TAKE A LOOK-Farmland scramble for food security

Countries including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates, China and South Korea are leading a global search for
farmland to guarantee food supplies after rampant food price
inflation in 2008 and water shortages highlighted the need to
reduce dependence on imports.

Below are stories on efforts by Middle Eastern and other
countries to achieve greater food security and details of their
major grain purchases.

LATEST STORIES
> Southern African food supply hit by Zimbabwe [ID:nLL952813]
> Russia seeks end to Egypt wheat seizure [ID:nLL90690]
> Russia's plan to secure poultry sector [ID:nL8479744]
> Africa hunger crisis seen tied to politics [ID:nN20364338]
> World "not standing still" on climate pact-UN [ID:nLJ615604]
> China to stay strong buyer of soy - Bunge exec [ID:nN18363453]
> International trade helps solve food crisis-WTO [ID:nLA420765]
> OECD urges local fix to food security [ID:nL6335865]
> Russia's PAVA to offer farmland to Gulf investors[ID:nL668674]
> Egypt's Magrabi Agriculture to double farmland [ID:nL688934]
> Sime Darby turns to Liberia palm, rubber estates[ID:nKLR23483]
> Sudan eyes growth in Arab agri investment [ID:nL3283996]
> Angola puts faith in farming, welcomes Chiquita [ID:nLU580687]
> Egypt plans to sell farmland in tenders by June [ID:nLT859801]
> Emirates Investment Group to buy Pakistan farms [ID:nLS821334]
> AU: Africa not benefiting from land deals [ID:nLS816189]
> Baluchistan blocks deals with UAE investors [ID:nLM962203]
> UN frets on farmers' rights as foreigners buy [ID:nLM723569]

WORLD REACTION
> World Bank to publish guidelines on farm deals [ID:nLK111819]
> G8 farm ministers to attack hunger, feed poor [ID:nLK93343]
SAUDI ARABIA
> Saudi faces harvest drop, long term imports [ID:nLL936096]
> Saudi faces pressre to build up wheat stocks [ID:nLK635113]
> Saudi firm in $400 mln Africa farm investments [ID:nLF66390]
> Saudi sets up $800 mln farm investment firm [ID:nLD206701]
> Saudi investors eye leasing Tanzanian farmland [ID:nLF51364]
> Saudi firms in $40 mln farm investments abroad [ID:nLT487203]
> Saudis invest $1.3 bln in Indonesian farming [ID:nLN550794]
> Two Saudi firms eye agribusiness abroad [ID:nLE415228]
> Saudi Hail starts farm investment in Sudan [ID:nLG484899]
> Saudi's Hadco eyes Sudan, Turkey in food plan [ID:nLG685116]
> Saudi gets first rice produced by locals abroad [ID:nLQ450186]
> Saudis to put $100 mln in Ethiopia farm [ID:nL6465862]
SOUTH KOREA
> S.Korea's Hyundai Heavy buys Russian farm [ID:nLF155523]
> Daewoo finds African land is risky business [ID:nLJ181387]
> Madagascar new leader says Daewoo land deal off [ID:nLI89717]
UAE
> Ethiopian firm signs $300 mln tea estate deal [ID:nLA499175]
> UAE eyes Kazakhstan farms for food supply [ID:nL15379419]
> Abu Dhabi to develop land for food security [ID:nL01652809]
CHINA
> China asks to plant 2 mln ha jatophra in Zambia [ID:nLV961951]
> China backs Africa farms but wants more support [ID:nLA128166]
OTHERS
> SAfrica offered farm land in Congo Republic [ID:nLF439820]
FACTBOXES
> Foreign forays into African farming [ID:nLK104225]
> World's top 10 wheat buyers [ID:nSP417129]