Standard Bank backs blueberry farming with N$40 million investment
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    • Horti Daily
    • 10 July 2025
    Money to burn
    Global Witness exposes how more than 300 banks and investors back six of the world’s most harmful agribusinesses to the tune of $44bn
    • Global Witness
    • 23 September 2019
    Position statement: Agro-industries
    Effective March 2019 Standard Chartered has new rules related to its financial services activity in the area of agribsuiness
    • Standard Chartered
    • 25 October 2018
    Investors pour cash into large-scale agricultural projects
    With the Economic Large-Scale Production (ELSP) model being implemented more frequently in Vietnam, more companies are looking to invest in agricultural production as it becomes more profitable and efficient.
    • VietNamNet
    • 24 October 2014
    L’Afrique se prépare au boom de l’huile de palme
    Quelque 25 entreprises investissent directement dans les palmiers à huile en Afrique, venant principalement d’Asie du Sud-Est - de Malaisie, mais aussi de Singapour et d’Indonésie - indique Standard Chartered
    • Les Echos
    • 08 July 2014
    Standard Chartered eyes more Zimbabwe private equity deals
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    • Reuters
    • 18 February 2013
    Feast and famine for Africa farm investment
    African agriculture has a big investment problem: lots of private equity interest but few opportunities because most farms and companies are too small to absorb the cash or provide attractive returns.
    • Reuters
    • 29 September 2012
    Standard Chartered relativise l’ampleur de l’ «accaparement des terres» africaines par la Chine
    L’ampleur des investissements chinois dans les terres agricoles en Afrique avec pour objectif de contribuer à nourrir les quelque 1,3 milliard de Chinois, serait «exagérée», souligne une récente étude de la banque Standard Chartered.
    • EcoFin
    • 04 May 2012
    China land grab claims 'exaggerated' - StanChart
    Claims of Chinese "land grabs" in Africa, to grow food for importing, have been overstated – for now - although "this could be a longer term motivation", Standard Chartered said.
    • Agrimoney
    • 02 May 2012
    Zimbabwe: Afrifresh to acquire Ariston Holdings stake
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    • Business Digest
    • 23 February 2012
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    • The Standard
    • 18 January 2012
    The war on Africa’s family farmers
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    • Pambazuka
    • 06 April 2011
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