Zambia

“Land grabs” and responsible agricultural investment in Africa
- Triple Crisis
- 04 August 2014
Can land grabs by foreign investors in developing countries feed the hungry? So says the press release for a recent, and unfortunate, economic study.
Zambia: Government opposes land allocation to investor
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 23 June 2014
The Central Province government opposes the allocation of 10,000 ha of land in Serenje’s Mphande area by Chief Chibale to Blackstar Investment which might result in over 1,300 people being displaced.
African farming is the new frontier for brave investors
- Telegraph
- 15 June 2014
For private equity houses, pension funds and family offices, the sprawling farms of sub Saharan Africa are the new land of plenty.
4 investors eye sugar estates
- Zambia Daily Mail
- 20 May 2014
The companies from Zimbabwe, Brazil, China and South Africa are expected to invest about US$1.250 billion on the 30,000 hectares reserved for the projects .
Agro-alimentaire : la révolution sera bien élevée
- Jeune Afrique
- 17 April 2014
Pour plus de viande et plus de produits laitiers en Afrique, les "experts" prôntent un modèle à deux vitesses : encourager l'élevage intensif des investisseurs et soutenir l'élevage extensif des plus pauvres.
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.
African states seek new farmland deals without problems of past
- Reuters
- 06 February 2014
African countries that missed out on Gulf cash pouring into agricultural projects elsewhere on the continent are trying to entice Arab investors with deals they say are designed to avoid problems of the past.
Bangladeshi investors given 250 hectares in Mwansabombwe
- Times of Zambia
- 19 January 2014
Zambia has granted 250 hectares of land to Bangladeshi investors who will invest more than US$1 million in the development of agriculture in Mwansabombwe District in Luapula Province.
German holding company farming in Zambia
- Deutsche Welle
- 16 January 2014
Amatheon, a company part owned by the German holding company Sapinda, grows wheat and soya beans on 30,000 ha that it has leased in Zambia.
Zambie: Olam a déjà investi 15 millions de dollars dans le café arabica
- Agence Ecofin
- 25 November 2013
«Nous avons jusqu’ici investi entre 15 millions et 17 millions de dollars dans l'acquisition des terres, des infrastructures destinées à l'irrigation et du matériel agricole», a déclaré Varun Mahajan, directeur général d’Olam pour la Zambie.
The gender and equity implications of land-related investments on land access and labour and income-generating opportunities
- FAO
- 16 November 2013
Three FAO reports published in 2013 looking at Lao PDR, Zambia and Ghana
Agribusiness investor Zeder deepens its roots in Zambia
- Business Day
- 14 November 2013
The deal was struck through Zeder's existing investment in that country - its 73.4%-owned commercial farming venture, Chayton Africa