms abroad
- The Peninsula
- 20 August 2009
Hassad Food's priority in business partnership and export will be given to Arabic and Islamic countries. “A big project will be launched in the near future between Qatar and Sudan. The budget is open as no minimum or maximum limit has been considered so it will be a big project.”
Qatar firm in ‘food for all’ mission
- Gulf Times
- 20 August 2009
“We are looking for opportunities where we can work with partners owning or running farmlands and having expansion plans. We do not want to take away the land of the poor,” the chairman of Hassad Food says.