Rabobank

Rabobank raids rural Romania
- DW
- 12 November 2015
A small and poor village in Romania has become the focus of a story involving land grabbing by foreign-owned multinationals and mafia-style corruption.
Rabobank sees recovery in China offshore food and agri deals
- Reuters
- 11 November 2015
China's appetite for offshore investment in food and agriculture is expected to rebound from a lull that has delayed some deals, given strong interest to meet growing domestic demand, a leading banker said.
Think land grabbing is a thing of the past? Think again
- The Correspondent
- 09 November 2015
Investigation finds Rabobank acquired farmlands in Romania that had been sold without the knowledge or consent of the farmer owners.
EU investors, land grabs and deforestation: case-studies
- FERN
- 10 June 2015
European banks and investors are a major source of finance for large-scale destructive agriculture; forestry; and pulp and paper projects.
Alternative investment strategies: Investing in farmland
- Rabo Farm
- 26 Mar 2015
Presentation in Amsterdam
Rabo Farm, Poleko and Van Kessel sign letter of intent during the state visit of the Dutch King and Queen to Poland
- Rabobank
- 26 June 2014
The three parties expressed their intention to strengthen the co-operation in the field of reshaping and draining agricultural land belonging to Rabo Farm in the Zulawy delta in the North of Poland, close to Gdansk.
Rabo Farm interview with IP Nederland
- Rabobank
- 14 May 2014
This year Rabo Farm's first fund, with a size of € 315 million, will be fully subscribed, and a new fund, the Rabo Farm Europe Fund II, will be launched.
European banks and penion funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda
- FOE
- 21 May 2013
European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants Wilmar International, according to new research released today by Friends of the Earth Europe.
Landroof Maleisië gesponsord door Nederlandse banken en pensioenfondsen
- Duurzaamnieuws
- 13 May 2013
Het Maleisische palmoliebedrijf Wilmar is wereldwijd op grote schaal betrokken bij landroof, milieuovertredingen en schending van nationale wetten bij palmolieprojecten.
Investors look to plough cash into farmland
- Euromoney
- 23 January 2013
An increasing number of investors are looking at their feet as they cast around for returns in a zero interest rate environment. Farmland is likely to become a more and more attractive asset class as food scarcity worsens and land becomes a precious commodity.
Islamic Corporation launches $600 mln food fund
- Reuters
- 12 June 2012
Islamic Development Bank and Rabobank team up to launch fund that intends to invest 5-10% of its funds in global farmland.
US trader goes from Wall-Street investments to buying farmland In Romania and Bulgaria
- Ziarul Financiar
- 18 May 2012
Jeffrey Notaro, a trader who worked on Wall Street for 18 years, set up investment fund Black Sea Agriculture seven years ago, mainly for investments in farmland in northern Bulgaria and south Romania.