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MK Group among most elite agricultural companies in Ukraine
- Emg.rs
- 16 May 2011
MK Group, a Serbian company, currently cultivates around 30,000 hectares of land in Ukraine
Arabian Gulf countries shifting trade/investment focus to emerging markets, esp Asia
- FinFacts Ireland
- 16 May 2011
As most GCC countries import most of their food, they are interested in investing in Africa’s arable land and establishing export-oriented farming businesses. However, GCC investors are increasingly aware of legal and political risks associated with such investments.
Australia may be poised to draw Mideast investment
- Wall Street Journal
- 15 May 2011
According to Michael Yabsley of the Australian Gulf Council, agricultural land is among the top asset classes in Australia being considered by Gulf investors who have placed food security at the top of their priorities.
Why the list is incomplete: land grab deals
- Danielberhane's Blog
- 15 May 2011
The 24 Land lease agreements recently disclosed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture reveals that the federal Government has so far leased about 350,099ha of land.
Nouveau site internet : observatoire des formes du foncier dans le monde
- Hub Rural
- 15 May 2011
Ce site, qui contient déjà plus d’une centaine de ressources, propose une entrée actualités qui comprend 2 sections sur les acquisitions massives de terres (« veille satellitale » et « information et analyse du phénomène »)
Chineses pedem esclarecimentos sobre terras e incentivos
- IG
- 14 May 2011
Em encontro com representantes da indústria brasileira, empresários questionam sobre restrição à compra de terrenos no País
Documentos TV - Planeta en venta
- RTVE.es
- 14 May 2011
La crisis financiera de 2008 ha despertado al mundo de las finanzas que ha visto en la agricultura un nuevo mercado. El repentino interés de los inversores por las tierras, se debe a que se han dado cuenta de que con este tipo de inversión no corren riego de quiebra.
Revealed: The bitter taste of Cambodia’s sugar boom
- The Ecologist
- 13 May 2011
Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but sweet-toothed Western consumers could be fuelling conflict between poor farming communities and big business with every spoonful. Sam Campbell reports from Phnom Penh
Chinese companies seek to invest big in Bulgarian agriculture
- Novinite
- 13 May 2011
The potential investors are interested in breeding corn and forage crops, and to export the produce to China.
Half of Indonesia’s oil palm plantations foreign-owned
- Antara
- 13 May 2011
The Environmental Forum of Indonesia says fifty-percent of the country’s oil palm plantations are owned by foreign parties.
Fonterra sets sights on Brazil
- NZ Herald
- 13 May 2011
Dairy exporter Fonterra is expanding in South America with plans for a pilot dairy farm in Brazil.
The Socfin land deal missing out on best practices: Report on fact finding mission to Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District, Sierra Leone
- Green Scenery
- 13 May 2011
On March 5, 2011 in the presence of armed security forces the lease agreement was signed against payments from 173,000,000.00 Leones stacked on a table and paid to those signing the agreement.