In wake of shooting and arrests, ALLAT calls for a moratorium on large scale land acquisitions in Sierra Leone.
Frédéric Mousseau, Policy Director at the Oakland Institute, argues that the United States and the European Union are working hand in hand in a takeover of Ukrainian agriculture
Naivasha-based flower farm Karuturi Ltd — the Kenyan subsidiary of the world’s biggest producer of cut roses — has been put on sale by receiver managers.
- The Daily Nation
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26 January 2015
Danish pension fund explains its approach to farmland investment in this report.
Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America's strictest rules for purchasing farmland as the Western Canadian province looks to fend off big money managers.
Official implementation of the guidelines, via national governments, has started at a snail’s pace in only several countries, and monitoring systems are yet to be created.
From 12-16 January 2015, FIAN International took part in the launch meeting in Kampala (Uganda) of a multi-country research project focusing on bottom-up accountability in large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Farmland investments such as the new ACM Permanent Crop Fund can attract institutions by combining social responsibility and commercial promise.
- Institutional Investor
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23 January 2015
Agriculture Minister Otar Danelia says Georgia is prepared to support the implementation of Chinese investments in Georgian agriculture.
- The Messenger
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23 January 2015
"Agribusiness is a priority sector for CDC and this facility is an important step in Feronia's long-term financing."
- Marketwired
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23 January 2015
Senator urges residents to stop burning sugar cane of Kenyan-Mauritian company accused of taking lands away from locals.
NeglectAssist is warning private investors to watch out for exotic Australian land investments promising both security and high returns.
- Every Investor
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22 January 2015