Kazakhs protest against China farmland lease

• BBC
• 30 January 2010

Several hundred people have gathered in the Kazakh city of Almaty to protest against what they call "Chinese expansionism".

Yemen eyes Saudi agricultural deal by June

• Reuters
• 30 January 2010

Yemen, grappling with poverty and a resurgent al Qaeda, is in talks with Saudi firms interested in acquiring farms or investing in fishery and livestock production with a first deal eyed by June.

Nigeria spends N106b to import rice from Thailand

• next.com
• 30 January 2010

Charoen Pokphand officials interacted with various agencies of government involved in seed production and sales in a bid to have access to relevant information and to consider the procedure for acquisition of land.

The new breadbasket of the world?

• Irish Times
• 30 January 2010

As swathes of their country’s land is leased, cleared and prepared for food production by foreign companies, Ethiopians are divided over whether this constitutes ‘agro-colonialism’ or much-needed development

Axis of wheat

• Forbes
• 29 January 2010

"The urgent need is to find countries where India can grow its pulses and its grain, because India's farms may not be enough," says the director of Adani Logistics Ltd

Thai investors stake interest in Nigeria's rice industry

• Guardian
• 29 January 2010

Investors from one of Thailand's biggest business concern, CP Group, yesterday affirmed their intention to invest in rice production in Nigeria, among other agriculture related areas.

Indonesia: 32 investors to put Rp 24.3t into sugar plantations

• Jakarta Post
• 29 January 2010

As many as 32 investors plan to develop new sugar plantations and mills in several provinces, representing a total investment of Rp 24.3 trillion (US$2.6 billion), a minister has said.

Synergie paysanne vers une nouvelle stratégie de lutte contre les acquisitions massives de terres

• Hub Rural
• 29 January 2010

Le Syndicat national des paysans du Bénin a organisé fin janvier 2010 un atelier de 4 jours de réflexion pour élaborer un plan de travail contre les acquisitions de terres à grande échelle.

'Going ahead' with farmland deals

• The News
• 29 January 2010

Far too many questions remain unanswered for the government of Pakistan to forge ahead with these deals.

Wikileaks: Rome agencies on voluntary "code of conduct" for responsible agro-investments

• Wikileaks
• 28 January 2010

US government mission in Rome discusses FAO's work to develop principles for international farmland "investments"

Activists, researchers raise alarm on Africa's 'land grab'

• VoA
• 28 January 2010

Activists and researchers in the United States are raising the alarm on what they call the "land grab" in Africa.

COUNT ME IN! Swedish investor snaps up historic property for $20m

• The Standard
• 28 January 2010

Swedish Count Carl Gustav Wachmeister bought 3,310 ha in Victoria State, Australia

Dairy expertise exported in Middle East venture

• stuff.co.nz
• 28 January 2010

An ambitious project pooling New Zealand's farming expertise has received a fillip from Emirates Investment Group. Through EIG, there are two large Pakistan projects on the cards, one involving a 35,000ha farm.

Mauritian company to invest in agro-food industries in Mozambique

• PANA
• 28 January 2010

Mauritius has established a company to facilitate investment in Mozambique, particularly in the area of agro-food. The company was established after the Mozambican government granted Mauritius 23,500 hectares of land.

Achat des terres africaines: L'UA veut que l'Afrique se prononce

• PANA
• 28 January 2010