Tumbling corn and soybean prices are sparking defaults, undermining returns for so-called Fiagros, the Brazilian investment funds backed by agricultural receivables such as interest, dividends and land-lease payments.
A Saudi dairy company that once pumped water through a lease on local farmland in far west Arizona has officially ceased operations.
The company has reached a deal to buy both AvoAmerica Peru and Bomarea from U.S.-based Solum Partners and Alpine Fresh, it said on Saturday, following its January acquisition of Verfrut, which produces fruits in Chile and Peru.
The Company intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone and will transfer the same model to Ghana and Liberia and other countries across Africa, where approximately 90% of land suitable for restoration is held by smallholders.
Zambezi's appeal to investors for developing green schemes over fertile land aims to transform Namibia into a food basket, marking a significant step towards sustainable agriculture and food security.
Fiagros are a new type of fund that can allow foreigners to circumvent legal restrictions and acquire land in Brazil.
Klimat X intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone beyond the 57,000 ha that have been secured to date to at least 100,000 hectares and will transfer the same model to other countries across Africa, starting in Ghana and Liberia
While top executives stand accused of multimillion dollar fraud, communities living near the plantations suffer from being deprived of their lands and violent harassment by PHC’s security forces.
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.
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price
Eni is pursuing agricultural production for biofuels in six African countries, including the Republic of the Congo where collaboration with ‘Big Agri’ companies risks land dispossession and environmental degradation.
“The Emiratis are farming and have withdrawn so much water from the ground that the entire town of Wenden has sunk by four feet,”
