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African Food Security: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions for Africa’s Agricultural Future
- African Food Security: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions for Africa’s Agricultural Future
- 24 June 2025
As food insecurity continues to affect over 280 million people across the African continent, new initiatives are emerging that aim to transform agricultural production at scale. Among them is African Food Security (AFS), a New York-based agribusiness company now operating expansive farms in Africa with a stated commitment to sustainability and local development.
Nigeria: Untapped goldmine that can address farmers, herders feud, unlock livestock potentials
- Nigerian Tribune
- 29 April 2025
Benue State has secured funding for a 1000-hectare fodder project which is for export to the United Arab Emirates, and they plan to increase that to 6,000 hectares within the next 2 to 3 years.
The “biggest trout farm in Africa” and the failed R5,000 community fund
- Ground Up
- 14 Mar 2025
In order to apply for a licence from the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, private equity owned SanLei Premium Trout had to show how local communities would benefit. But the Catchment Resilience Fund initiative seems to have crumbled after less than a year.
South Africa: Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project
- GroundUp
- 22 July 2024
Several farmers in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, have lost land or grazing rights to a huge commercial citrus farming project
Temasek’s GenZero backs first phase of project looking to restore 100,000 ha of South Africa land
- Business Times
- 28 May 2024
Temasek-owned GenZero is among investors backing the first phase of an ecosystem restoration project, which at full scale targets to plant thicket on 100,000 ha of land across the Eastern and Western Capes of South Africa.
SA and Saudi Arabia partner for billions in agricultural exports
- Food for Mzansi
- 29 February 2024
Saudi Arabia and South Africa discussed agriculture investment possibilities following agreement on a protocol for red meat exports, with the South African side aiming to expand domestic production on over 2 million hectares.
Relatório “Os Invasores” revela empresas e setores por trás de sobreposições em terras indígenas
- De Olho Nos Ruralistas
- 19 April 2023
Levantamento inédito do observatório De Olho nos Ruralistas identificou 1.692 fazendas com incidência em território indígena; por trás das sobreposições estão gigantes do agronegócio, indústria armamentista e investidores dos cinco continentes
Mission Produce partners with ZZ2, Criterion Africa Partners, and Core Fruit with plans to develop over 1,000 hectares of avocados for global distribution
- Global Newswire
- 07 February 2023
Mission Produce is vertically integrated in Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, and South Africa, and manages over 5,500 hectares of avocados.
Ikun Dairy Farm: Ekiti pays N21m compensation to landowners
- PM News
- 15 January 2023
Nigeria's Ekiti State government says 263 farming families were compensated for lands that were taken to establish a joint venture dairy farm with the South Africa-based dairy company Promisador.
Natural resources, land grabbing and resistance in Africa. With PLAAS
- CORA
- 21 September 2022
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Phatisa and DFIs co-invest in Lona Group
- Africa Global Funds
- 23 May 2022
Phatisa, together with a consortium of development finance institutions, has acquired a significant minority stake in South African-based fruit producer and exporter, Lona Group.
ADQ to acquire majority stake in fresh fruit company Unifrutti
- The National
- 31 Mar 2022
Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ acquires fruit company that operates more than 14,000 hectares of farms across Chile, the Philippines, South Africa, Italy, Spain and Argentina