Nigeria

Explaining the idea behind the construction of agribusiness hubs, Governor Makinde explained that the hubs are being designed as anchors of the state’s agribusiness ecosystem, which would bring producers closer to processors and link farms to markets.

The Norrenberger Financial Group has disclosed that it plans to cultivate 1,000 hectares of arable land in Kano State as part of its support towards boosting food production and ensuring food security in the country.

Depuis des décennies, les communautés riveraines des plantations du groupe Socfin dénoncent les pratiques abusives de l'entreprise, qui vont de l'accaparement des terres à la violence sexuelle. Aujourd'hui, leurs plaintes ont été validées par une source surprenante : les propres consultants rémunérés de Socfin, qui ont conclu que la plupart des plaintes sont au moins partiellement fondées et que la grande majorité des abus sont de la responsabilité de l'entreprise.

For decades, communities around the Socfin rubber and oil palm plantations have railed against the company's abusive practices, which range from land grabs to sexual violence. Now their complaints have been vindicated by a surprising source: Socfin's own paid consultants, who have concluded that most of the complaints are at least partially founded, and that the vast majority of the abuses are the responsibility of the corporation.

The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has raised an alarm over the alleged illegal occupation of 6,000 hectares of farmland in Ipao-Ekiti by the Agbeyewa Group of Companies, accusing the Ekiti State Government of fraudulently reallocating land that the association legally acquired.

The Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Obi has ordered all parties in a land dispute involving 21 Tiv communities, the Nasarawa State government, and the Nigerian Army to maintain the status quo and preserve the disputed 10,000 hectares of ancestral farmlands pending the determination of the suit.

Le groupe Dangote va construire une nouvelle rizerie au Nigeria où il cherche à occuper tout l’écosystème, du champ à la transformation.

The BUA Group says it has "developed a nearly 50,000-hectare sugar plantation, with 20,000 hectares already under cultivation, and we’re acquiring another 50,000 hectares"

The Lagos Aquaculture Centre for Excellence initiative – a joint venture between the Lagos State government and Dula Agro-Services Limited, located on 35 hectares of land in Igbonla, Epe, is designed to serve as production facility for fish fingerlings, processing, and as an off-take facility for all fish farmers in Lagos

The government described the reports of protests by some cocoa farmers over farm settlements in the state as "misleading" and "emotionally distorted."

Le projet comprend un domaine agricole de 25 000 hectares irrigués, déjà sécurisés

Aggrieved farmers in Ondo State protested over the alleged forceful takeover and destruction of their farmlands by SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, a company owned by the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, in collaboration with the state government.