Les terres sénégalaises «bradées» aux étrangers
    Qu’elles soient Danone (France), Senegindia (Inde), Ovidi Tender (Roumanie), China Agricultural Development (Chine), India Agri Ventures (Inde), Senegal Agricorp (États‐ Unis) ou Franck Timis (Roumanie), ces entreprises étrangères ont été largement servies. Une proposition de loi de Tahirou Sarr exige entre autres la révocation de ces titres fonciers en titres révocables et précaires ouvrant la voie à une renationalisation.
    • Seneplus
    • 06 February 2026
    Dubai-based firm bets $1.6 billion on Africa’s AI data centres and farmland
    A Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Maser Group, is making a major strategic pivot into agriculture and artificial intelligence infrastructure across Africa, committing $1.6 billion to farmland development and data centres in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next two years.
    • Business Insider
    • 06 February 2026
    Farmers in Uzbekistan claim their land is being taken away for Beijing's benefit
    Tensions are rising in Uzbekistan's Andijan region: farmers say they are being coerced into "voluntarily" handing over their land to local authorities. Many believe the plots will subsequently be given to Chinese investors
    • RFE/RL
    • 26 January 2026
    Governor Namadi says Jigawa is Nigeria’s strongest agricultural hub with investment potential
    The governor received a delegation of Chinese investors from Wuhan Province interested in alfalfa farming and livestock development who had visited parts of Jigawa, particularly Hadejia, to inspect available land, existing pilot projects, and private farms in operation.
    • Leadership
    • 22 January 2026
    Chinese investors eye unused Sri Lanka land for export farming
    A delegation from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce met with the Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture to discuss the acquisition of "currently unused land to develop large-scale dairy farms and export-oriented agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits.”
    • economynext
    • 21 January 2026
    Kenya signs Sh40 billion deal with Chinese firm to build Galana Kulalu dam, boosting food security
    The flagship project will be developed at Galana Kulalu in the Tana River and Kilifi counties and is designed to irrigate up to 120,000 hectares of land, marking a decisive shift from rain-fed agriculture to large-scale, irrigation.
    • China Daily
    • 05 January 2026
    US: Oklahoma’s Chinese-owned farmland ban has exempted Smithfield Foods
    Oklahoma lawmakers have passed measures limiting foreign ownership of farmland in response to concerns about Chinese nationals and companies buying agricultural land in the state, but with carve-outs that specifically exempt Smithfield Foods.
    • Investigate Midwest
    • 10 December 2025
    Nigeria: Gov Sani in China to Seal $200m Poultry Project Agreement
    Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, CON, is in Beijing to conclude talks with the Chinese Government on the Model Integrated Poultry Development Project, a major investment expected to create about 350,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate over $450 million annually.
    • Newspointer
    • 07 December 2025
    Tanzania secures 1.6tri/- landmark cassava investment deal
    The investor, Pan-Tanzania Agriculture Developments Limited, has been allocated 62,000 acres in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, where it will cultivate cassava and process it locally for export to China
    • Daily News
    • 02 December 2025
    How control over crops may decide who holds power in a warming world
    As governments from the Gulf to Beijing quietly buy up farmland around the world, a silent shift in global power is underway – one that few have noticed, but all will feel
    • Geographical
    • 25 November 2025
    Kaduna, China sign $450m deal to boost food security
    The project has allocated 10,000 hectares in Kadana State, Nigeria, for maize, soybean and poultry production, 7,000 of which is for the crops. The project will later expand to five other states of Nigeria.
    • Govt of Nigeria
    • 07 November 2025
    Brasil busca inversión china para reconvertir 40 millones de hectáreas de tierras degradadas
    Programa Camino Verde Brasil para conversión de 40 millones de ha de pasturas degradadas en monocultivos de granos, cómo soya y maiz, intenta atraer inversión extranjera, especialmente de China, al ofrecer participación accionaria en propiedades brasileñas, lo que pone en riesgo a la soberanía de la tierra, y la concentración de la propiedad.
    • Revista Chacra
    • 21 October 2025
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