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Saudis to invest in Ethiopia and Sudan
- Arab News
- 11 February 2009
A group of Saudi businessmen have planned to invest over SR1 billion [USD267m] in agricultural projects in Ethiopia and Sudan on a staggered schedule within next few years.
Chinese back Africa's farms but want greater support
- Reuters
- 11 February 2009
Chinese companies are lining up to invest in African agriculture, but governments like Senegal must do more to limit the risks for investors, a veteran Chinese investor said.
Worldwide crisis: The geopolitics of food scarcity
- Der Spiegel
- 11 February 2009
Food import anxiety is spawning an entirely new genre of trade agreements as food-importing countries seek to buy or lease large blocks of land to farm in other countries, writes Lester Brown.
Daewoo says may delay Madagascar corn planting plan
- Reuters
- 10 February 2009
South Korea's Daewoo Logistics said on Tuesday it might delay its massive corn plantation plan in Madagascar due to political instability and weak commodity prices, a move that could signal the first withdrawal of major foreign investment from the Indian Ocean island nation.
The Korean company stuck in the middle of Madagascar's unrest
- Foreign Policy
- 10 February 2009
When violence erupted in the island nation of Madagascar two weeks ago, few would have guessed that South Korean conglomerate Daewoo Logistics was partly to blame.
Madagascar: l"affaire Daewoo" alimente la colère contre le gouvernement
- AFP
- 10 February 2009
La colère suscitée à Madagascar par un vaste projet agricole, conclu entre le gouvernement et la société sud-coréenne Daewoo Logistics, alimente la crise actuelle dans la Grande Ile, où la cession de terres à des étrangers est communément perçue comme une trahison.
Food: The big land sell-off
- African Business
- 07 February 2009
With vast tracts of land being sold in Madagascar, and Sudan and other African governments actively seeking investors in agricultural land, are we witnessing a neo-colonial land grab or will the investment result in greater food productivity to the long-term benefit of recipient nations?
Biofuels cause land scramble in TZ
- East African Business Week
- 07 February 2009
A new scramble for arable land in Tanzania has started - the coastline and the fertile land in Northern and Southern Tanzania being the prime targets.
Inside Africa: Sectors to watch in 2009
- TradeInvest Africa
- 06 February 2009
Somebody must have run the numbers and discovered that if it made commercial sense to practice oasis farming in the sands of Arabia, then it must make eminently more sense to invest in more fertile Sahel land for agricultural purposes.
Afropresse: l'Afrique à travers la presse allemande
- Deutsche Welle
- 06 February 2009
Beaucoup de Malgaches, lit-on dans la Frankfurter Rundschau, sont indignés par le marché que Marc Ravalomana a concocté avec Daewoo.
‘It’s time to fill the financial vacuum’
- Saudi Gazette
- 05 February 2009
In an exclusive telephone interview during her visit to Riyadh on Tuesday, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo focused on measures by her country to strengthen economic ties with the Kingdom.
Saudi investment group coming to the Philippines
- PIA Press Release
- 05 February 2009
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia told President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday that he is sending a high-level business mission to the Philippines in April to look for investment opportunities in the Philippine agriculture sector.
Neokolonialismus: Daewoo kauft Madagaskar auf
- Frankfurter Rundschau
- 04 February 2009
Vom Geschäftemachen versteht Madagaskars Präsident Marc Ravalomanana etwas. Schließlich hat sich der 59-Jährige vom radelnden Joghurt-Verkäufer zum Chef des Firmenimperiums Tiko empor gewirtschaftet. Das Geschäft mit Milch hat ihn zum reichsten Mann der Tropeninsel gemacht - schon bevor er 2002 in den Präsidentenpalast einzog.
Arab nations urged to set up strategic cereal stock
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 04 February 2009
AOAD Director-General Salim Allowzi said the private sector in the Arab World needs to step up investment in farming projects to cut the massive import bill, ensure enough farm products for the region and bolster food security.
Saudi reaps benefits of first offshore rice production
- Middle East Online
- 03 February 2009
First cargo of rice arrives in oil-rich kingdom amid mixed feelings over business ethics.