South Korea government has designated part of the Korea National Food Cluster, or Foodpolis, as a foreign investment zone (FIZ), making it easier for the cluster to attract global food firms seeking to set up a base in Northeast Asia.

Two Chinese media firms – China Agriculture Film and Television Center and Global Max Media Group – co-hosted the China Africa Agriculture Co-operation and Development Summit in Lusaka.

The Rohatyn Group has agreed to acquire GMO Renewable Resources from Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. No financial terms were disclosed. GMORR is a provider of investment opportunities in forestry and agriculture investing.

China has approved plans to establish international agricultural demonstration zones in 10 countries. The projects include an agriculture technology park in Laos, Zambia dan Fiji, said agriculture ministry in a statement.

"China will continue to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in large-scale farming, animal husbandry, grain storage and processing in Africa," says China's Ambassador to Zambia.

British agricultural company Magyar Farming Co. Ltd., along with two Hungarian companies called Kintyre KFT and Inicia ZRT, hit Hungary with an ICSID claim on Aug. 1.

American farmland is becoming popular with overseas investors—and that’s making people nervous. Italian buyers purchased 102,000 acres, New Zealand bought around 18,000, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates went in on more than 15,000 acres.

GMORR manages approximately $2.1 billion in rural real estate assets across eight countries and 600,000 hectares.

The Dangote Group, Nigerian giant conglomerate’s has plans to invest $3.8bn in sugar, rice and milk over the next three years. What is the rationale for the investment?

China is poised to have a much larger footprint in the global food supply chain in the near future, according to a new report from Rabobank. The report highlights six acquisitions from the last six years that demonstrate China’s agricultural priorities.

Brazilian President Michel Temer has approved a recommendation that federal government bodies should adopt new criteria for setting the boundaries of indigenous land. The new measure will resulting ultimately in the dismissal of 90 percent of ongoing indigenous territory land claims.

Texas-based Harvest Returns, a financial tech company, is planning on debuting its agriculture investment platform this month. With this platform, agriculture producers and landowners will be able to raise funding and also maintain control over their business.