November 11th, 2011
Via China Dialogue, an interesting article on how big business has woken up to the growth potential of organic agriculture in China and the impact that this may have upon small farmers: China’s biggest PC manufacturer to grow vegetables? It sounds ridiculous, but that’s exactly what Liu Chuanzhi, chairman of computer giant Lenovo, wants to[…]
Read more »The Hungry Dragon Does Tango: China Courts Partners to Step up Investment in Argentina
November 10th, 2011
Via Market News International, a report on Chinese efforts to step up investment in Argentina. As the article notes: China is ramping up investment in Argentina to secure natural resources to feed its growing economy and snare sales opportunities for its emergent manufacturing industry. China over the past few decades has boosted and sharpened its[…]
Read more »November 5th, 2011
Via the Pambazuka News, a report on the impact of land purchases by multinational corporations in Africa. As the article notes: The recent phenomenon of land grab, as outlined in the extensive research of the Oakland Institute, has resulted in the sale of enormous portions of land throughout Africa. In 2009 alone, nearly 60 million[…]
Read more »Searching For Greener Pastures? Big Money Warms to Farmland
November 5th, 2011
Via Farmland Grab, a report on the increasing interest in agricultural investments: “…Pension funds and other corporate owners have spent only a tiny fraction of the billions of dollars they could invest in farmland, but they are definitely kicking the tires on potential purchases. — Farm manager George Baird of Collierville, Tenn., has squired so[…]
Read more »October 30th, 2011
Via Al Jazeera, a report on how new economic powers India and China are being accused of buying land cheaply and uprooting indigenous communities. As the article notes: “…Indian, Chinese and U.S. companies are among many inking land-investment deals in Africa, including Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Sudan, Mali, and Mozambique. According to a study by the[…]
Read more »The Smart Money Is Betting On The Pakistani Farm
October 24th, 2011
Via Pakistan’s Express Tribune, an article on investment in Pakistan’s agricultural sector: The headlines may be screaming about violence and extremism but the smart money is betting, very quietly, on Pakistani agriculture. From international venture capitalists to global and local conglomerates to private equity firms, there has been a small but growing trend towards investing[…]
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