one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, is actively seeking agriculture investment opportunities in Australia and other countries.14In fact, the Beidahung Group, the biggest Chinese agricultural conglomerate recently purchased and is leasing 100,000 hectares in Western Australia...
When the $54-million plant begins operation next November, Nisshinbo California will produce undyed fabric--so-called greige goods--for U.S. manufacturers. In doing so it will also provide nearly 200 new jobs for Fresno County and a ready outlet for one of the San Joaquin Valley’s major ...
Footnote 4 At the same time, since the middle of the twentieth century, the state has implemented various policies to attract wealthier farmers from Northern Europe; the majority of French farmland acquired by foreigners (85% in 2004, for example) goes to citizens of the United Kingdom, ...