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Africa to be the next frontier for oil palm
- The Hindu
- 03 Mar 2015
Olam has embarked on its first palm oil industrial project in Gabon, investing $500 million in 50,000 hectares of plantations in phase I.
Rewards of land investment must be balanced with risks
- Western Producer
- 03 Mar 2015
Farmland deserves special attention because it involves much more than just land: the people who own and work the land form the basis of rural communities.
Malaysia's Sime Darby completes $1.74 bln New Britain Palm Oil buy
- Reuters
- 03 Mar 2015
Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, has completed the acquisition of PNG-based New Britain Palm Oil Ltd, adding 135,000 hectares to its land bank.
Militarisation and alternative biofuel drives Ethiopian land-grab
- Digital Journal
- 03 Mar 2015
The approach taken by Ethiopia and India to reaching development goals and fulfilling environmental promises by leasing or buying large tracts of fertile land affects land, water and indigenous people.
Does Australia's farm sector need foreign investment?
- BBC
- 01 Mar 2015
Foreign investors own 10% of Australia's agricultural land. But that could soon rise thanks to two huge projects being developed in Northern Territory's Top End with the help of foreign investors.
Ukraine crisis seen softening political ground for foreign farm land sales
- Reuters
- 27 February 2015
The crisis in Ukraine looks set to trigger major changes in its vast agricultural sector with state-owned farm land and small family plots likely to go up for sale despite concerns over the impact on local farmers.
New Mexico Investment Council makes first major agriculture move
- IP & Real Estate
- 27 February 2015
The US sovereign wealth fund has approved a $200m allocation to TIAA-CREF’s Global Agriculture II fund, its first major commitment to the sector.
From Africa's Palms
- Al Jazeera
- 27 February 2015
People & Power investigates the environmental consequences of palm oil plantations in equatorial Africa.
Foreign investors hit paydirt
- Western Producer
- 26 February 2015
There has been a marked change in Saskatchewan farmland ownership over the past two decades, according to a new study. Investment funds, pension plans and megafarms own an increasing amount of Saskatchewan dirt.
US firm eyes Aussie crops
- The Land
- 26 February 2015
California-based Finistere Ventures is in Australia speaking to potential backers after its first close of a new $US150 million venture capital fund. The Finistere II Agtech (agricultural technology) Fund has secured the backing of German giant Bayer CropScience, as well as Canadian investment firm AVAC.
Green Fuel accused of grabbing villagers’ land
- News Day
- 26 February 2015
Zimbabwe's Parliament has ordered Arda board chairman Basil Nyabadza to clarify the status of the land at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Green Fuel and the Chisumbanje community.
Canada: Is it time to relax land ownership restrictions?
- Western Producer
- 26 February 2015
Farmers in Saskatchewan are worried that outside investors are artificially inflating land prices and keeping regular farmers from expanding their operations