A total 4,000 hectares of land was allocated by the Ekiti State governor to young farmers in the “Bring Back the Youth in Agriculture” scheme done in partnership with an investor, YSJ Farm in Oke Ako.
National elites and foreign investors in Africa will be protected by the AfCFTA. But the same cannot be said for local communities and their rights over agricultural land. In the name of climate, the AfCFTA will boost the development of land deals for carbon in Africa.
New Zealand has outlined new rules aimed at slowing the rate at which farmland is being converted into forestry for carbon credits.
- Bloomberg
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04 December 2024
Farmers movement in Pakistan strongly rejected the government’s new Green Pakistan Initiative and corporate farming projects said that it will lead to the allocation of lands to private companies and investors. They criticized the military’s involvement in land grabbing, citing ongoing massive acquisitions for corporate farming.
- La Via Campesina
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03 December 2024
Almarai is venturing into seafood and red meat as part of a nearly $5 billion programme to expand its food empire
- Bloomberg
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03 December 2024
Toesca Permanent Crops II aims to invest US $350mn in a portfolio of permanent crops based on regenerative and sustainable practices, in Chile, Peru and other Latin American countries.
Saskatchewan’s auditor says the Canadian province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland
- Regina Leader-Post
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03 December 2024
Japan's Sojitz is collaborating with Vinamilk and Vilico to invest in a 10,000 cattle farm and beef processing and distribution facilities.
- Viet Nam News
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03 December 2024
FPG owns and operates approximately 1,200ha of premium farmland across Australia where it grows table grapes, citrus, and berries.
- Fruitnet
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03 December 2024
The government’s corporate farming policies have led to the allocation of lands to private companies and investors, which has led to more transnational agribusiness corporations entering into different agricultural ventures.
- La Via Campesina
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03 December 2024
EBRD makes a €50 million equity investment in Croatia’s Podravka Group to support the acquisition of Fortenova Group’s agricultural division, which owns 32,000 ha of farmland and pig and cattle breeding farms
- The Sting
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03 December 2024
Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition is a Nasdaq-listed SPAQ that recently acquired 200,000 ha of farmland in Australia through a business combination with Australian Food & Agriculture Company Limited.
- MarketBeat
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30 November 2024