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Côte d’Ivoire agriculture project secures Atradius-backed financing
- GTE Review
- 04 September 2020
Israeli and Dutch firms, backed by the Dutch export credit agency, have signed a €108mn deal to construct four agriculture production and training centres across Côte d’Ivoire. The scheme is devised by Green 2000, an Israel-headquartered company that specialises in agriculture projects. It involves the construction of four agriculture services and training centres, which provide land, facilities and machinery for producing fruit, vegetables, fish and other products.
Privatisation 'wave' hurts poor as pandemic heightens risks
- Reuters
- 14 July 2020
A push to privatise land and other resources in countries from Ukraine to Papua New Guinea is hurting indigenous people and the rural poor, while increasing the risks linked to climate change.
After seven years, displaced Zambian villagers might get land
- Mail & Guardian
- 19 May 2020
High Court in Lusaka rules that the conversion of village lands in Muchinda chiefdom for a large-scale agribusiness project was illegal and violated the community’s rights, but stops short of cancelling the company's title.
Coronavirus may help spur aquaculture investments in Africa
- Undercurrent News
- 14 April 2020
IDH is working with FMO, the Dutch development bank -- which last year granted Zambian fully integrated tilapia operation Yalelo a $10.5 million senior secured loan facility -- to draw up guidelines for investing in African aquaculture.
Seeds of Gulf-Africa agribusiness
- Cairo Review
- 11 Mar 2020
When Gulf nations face food, security, and water scarcity issues, one response is to seek lucrative agricultural investments in fertile African lands. Yet, while such deals can bring benefits to the countries involved, there are also sizeable risks
Case study: Agrivision- A staple food producer in Zambia
- Norfund
- 20 January 2020
Agrivision – a Norfund investee company – is helping to increase national food production by utilising modern farming methods and new technologies.
21,500 hectares of land in Kawambwa offered to investors
- Lusaka Times
- 06 May 2019
Zambia's Kawambwa Town Council has allocated 21,500 hectares of farms to new more large scale investors to diversify the local economy driven by agriculture, mining and tourism.
Zambian gov't says partnering with China to boost agricultural production
- Xinhua
- 16 April 2019
Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo says that Zambia is partnering with foreign investors, especially the Chinese in the farming industry to improve national food production.
Elite Foods in Zambia on Monday to look at investing in the Northern Province
- Lusaka Times
- 15 February 2019
Elite Foods CEO says his South African company wishes to take advantage of the Northern Province's huge expanse of water and land.
Egypt to increase investment in Zambia's agriculture sector
- Xinhua
- 05 February 2019
The deal includes the construction of a new farm project of greenhouse vegetable production over an area of 600 hectares (6 square kilometers) in central Zambia's Mkushi district.
Land hunger in Zambia: Who is profiting from German agricultural investments?
- Zwischenzeit
- 26 November 2018
"They robbed our lands and set our houses on fire." A new video by Zwischenzeit and FIAN connects German companies and development banks to the displacement of Zambian farmers.
Imara invests in Zambezi Berry Company
- Private Equity Wire
- 09 October 2018
The private equity division of Imara Holdings Limited has, over the last twelve months, sourced, structured and invested circa USD4.5 million, on behalf of a European Family Office client, into Zambezi Berry Company