Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor, has lauded an agrictech company in the state, GroupFarm for cultivating fresh 2,500 hectares of premium rice in the state.
À côté de ses propres plantations de 20 ha, la compagnie a acquis 500 hectares dans le cadre d’un programme ciblant 1 000 producteurs indépendants.
Olam has embarked on a pilot tomato farming project through its subsidiary, Caraway Africa Nigeria, acquiring 20 ha of land to set up farms in Karfi, Kano State, as well as Jigawa State.
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, Nigeria and President of RECOWA-CERAO has voiced against massive grabbing of agricultural land in Africa.
A coalition of civil society organisations has alleged that SOCFIN's Nigerian subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm, is engaged in land grabbing, deforestation and killing of endangered elephant calf within its plantation
Deal between the Kebbi Government and the Spanish company GB Foods Africa will proceed when legal backing is given to cultivate 1,000 hectares of farm lands to produce tomatoes in the Ngaski local government area.
Cross River State House of Assembly has ordered Wilmar PZ and other multinationals to obey the laws of the state or face the music, following community complaints of exploitation and land grabbing by Wilmar at its plantations.
L’objectif de la Banque centrale est d’assurer qu’un minimum de 1,4 million d’hectares de terres soit consacré à la culture du palmier à huile dans les trois prochaines années.
South Africa based Promasidor Holdings and Ekiti State will jointly pursue the rehabilitation and expansion of the Ikun Dairy Farm, which spans across 1,000 hectares in the Moba Local Government Area.
Villagers in Northern Nigeria struggle against a land grab by the Chinese company, Lee Group, for a massive sugar cane plantation project.
In a letter addressed to SOCFIN's Nigerian subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm, the Traditional Council of Okomu Kingdom tells the company it will enforce its rightful ownership of the lands that the company currently occupies.
Following its acquisition of 17,954 ha from the Edo State government for palm oil cultivation, Dufil Prima Foods has embarked on a crop compensation payment to 1,628 farmers across 14 communities.
