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NZ Super starts buying up farms
- NZ Herald
- 03 February 2011
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund's purchase of a New Zealand farm is just the first of a $500 million plan which will see it invest in local and international rural land.
Kassoum Denon, Pdg de l’Office du Niger : «Ce que nous avons vu sur les 100 000 ha de Tomota n’est pas encourageant»
- 22 septembre
- 03 February 2011
« Pendant 78 ans, l’Office du Niger n’a pas pu aménager 100 000 ha. C’est un privé qui pourra le faire ? » Entretien avec Kassoum Denon.
Le Brésil veut faciliter l'achat de terres agricoles
- Reuters
- 02 February 2011
Le Brésil, l'un des premiers exportateurs de produits agricoles au monde, a déclaré mardi vouloir simplifier l'achat de terres par ses agriculteurs, tout en cherchant à dissiper les inquiétudes des investisseurs étrangers.
Brasil quer facilitar investimento externo em terras
- O Globo
- 02 February 2011
O Brasil busca flexibilizar as regras para estrangeiros comprarem terras no país, afirmou à Reuters o ministro da Agricultura, Wagner Rossi
Ethiopia offers India farmland for investment
- Economic Times
- 02 February 2011
Ethiopia has offered 1.8 million hectares of its farmland to Indian investors that equals nearly 40 percent of the total area of the principal grain-growing state of Punjab.
Unused land in Africa 'could feed the Gulf'
- National
- 02 February 2011
A handful of North African countries, along with Iraq and Sudan, could feed the Gulf.
Brazil looks to ease foreign land buying
- Reuters
- 02 February 2011
Brazil seeks to downplay fears that it was seeking to block foreign investment in its farmland, saying instead it was looking to ease restrictions for farmers rather than speculators.
Arabs need joint action to address food security concerns
- Jordan Times
- 02 February 2011
There are massive areas of agricultural lands and huge water resources in some countries that suffer financial constraints, while there are some rich Arab states that have the money but not the land or the water.
Tanjung Manis eyes investments worth RM650 million from Mideast
- Bernama
- 02 February 2011
MOU signed with Perigon Advisory to launch a RM3 billion agribusiness fund to promote food security in the OIC and generate returns for its investors.
Limitations on sale of farmland blocking economic development of Ukraine, says British Ambassador to Ukraine
- Interfax
- 02 February 2011
"The more state regulates and bans things, the more difficult it is to do business"
Farmland comes of age for pension funds
- Top1000Funds
- 02 February 2011
As a relatively new and untapped asset class, farmland remains mysterious to some insitutional investors. Greg Bright spoke to Charmion McBride, chief operating officer, global farmland, at Insight Investment in the UK.
Hungary: No more farmland for foreigner
- Deutsche Welle
- 02 February 2011
Hungary holds the Presidency of the European Union. But it is currently risking conflict with the EU. It has forbidden sales of agricultural land to foreigners.
Germans buy 3314ha of dairy land
- Stuff
- 01 February 2011
German investors have splashed out more than $100 million in a month buying thousands of hectares of dairying land in the South Island.
Ethiopia seeks Indian investment in farming
- IANS
- 01 February 2011
'Indian farmers can avail the opportunity of vast farming land set aside by Ethiopia,' says Ethiopian Agriculture Minister.
Ukraine to realize large-scale grain supplies to the United Arab Emirates
- APK-Inform
- 01 February 2011
The large-scale purchasing of agricultural products and assets are the main targets of the UAE delegation visit to the Ukraine.