DMCI Holdings Inc. plans to expand its oil palm plantation to at least 20,000 hectares over the long term as it seizes opportunities in the country’s ever-growing vegetable oil market, its chairman and president Isidro Consunji said.

Following a flawed process, civil society organizations have rejected a mediation offer by the German National Contact Point from the OECD after it dismissed key claims in their complaint against agrochemical giant Bayer for causing serious health impacts and land conflicts in the areas affected by its agribusiness soy model.

There are no changes at the top of the ranking. The Al Dahra Group, from the United Arab Emirates, continues to own the largest agricultural holding in Romania through the company Agricost.

The Al-Anbar government says the land was seized after 2014 by exploiting the security conditions accompanying the war against ISIS, using forged agricultural contracts and false ownership claims based on purported purchases or fabricated farming agreements.

Under the first agreement, Silal will conduct studies at several locations across Syria as part of plans to develop agricultural investment projects. The deal also includes contract farming programs.

Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group has entered into a partnership with Wilmar International, one of Asia’s leading agribusiness groups, to combine their respective food businesses in Nigeria and the Republic of Benin into a 50:50 joint venture.

Syria emphasized the need for comprehensive studies of targeted lands and sites to develop a preliminary investment plan within contracts that safeguard state rights

Group owned by billionaire Eraí Maggi offered $360 million to buy 41,200 hectares in Mato Grosso, Brazil, but SLC may exercise the right of first refusal as it leases a major part of the area

When combined, Altora Ag and AFF, both owned by Canada’s PSP Investments, will farm on over 270,000 hectares across Australia.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources and the General Authority for Lands signed on Wednesday an agreement to allocate and hand over 26,000 hectares of state-owned land in Al-Tuhayta District, Hodeidah Governorate, for the establishment of the First Agricultural and Investment Zone.

Fundeen, a crowdfunding platform regulated by Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and specialised in sustainable investments, aims to help change this dynamic by incorporating farmland into its investment platform.

The UAE's Elite Agro Holding has inaugurated its seventh farm in the Kingdom of Morocco, marking a major milestone in the Group’s international expansion and long-term investment in one of its most important agricultural markets.