Daewoo Logistics Says Madagascar Farm Deal May Cost $6 Billion (Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Daewoo Logistics Corp. , a South Korean natural-resource development company, expects a project to lease tracts of farmland in Madagascar to grow corn and palm oil may cost about $6 billion over the first 20 years.

S Korea Firm To Spend $6 Billion For Madagascar Farm Project (Nasdaq)

SEOUL (AFP)--South Korea's Daewoo Logistics said Thursday it would invest about $6 billion as part of its project to develop a huge area in Madagascar for farmland.

Daewoo leases Madagascar land (BBC News)

South Korean firm Daewoo says it is leasing a vast tract of land in Madagascar, which will produce half of its corn supply by 2023.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Xbox 360) (CNET)

While licensed video games have a dubious history, those targeting the younger set have been particularly uninspired. It is a pleasant surprise, then, that Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa not only makes excellent use of its license, but presents a worthwhile game experience as well.

Movie review: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Journal Inquirer)

These poor animals. First, they’re hauled away from the comforts of the Central Park Zoo to be stranded on Madagascar. Then they find a crashed Cargo Cult airplane from WWII, tape the plane together and try to fly it back home. Why would they rather be in New York? Can’t get a cab in Madagascar?

SKorean company plans corn project in Madagascar (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

A South Korean company hopes to turn an undeveloped stretch of Madagascar into a corn-production center, an official said Wednesday.

South Koreans lease gigantic plantation in Madagascar (USA Today)

South Korea is leasing 1.3 million hectares of farmland in Madagascar, according to Financial Times. The paper says Daewoo Logistics signed a 99 year lease with the government of Madagascar that will allow the South Koreans to grow crops on the 5,019-square-mile plot of land. (It's about the size of Connecticut.) "The pursuit of foreign farm investments is a clear sign of how countries are ...

Talking 'Madagascar' (Detroit Free Press)

The Yak, being a big furry critter himself, just loves good family movies about animals. And "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" is filled with funny critter characters and catchy music. (The Yak can't get that "I Like To Move It" song out of his mind!) Anyway, before the movie opened, we got a chance to yak with the stars who give voice to Gloria the hippo and Marty the zebra. Here's what they shared ...

Daewoo to cultivate Madagascar land for free (Financial Times)

Daewoo Logistics of South Korea said it expected to pay nothing to farm maize and palm oil in an area of Madagascar half the size of Belgium, increasing concerns about the largest farmland investment of this kind.

S Koreans to lease farmland in Madagascar (Financial Times)

Daewoo Logistics of South Korea has secured a huge tract of farmland in Madagascar to grow food crops to send back to Seoul, in a deal that diplomats and consultants said was the largest of its kind.