Zambia

Zambia's Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has urged Chinese investors to tap into the potential of agricultural sector in the southern African country, saying an array of incentives are waiting for them.

The IFC will invest $20m for a 19.7% stake in Zambian farmland operator Agrivision, with existing equity partner Norfund and Zeder topping up their respective investments.

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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

Focus on large-scale Chinese investments in African agriculture has fueled popular misperceptions of Chinese "land grabs" and overshadowed another phenomenon the rise of medium-scale private Chinese farmers and rural entrepreneurs.

The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency— the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank— announces additional support for Agrivision Africa (Chayton Africa) of Mauritius.

TALMED International Zambia Limited has set aside about US$7 million to establish a commercial farm on 5,272 hectares in Mukumpu area to produce soya beans, maize and wheat .

Wilmar subsidiary says it is targeting a total investment of US$100 million on 20,000 hectares of farmland to produce 100,000 metric tonnes of edible oils per annum.

Zambian government says about 3,000 hectares of land was available for the Chinese province to establish its agricultural production and assured it of the Zambian government's support and cooperation.

AGCO CEO says his company is planning to have a second “future farm” in Nigeria because it’s also a very big market. AGCO's first "future farm' is in Zambia.

"Los inversores corrían a África subsahariana y oriental para adquirir vastas extensiones de tierras y este fenómeno “no solo reducía el espacio disponible para la población local, sino que lo que les queda, además, tenían que subdividirlo por cuestiones de herencia”.

Lands Minister says it is unacceptable that some investors were taking advantage of chiefs around the country to obtain huge tracts of land for their projects.