Olam

Major rice farm hit by flood in Nasarawa
- Channels Television
- 08 October 2022
Olam says 4,000 ha of its large rice farm in Nigeria were submerged and that damages could be worth as much as $15 million.
10 years after: Pain, sorrow as host communities poise for showdown with Olam Farm
- Daily Trust
- 11 June 2022
Communities in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria where Olam Rice Farm is located, have said they are in pain and sorrow due to the activities of the multi-national farming company.
Un énième accident de transport d’ouvriers d’Olam Gabon fait 27 blessés dont 7 graves
- Info241
- 21 May 2022
Olam Palm Gabon continue de transporter ses employés tels du bétail malgré le grave accident de la route survenu en 2021 qui avait couté la vie à 6 de ses employés dans des conditions similaires.
Gabon : Olam Palm Gabon accusée de polluer la rivière Iroungou
- Gabon Review
- 12 May 2022
La Coalition des organisations de la société civile pour la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises accuse l’entreprise Olam Palm Gabon, dont l’usine est implantée à Ndendé, de polluer la rivière Iroungou.
PIF’s SALIC acquires 35% of Olam Agri for $1.24bn
- Arab News
- 25 Mar 2022
The partnership with Olam is expected to enrich SALIC’s roles to deliver food security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Olam cède 35,4% d’Olam Agri au groupe saoudien Salic
- Commodafrica
- 25 Mar 2022
Le groupe singapourien Olam annonce la cession d’une participation minoritaire de 35,4% du capital d’Olam Agri à Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company, une filiale en propriété exclusive du Fonds d'investissement public du Royaume d'Arabie saoudite, pour un montant de $1,24 milliard.
Un nouveau rapport révèle la menace que font poser les grandes plantations agricoles sur l'accès à l'eau en Afrique
- Oakland Institute
- 15 Mar 2022
Une revue de 15 projets dans 11 pays tire la sonnette d'alarme sur l'accaparement de l'eau et appelle à une action urgente pour protéger le droit à l'eau en Afrique.
Drying out African lands: Expansion of large-scale agriculture threatens access to water in Africa
- Oakland Institute
- 15 Mar 2022
A review of 15 large-scale agriculture projects across 11 African countries, exposes how these projects lead to the loss of streams and swamps and pollute water sources.
African oil palm expansion slows, reputation risks remain for FMCGs
- CRR
- 02 Mar 2022
The handful of companies that control industrial palm oil production in West and Central Africa have been linked to numerous social and environmental impacts, violating their buyers’ NDPE commitments.
Depuis la Suisse, les négociants agricoles tiennent 2,7 millions d'hectares de terres
- swissinfo
- 02 December 2021
Des recherches menées par l'ONG Public Eye révèlent que des sociétés de négoce contrôlent plus de 550 plantations couvrant quelque 2,7 millions d'hectares depuis leurs bureaux à Genève et Zoug.
Top global banks and investors made an estimated $1.74 billion in income since Paris Climate Agreement from deals with agribusinesses linked to destruction of climate-critical forests and human rights abuses
- Global Witness
- 21 October 2021
Big financial institutions rake in profits bankrolling the destruction of the land, homes and livelihoods of communities who have safeguarded their forests for generations
AfCFTA: Nasarawa Marks 270,000 Hectres for Commercial Agriculture
- This Day
- 30 August 2021
Dangote Group has taken 70,000 ha, Flour Mills of Nigeria has 20,000, Olam Farm has 9,000 and Azman has 14,000, so from our target of 270,000 hectres, we have given out nearly a 100,000 already, says state Attorney General