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Natural Dairy lodges OIO application
- NZPA
- 06 July 2010
Hong Kong-based Natural Dairy says it has relodged its application with the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) to buy the Crafar portfolio of farms, and expects approval in the next few months.
Malaysia's Sugar King Kuok has gone global
- The Star
- 06 July 2010
Wilmar, which already owns 200,000 ha of sugar cane plantations in Indonesia, said it intended to use Sucrogen’s proven expertise in the sugar business to pursue growth strategies in “Indonesia and other high potential Asian markets.’’
Foreign investors buy up African farmland, sparking fears of a new colonialism
- bt Egypt
- 06 July 2010
While some North African countries are selling land, others struggling with dry climates are starting to buy land tracts overseas and in other African nations to feed their own growing populations.
Crafar bid by Landcorp endorsed by PM
- Radio New Zealand
- 06 July 2010
Prime Minister John Key is endorsing Landcorp's bid for the 16 Crafar family farms that are in receivership.
Rice/Cassava: Vietnamese, Chinese set to boost production in Edo
- Business Daily
- 05 July 2010
Vietnamese and Chinese investors will cultivate 10,000 acres and 15,000 acres of land for rice and cassava in Edo State, Nigeria, respectively.
Press release from the London International Oromo Workshop
- LIOW
- 03 July 2010
Participants denounced land grabbing and agreed to co-ordinate their efforts globally to campaign to STOP the irresponsible greedy practice by the transnational conglomerates.
PM admits 'concern' about sale of Crafar farms
- Dominion Post
- 03 July 2010
Prime Minister John Key does not believe the sale of "very large tracts of land" to foreign investors would be in the long-term interests of New Zealand.
L'Ukraine ambitionne de redevenir un "grenier à céréales" mondial
- Le Monde
- 02 July 2010
Nombre d'Ukrainiens préfèrent louer leurs droits fonciers plutôt que d'exploiter leur parcelle.
Tunisia to lease farmland to foreigners -official
- Reuters
- 02 July 2010
Tunisia plans to lease over 9,641 hectares of farmland to foreign investors this year to help increase agricultural production and exports, a government official said on Friday.
Assessing international investments in agriculture: A systems perspective
- EAAE Seminar
- 02 July 2010
The paper attempts to present an integrated look at international investments in agriculture from a systems perspective, focusing on Arab investments in Sudan.
Bilateral investment treaties and land reform in southern Africa
- Rights & Democracy
- 01 July 2010
A special international legal regime exists to protect cross-border investments, including ownership of land and property.
Pension funds – future farmers
- IPE Magazine
- 01 July 2010
Report on the growing popularity of farmland investment in the developing world for European pension funds
Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company seeking investment in Brazil agriculture projects
- Invest Brazil
- 01 July 2010
Libya has mobilised investment funds and is seeking area for production and export of food.
Small farmers should get on the "land grab" bandwagon
- IRIN
- 30 June 2010
If you are a small farmer in a developing country, and there is a big agricultural land investment deal going down in your neighbourhood, you could become part of it and make money in several ways, said a new UN-backed study.
Après Daewoo? Etat des lieux et perspectives des appropriations à grande échelle à Madagascar
- OFM
- 30 June 2010
Suite à l’abandon fracassant des projets agricoles portés par Daewoo et Varun et à la prise de pouvoir du nouveau gouvernement, la dynamique d’investissement s’est ralentie, sans véritablement s’éteindre.