Nigeria

Le groupe nigérian Saroafrica acquiert 86,7% du groupe Siat
- Commodafrica
- 31 August 2023
Le groupe nigérian Saroafrica a acquis 86,7% du capital de la société de droit belge Siat auprès de la holding Fimave aux mains de la famille Vanderbeek.
Ondo cocoa farmers protest alleged destruction, sales of farmland
- The Tribune
- 27 August 2023
Hundreds of farmers from the Ilua community of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state have protested over an alleged encroachment, destruction, and sales of their cocoa plantations by the state government to foreign companies.
Nigeria : l'Etat d'Ogun veut mettre en place une rizière de 20 000 hectares
- Agence Ecofin
- 21 August 2023
Au Nigeria, le gouvernement de l’Etat d’Ogun cherche à mobiliser 20 000 hectares de terres agricoles dans les localités de Yewa north et d’Imeko-Afon pour l’installation d’une rizière.
Prioritise women, youth in land tenure reforms, regional CSOs urge Nigeria, ECOWAS
- Nigeria Tribune
- 04 July 2023
The CSOs call for reforms to include a compulsory conflict conciliation procedure and the recognition of customary and legitimate land rights in their diversity.
Des ONG accusent l'entreprise belge Siat de ne pas respecter ses engagements en Afrique
- RTL
- 26 June 2023
Des ONG accusent la société belge Siat, spécialisée dans la production de caoutchouc, de ne pas respecter ses engagements envers des communautés locales africaines. Les communautés demandent une reprise du dialogue et la réparation des préjudices subis.
SIAT’s silence in the face of demands from affected communities
- CIDSE
- 26 June 2023
Communities are calling for a resumption of dialogue with a view to resolving the land conflicts and compensating the damage suffered.
Ondo farmers raise alarm over destruction of N500m farmlands by security personnel
- Vanguard
- 08 June 2023
Cocoa farmers in Oluwa Forest Reserve in Odigbo council area of Ondo State, have raised the alarm over the destruction of their N500m worth of cocoa plantations by thugs hired by oil palm plantation company SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited.
NGO seeks protection for indigenous farmers in Ogun State
- Voice of Nigeria
- 02 June 2023
Health of Mother Earth Foundation says proposed agriculture investment by Egypt is about turning Nigerian farmers into farmhands and making them become cheap disposable labour to produce food for Egypt.
Le danois Arla Foods ouvre une ferme dans l’Etat de Kaduna au Nigeria
- CommodAfrica
- 30 May 2023
Tandis que le Nigeria importe du lait du Danemark, la ferme de Damau (200 ha) est la concrétisation de l’engagement de l’entreprise danoise dans la production locale de lait.
Arla Foods inaugurates €10m dairy farm in Kaduna, Nigeria
- FoodBev Media
- 30 May 2023
The Danish-designed dairy farm covers 400 hectares of land, with the capacity to house 400 milking cows and 1000 animals in total.
Ekiti govt urges peace over acquisition of 55,000 hectares of land
- Guardian
- 24 May 2023
Ekiti State Government has appealed to communities protesting against alleged shoddy acquisition of 55,000 hectares of land designated as agricultural processing zone to eschew violence.
Nigeria: Egypt to invest in Ogun Agro Processing Zone
- The Nation
- 14 May 2023
Ogun State Governor says the Government of Egypt is in talks to establish plantations in the Ogun Agro Processing Zone to grow crops for export as part of its Food Security Plan.