Nigeria

Sierra Leone: Koroma gives 50,000 acres to CHICASON
- Concord Times
- 15 November 2010
"I will give [Nigeria's] CHICASON not less than 50,000 acres of land anywhere in the country," says the President of Sierra Leone.
African farms lure overseas investment
- Business Report
- 01 September 2010
45 new private equity funds are planning to invest US$2 billion in African agriculture in the next 3-5 years, according to participants at the Africainvestor Agribusiness Project Summit taking place in Durban
It’s not such a long way to Africa
- Financial Express
- 12 July 2010
Jagjit Singh Hara, a farmer in Jalandhar, has been getting offers from Congo, Namibia and Nigeria to take land on lease and start cultivation.
Rice/Cassava: Vietnamese, Chinese set to boost production in Edo
- Business Daily
- 05 July 2010
Vietnamese and Chinese investors will cultivate 10,000 acres and 15,000 acres of land for rice and cassava in Edo State, Nigeria, respectively.
Une firme saoudienne va investir 100 millions de dollars dans l’agriculture au Nigeria
- APA
- 22 June 2010
Le gouvernement de l’Etat de Katsina affectera 1.?000 hectares de terres à Foras International pour la production agricole.
Saudi Arabian company to invest $100m in agriculture in Katsina
- Compass
- 22 June 2010
Under an MoU the state will provide Foras International with 1,000 hectares of land for crop production.
Nigeria seeking Gulf farmland investment
- Reuters
- 29 Mar 2010
Nigeria is offering to lease farmland to Gulf countries seeking food security and will allow investors to export all of their produce, the head of a private Nigerian agriculture consultancy firm said on Monday.
Nigeria spends N106b to import rice from Thailand
- next.com
- 30 January 2010
Charoen Pokphand officials interacted with various agencies of government involved in seed production and sales in a bid to have access to relevant information and to consider the procedure for acquisition of land.
Nigeria, Thailand partner on rice production
- This Day
- 14 December 2009
The cooperation will be in the establishment of rice farms by the Thais in Nigeria’s Free Trade Zones.
Nigeria: House seeks removal of FCT Minister
- This Day
- 11 December 2009
Nigeria's House of Representatives passed a motion yesterday urging all tiers of government to be proactive against a new form of imperialism and land acquisition
Zimbabwe farmers a boon for Nigerian agriculture
- Reuters
- 19 November 2009
Farmers from South Korea, Kuwait and the United States have also arrived in Kwara state, some 400 km northwest of Lagos, which is keen to attract more investors and help Nigeria end its import reliance.
Nigeria: Anambra Signs MOU On Rice Production with VAADC
- Vanguard
- 25 September 2009
In a bid to boost rice production, the government of Anambra is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Vietnam Africa Agricultural Development Company (VAADC) to begin mechanised production of rice.