The giant South Korean conglomerate, Daewoo, has leased a vast tract of land in Madagascar to help secure the country's access to food supplies. Daewoo Logistics has leased an area half the size of Belgium on which it will grow food crops. Martin Plaut reports:

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Daewoo says it will grow corn and palm oil on huge tracts of Madagascan farmland that the company has leased for 99 years. This ambitious scheme will cover 1.2 million hectares and is part of South Korea's plans to ensure its access to food supplies in the coming years.

The scheme is designed to provide more than half the country's imports of corn when it's fully operational in fifteen years' time.

A number of Asian countries have been attempting to ensure their access to food supplies since unrest over food broke out earlier this year. And some African countries have been keen to receive overseas investment. Angola has offered farmland for development and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, said he is eager to see foreign companies take a stake in his country's agriculture.

Martin Plaut, BBC

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huge tracts
geniş arazi

leased
kiralamak

ambitious
iddialı, hırslı

its access to food supplies
gıdaya ulaşabilmek, gıda gereksinimi karşılayabilmek

designed
tasarlamak

fully operational
tam kapasiteyle çalışmak

unrest
huzursuzluk, sosyal hareketler

broke out
başlamak, (genellikle tehlikeli ve olumsuz bir olayın gelişmesi tarif edilirken kullanılır)

is eager to see
bir şeylerin gerçekleşmesini çok istemek

take a stake
hisse satın almak