Uganda

Land seizures speeding up, leaving Africans homeless and landless
- IPS
- 08 April 2015
Land grabs in Africa are helping to perpetuate economic inequalities similar to the colonial era economic imbalances.
Ugandan farmers take on palm oil giants over land grab claims
- Guardian
- 03 Mar 2015
Farmers evicted to make way for project backed by UN's IFAD say they have received little compensation. They're taking the industrial palm oil producers to court.
UN, banks and oil palm giants feast on the stolen land of Uganda's dispossessed
- The Ecologist
- 19 February 2015
UN Agency IFAD is robbing poor farmers and farming communities of their land and livelihoods, leaving them destitute, and handing over their wealth for plunder by foreign corporations and profiteering financiers.
Amatheon Agri expands grain production
- The Herald
- 12 February 2015
Amatheon Agri, a Berlin based agribusiness and farming company, is set to embark on a countrywide expansion of grain production in Zimbabawe after a successful pilot maize farming project
Amatheon Agri officials hold talks with Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture
- Red Pepper
- 05 January 2015
Amatheon’s Ugandan plans comprise rainfed growing of crops such as maize, soya beans, sunflower, rice and sorghum, and it is actively looking into livestock production.
Africa Works! 2014 - Interview with Josh Maiyo
- Africa Works!
- 13 November 2014
Interview with Josh Maiyo of VU University Amsterdam about foreign investments in agriculture and land in Uganda.
China province eyes $300 mln investment in Ugandan farming
- Reuters Africa
- 27 August 2014
China's Sichuan province is in talks to invest $300 million in cotton, rice and fruit production in Uganda, a senior Ugandan official said on Wednesday.
La producción de aceite de palma y azúcar, motor de la deforestación
- Ecoticias
- 05 August 2014
La empresa Wilmar Internacional, uno de los mayores operadores del mundo de aceite de palma y azúcar, continúa con sus prácticas abusivas de deforestación y acaparamiento de tierras.
German agriculture boss endorses foreign investment in African farming
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 19 Mar 2014
Amatheon has already invested €30m in farming projects in Zambia and Uganda, and plans to spend an additional €350m in the coming two years in other African countries, such as Ghana and Mozambique.
Impacts of investment on African agriculture and the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (PRAI): evidence from field research, implications for policy and next steps
- FAO
- 18 February 2014
Papers from TICAD-V side-event on responsible agricultural investment held at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan on June 2, 2013 during TICAD V.
Hain Celestial acquires Tilda rice business
- Just-Food
- 14 January 2014
US natural and organic food group Hain Celestial has acquired premium Basmati rice manufacturer Tilda Ltd, which operates an 1,100 ha rice plantation in Uganda.
Joint investment in Ugandan feed processor
- The Poultry Site
- 21 October 2013
Private equity firm Pearl Capital Partners and Voxtra have invested $4 million in Biyinzika Enterprises Ltd, a Uganda-based poultry feeds processor and farm operator.