Zambeef shares soar more than 50%, on $65m CDC investment

• Agrimoney
• 04 August 2016

The deal will hand the UK government's development agency a 17.5% stake in Zambeef, which is pursuing Zambia's first oil palm plantation on over 20,000 ha.

Chinese snap up historic Kimberley station

• West Australian
• 03 August 2016

Shanghai Zhongfu-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investments is the new owner of Carlton Hill and Ivanhoe, which operate as one station on the doorstep of Kununurra.

Suu Kyi tackles military land grabs in test of new Myanmar government

• Reuters
• 03 August 2016

When Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) stormed to power in elections last November, its victory was fueled in part by rural anger over land seizures and the party’s pledge to provide redress.

Jokowi takes interest in Guinea's farmland

• Tempo
• 03 August 2016

The President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, is inviting Indonesia to invest in his country's agriculture and mining sectors.

Sino-Russian agricultural fund may finance 17 projects in Far East

• TASS
• 03 August 2016

Sino-Russian fund of agricultural development is exploring the possibility of financing 17 agricultural enterprises in Russia’s Far East, with a decision to provide four projects with $480 million in funds soon to be taken.

Group warns of rising ASEAN land grab conflicts

• VoA
• 01 August 2016

International Federation for Human Rights says Southeast Asia is facing increasing conflicts and violence over land grab activity. A “land grab” relates to taking land quickly, forcefully and often illegally.

US investors ploughing billions into palm oil, claims report

• Guardian
• 28 July 2016

Friends of the Earth warns investors they could be unknowingly contributing to deforestation and land grabs, and calls on them to show leadership

Panama Papers: Elusive beneficiaries of Mozambique’s $4.2bn agricultural deal uncovered

• #PanamaPapers
• 27 July 2016

Despite claims that a massive agricultural development deal in Mozambique will benefit the country’s citizens, there are indications that the project is designed to benefit a select few and could leave 100,000 Mozambicans displaced, write Khadija Sharife, Luis Nhachote

DR Congo communities pressured to cede land rights by company controlled by development banks

• RIAO-RDC and GRAIN
• 24 July 2016

Despite severe pressure and intimidation, communities have rejected an MOU and are appealing for international support to demand that Feronia respect their decision.

€50 million loan for Turkish fruit and juice company Anadolu Etap

• EBRD
• 22 July 2016

Anadolu Etap is a joint venture between the Turkish companies Anadolu Group and Özgörkey Holding and the Cutrale Group, owned by one of Brazil's largest orange and soybean farming families. The company has 6 different farms covering 2.500 ha in Turkey.

Africa’s real land grab

• Economist
• 21 July 2016

Never mind foreign interlopers. African urbanites are scooping up more land

Governor Fayose donates 100,000 hectares of land to investors

• NAN
• 21 July 2016

Governor Ayo Fayose has approved the donation of 100,000 hectares of land to investors, who are willing to embark on farming to improve agricultural production in Ekiti, Nigeria