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US fruit processor Del Monte will have its 8,900 ha of farmland surveyed in order to address historical injustices committed against the area residents.

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired Broetje Orchards, one of the largest privately-owned apple orchard operations in the U.S.

A three-day campaign called “Land Under Siege,” consisting of a teach-in, a Mass. Hall rally and an organiser training event, was organized by Harvard Undergraduates for Environmental Justice.

The Russian government has actively supported foreign investment in Siberian agriculture, making 1 million hectares of arable land in the Far Eastern Federal District available to foreign buyers

Two of Washington’s largest tree fruit orchards have been taken over by financial companies, as operators reportedly began to realize the operations would need large capital infusions to renew older orchards and remain competitive.

International Farming Corp., a Kinston-based agricultural investment company, has raised $404 million in a fund to invest in U.S. farmland.

According to the USDA, the following countries are home to the largest holders of US cropland: Canada, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands.

New Jersey’s $70 billion public-employee pension manager, the New Jersey State Investment Council, has agreed to commit $100 million in Homestead Capital’s third farmland fund.

TRSL has also expanded another of its separate accounts held with Hancock Agricultural Investment Group by $25 million, focusing on farmland in the US and Australia.

Insight Investment received a Guernsey Green Fund accreditation for its farmland fund, the Global Farmland Fund Limited (GFF), which invests in farming projects worldwide

A step forward to resolve a long-standing land conflict with PHC, a subsidiary of Feronia Inc

Cela signifie un pas en avant pour résoudre un conflit foncier de longue date avec les Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), une filiale de la société canadienne, Feronia Inc.