Iran to build agro-industry complex in Sudan

• Tehran Times
• 11 October 2010

A plot of land has been chosen for Iran to establish an agro-industry complex to produce wheat and sugar in Sudan

Africa shouldn't rush into land deals: FAO

• Reuters
• 11 October 2010

African governments should avoid rushing into big land lease deals with foreign investors or risk deepening poverty and ramping up social tensions, an official at the UN's Food and Agriculture Office said

Indian firm leases Gambella plot for rice

• Addis Fortune
• 11 October 2010

Sannati Agro Farm Enterprise Plc received a 10,000ht plot of land in Dimi District, Gambella Region, for the cultivation of rice, pulses, and cereals, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on October 1, 2010.

Egypt: Seeking to grow cereals on African farmland

• IRIN
• 11 October 2010

Asian buyers likely for Mr Apple

• Business Day
• 11 October 2010

Cash-rich Chinese and Japanese food companies are thought to be the only potential buyers with enough money to risk sinking into New Zealand's biggest pipfruit business, Mr Apple, to be put on the market by South Canterbury Finance receivers.

Sommet de Syrte clef de la redynamisation de la coopération arabo-africaine

• PANA
• 10 October 2010

Les pays arabes se sont orientés vers les pays africains à la recherche de nouveaux marchés et des terres agricoles pour faire face au risque qui menace leur sécurité alimentaire.

EPRDF banks on outsourcing food production

• Africa Intelligence
• 09 October 2010

Addis Abaaba has decided to withdraw from the regional governments the right of attributing leases of over 1,000 ha. However, the 2010 federal budget lists no income whatsoever, and no information on this subject appears in the quarterly reports of the National Bank of Ethiopia.

Argentina: Suelo Chino Rionegrino

• Carmen de Patagones
• 09 October 2010

Si el Señor Gobernador reconociera la superficie de tierra a arrasar, la cantidad de agua a envenenar, el monto de nuestra riqueza a saquear...

Why we oppose the principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI)

• LRAN
• 09 October 2010

This brie?ng is meant to show the fundamental ?aws and short-comings of both the RAI initiative and of the RAI principles themselves, principle by principle.

Incra não sabe onde estão os estrangeiros

• Exame
• 08 October 2010

O Incra estuda convocar um amplo recadastramento dos estrangeiros por meio de um ato normativo exclusivo. Além disso, pode lançar nos próximos meses o Sistema Nacional de Aquisição de Terras por Estrangeiros – Sisnate.

La Coordination Sud appelle à plus de contraintes

• La France Agricole
• 08 October 2010

La Coordination Sud se mobilise « contre les accaparements de terre » dans les pays en développement par certains Etats ou entreprises, a-t-elle souligné dans un communiqué.

Les mystères de la ruée vers l'or vert africain

• Jeune Afrique
• 08 October 2010

La ruée des pays et des groupes étrangers vers l’or vert africain inquiète experts et ONG. Reste que le phénomène est difficilement quantifiable, nombre d’annonces d’accords n’étant pas suivies d’effet. Dossier Jeune Afrique.

Dairy farm sale not in NZ's interests, says Labour

• NZ Herald
• 08 October 2010

The approved sale of a large Otago dairy farm to Harvard University in the United States is not in New Zealand's long-term interests and shows a lack of clear and strong rules on foreign ownership of NZ land, says Labour.

Japan's property sector shaken by threat to foreign investment

• The Australian
• 08 October 2010

Foreign ownership of watersheds or agricultural land plays into the perennial food security fears that are common in a nation forced to import about 60 per cent of its food.

Ukraine's Agroton launches USD59 million Warsaw IPO

• Reuters
• 08 October 2010

Agroton, one of Ukraine's largest agricultural companies, plans to use the IPO money to boost its land bank. Ukraine, a major global exporter of grain, plans to introduce private land ownership this year.