The Petroleum Authority of Thailand, owner of the Café Amazon chain, expects the partnership will eventually establish a 48,000 hectare coffee plantation on the Bolaven Plateau, which will open up opportunities for the sale of carbon credits.
- Vientiane Times
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11 January 2024
In October 2023, Arkansas became the first US state to enforce foreign farmland ownership laws when it ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres of farmland.
- Successful Farming
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10 January 2024
The palm oil industry’s expansion in Guatemala is causing a huge transfer of rural territory from traditional subsistence farming communities to a handful of palm oil mill owners.
A loan from the World Bank's IFC will enable the firm to develop a 536-hectare shrimp farm in the Guayas coastal province and discussions are underway for the potential addition of 500 hectares in Panama.
- Undercurrent News
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08 January 2024
Operation creates Radar Gestão de Investimentos, a joint venture that will manage farmlands of the two companies in Latin America
- InfoMoney
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08 January 2024
Pakistan is offering land with preferential policies, especially in areas prone to floods, as part of their efforts to support the chili industry and mitigate the impact of climate change
- Gwadar Pro
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05 January 2024
African Agriculture Holdings Inc. - which took over 20,000 ha in northern Senegal formerly held by Senhuile - will export its entire alfalfa crop to South Korea
The Pakistan government has given the military a significant stake in a 4.8 million acre agricultural project in the Cholistan desert, raising questions over profits made from public lands and the impacts on small farmers.
- Bloomberg
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04 January 2024
Egypt approved an amendment to the Desert Land Law granting Arab investors the right to own lands on an equal footing with Egyptians.
- https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/515089.aspx
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04 January 2024
In a memo to the management and staff of Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone, the General Manager announced that he will step down as General Manager effective December 31, 2023.
- Awoko News
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31 December 2023
Maharlika will convert 2 million hectares of "idle government land" to agro-industrial estates, where foreign investors will be invited to build facilities
Nearly 40,000 individuals have been displaced from their land to give way to land based investments in Kiryandongo district, Uganda.
- Witness Radio
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20 December 2023