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SKorea leases RP farmland in food security bid
- AFP
- 16 July 2009
A South Korean provincial government has leased a major plot of farmland in the central Philippines to grow corn as part of Seoul's bid for food security, officials said Thursday.
Land scramble by rich 'may lead to conflict'
- Reuters
- 15 July 2009
A scramble by wealthy states to snap up developing world farmland to ensure their own food security -- especially in Africa -- could trigger conflict in poorer countries, World Food Programme deputy executive director Sheila Sisulu said on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Egypt. "I fear... conflict," she said.
Offshore farms for gulf food self-sufficiency hampered by hungry masses
- The National
- 15 July 2009
Rothschild has recently formed a co-operation agreement with Rabobank, a leading global food and agricultural bank. The agreement covers co-operation for mergers and acquisitions and the equity capital market across a number of sectors including farm inputs and equipment, farm-based commodities, primary food processing, food processing and beverages.
Is a recolonization of Africa underway?
- New Vision
- 14 July 2009
I wonder how many other behind-the-scenes transactions are currently underway in the continent that will only be announced when the deals have been signed and perhaps money has exchanged hands.
The 8th Peoples' Forum in Bandiagara: From Bandiagara to the Niger River Valley
- abc burkina
- 13 July 2009
"Our message is clear: it is not up to the G8 to set development strategies and programmes for Africa."
Existing laws seen adequate to prevent foreign exploitation
- Bangkok Post
- 13 July 2009
Nigeria allows foreigners -- like Thailand's Riceland International Co -- to lease land for growing rice and to run rice-related businesses including milling and processing.
Thailand: Fields of battle
- Bangkok Post
- 13 July 2009
Global food supply concerns have revived fears of foreigners seeking to do farming in Thailand. Some farmers worry they could end up being little more than serfs.
Almarai mulls Egyptian acquisitions
- Reuters
- 12 July 2009
Almarai Company, Saudi Arabia's biggest listed dairy firm, is studying more acquisition opportunities in Egypt after spending $115 million last month to buy an Egyptian company and its farmland
Rich states shouldn't grab 3rd World's farmland
- Yomiuri Shimbun
- 12 July 2009
Rather than participating in the race for farmland overseas, Japan should concentrate on raising its food self-sufficiency rate, which is now at about 40 percent.
Saudi firm to invest $3 bln in Turkey farms
- Reuters
- 10 July 2009
Private Saudi firm Planet Food World (PFWC) will invest around $3 billion in agriculture in Turkey over the next five years to export food products to the Gulf region, the head of its Turkish unit said.
Kuwait joins Gulf investors seeking taste of Asia
- Financial Times
- 10 July 2009
A state-affiliated Kuwaiti company is set to join a growing list of entities from the oil-rich Gulf looking at investments in Asian agricultural land.
Uruguayan farmland selling prices down 20 to 30%
- MercoPress
- 10 July 2009
Most of the recent farmland sales in Uruguy can be traced to money looking for safe havens, given the world financial crisis, and not necessarily increasing production.