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Farm sector: 'Reject mideast overtures'
- The Nation
- 22 June 2009
Thai rice farmers and exporters strongly oppose the Gulf Cooperation Council's interest in investing in the Thai farming sector
Il n’y a pas que les vaches qui rient
- Madagacasr-Tribune.com
- 22 June 2009
Dans tout le flou et le vague qui règnent autour du projet Daewoo, il y avait au moins une certitude : les Sud-coréens se proposaient de louer des terres qui seraient restées à Madagascar. L’eau de Faraony quant à elle, quittera bel et bien la Grande Ile, et en grande quantité.
Gulf states plan farm projects in Philippines
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 22 June 2009
Gulf oil producers are considering plans to invest in farming projects in the Philippines to face a steady increase in domestic food demand and reduce a painful import bill, said the region's private sector leader.
Al Salam Bank ventures into farming business
- Gulf Daily News
- 22 June 2009
Al Salam and CP Group will jointly identify suitable agribusiness ventures that will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns while playing a proactive role in addressing food security in the region.
Investors eye global ag sector for boost
- Reuters
- 21 June 2009
A hunt by investors for a bright spot in the global economic downturn has led to the farm.
Bahrain's Al Salam, Charoen to invest in agcltr
- Reuters
- 21 June 2009
Bahrain-based Islamic bank Al Salam said on Sunday it has signed an agreement with Thailand's agriculture and food company Charoen Pokphand Foods to jointly invest in agricultural businesses.
La ruée vers les terres agricoles africaines
- Les Afriques
- 20 June 2009
La ruée des investisseurs étrangers vers les terres arables est une tendance lourde du continent africain
Despite violent protests and coup, Daewoo continues to hold cropland in Madagascar
- Mongabay
- 19 June 2009
Daewoo continues to surreptitiously hold some 218,000 hectares of appropriated land in Madagascar
Savills international farmland market report
- Savills
- 19 June 2009
The best investment opportunities are most likely to be in areas where entry values are low or agricultural production is currently underperforming. Both these aspects could apply to parts of Central Eastern European Countries, South America or other developing markets.
Madagascar: Daewoo's rainforest land grab in nature's paradise
- Rettet den Regenwald
- 19 June 2009
Support our protest with a letter to Ahn Yong Nam, president and CEO of Daewoo Logistics Corp. Urge Daewoo to bring clarity and transparency to the public about the announced contract with the Madagascan government, and their contents and conditions.
La FAO alerta sobre la compra masiva de tierras
- Diagonal
- 19 June 2009
Las poblaciones afectadas no siempre permanecen expectantes. Además de la larga lucha del pueblo mapuche contra Benetton en Chile y Argentina, el caso de Madagascar es paradigmático.
La HAT signe un accord avec... Daewoo
- Malaza
- 18 June 2009
La colère suscitée par l'éventuel démarrage d'un vaste projet agricole, conclu entre l'ancien gouvernement et la société sud-coréenne Daewoo Logistics, continue d'alimenter la crise actuelle.
Philippines Congress serves as broker to EU through Chacha, 100% foreign ownership of land, group says
- KMP
- 18 June 2009
"We have our experiences about foreign ownership of land in Mindanao, where Dole and Del Monte controlled hundreds of thousands of hectares of lands, through leaseback agreements, cultivating their raw materials, thus, peasants have been transformed to mere lowly agricultural workers whose rights of their lands have been stripped off," said Antonio Flores, KMP Spokesperson.
Singapore firms aim to invest in farming
- The Phnom Penh Post
- 18 June 2009
At least six Singaporean companies want to start joint ventures with Cambodian partners to invest in the Kingdom's agricultural sector.
Don’t be so quick to sell off the farmland
- Jakarta Globe
- 18 June 2009
If Indonesia decides to go ahead with leasing farmland, it should do so with caution, keeping an eye on both the risks and the opportunities. We need to understand that we have a very strong bargaining position.