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Janan to lift farm holding in Egypt
- The National
- 06 August 2009
Janan, a UAE agricultural investment firm, will expand its farmland portfolio in a deal with Egyptian agricultural authorities next week.
Probe sought on land contracts
- Manila Bulletin
- 05 August 2009
Two House of Representatives committees were urged to conduct a joint investigation into the alleged anomalous lease contracts granted to Japanese and Korean investors involving vast tracks of lands in Northern Luzon and Mindoro provinces.
Saudis told to invest in food production ventures abroad
- Saudi Gazette
- 05 August 2009
The Asharqia Chamber in Saudi Arabia has sent a circular to businessmen in the region to invest in agriculture projects overseas following a government directive
Africa investment sparks land grab fear
- BBC
- 05 August 2009
For investors like Susan Payne, the chief executive of Emergent Asset Management, farmland in sub-Saharan Africa is a hot bet.
Framework needed for land deals in developing world
- World Politics Review
- 05 August 2009
It is essential that governments and international agencies act now to create not only a uniform code of conduct guiding foreign land acquisitions, but also an enforcement mechanism.
PCCI welcomes foreign investments in agribusiness
- Business Mirror
- 04 August 2009
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is backing the government’s policy of allowing foreign investments in the country’s big plantations, as long as the investors do not violate Philippine laws.
UAE firm, Egypt to sign farm deal
- Trade Arabia
- 04 August 2009
A United Arab Emirates company will sign a deal with Egypt to cultivate 100,000 feddans, about 42,000 hectares, of land with wheat, corn and feed, the official news agency Mena reported on Tuesday.
Des investisseurs saoudiens lancent un projet de riziculture en Afrique
- Reuters
- 03 August 2009
Le programme, du nom « 7X7 », prévoit de développer 700 000 ha de terres agricoles pour produire en 7 ans 7 millions de tonnes de riz au Mali, au Sénégal et peut-être au Soudan et en Ouganda.
Saudi-based partners launch Africa rice farming plan
- Reuters
- 03 August 2009
The $1bn project, dubbed 7X7, aims at developing 700,000 ha of farmland to produce within 7 years 7 million tonnes of rice in Mali, Senegal and maybe Sudan and Uganda.
Japan changes tack to fix food shortage
- Financial Times
- 03 August 2009
After focusing for decades on oil, metals and minerals, Japan's huge trading houses are turning to agricultural commodities, with Tokyo enthusiastically supporting the shift amid concerns about local and global food security .
A new attack: G20 countries practice ‘agricolonialism’ in developing countries
- Workers' World
- 03 August 2009
The social consequences of these land grabs are significant.
The worldwide land grab
- Daily Star
- 03 August 2009
The craze for land grabbing grows out of speculation on future prices. Only the poor are the net losers.