Liberia's Jogbahn Clan is at the forefront of efforts to resist the grab of land and forests for palm oil plantations. But the country's President says they are only 'harrassing and extorting' international investors.
- The Ecologist
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18 July 2014
Minister of Agriculture confirmed, during his meeting with China's ambassador to Khartoum, the Sudanese government's commitment to providing land for agricultural investment
- Sudan Vision
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17 July 2014
Olam reveals plans to expand its rice farm in Nigeria to 10,000 hectares.
- Guardian (Nigeria)
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16 July 2014
Agribusiness interests in Brazil are facing off against indigenous peoples calling for official recognition of territorial claims.
- Free Speech Radio News
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16 July 2014
The government spent $83 million setting up the 75,000 ha Bukanga Lonzo park, where a South African consortium called Africom has been handed the management contract.
Legal battle launched after man claims he was evicted from his farm and beaten under villagisation scheme funded by UK aid
A delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry is in Ethiopia to meet with the Agriculture Investment and Land Administration Agency and other government agencies to discuss business opportunities.
- Business Standard
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15 July 2014
District is not feasible for Malaysian company seeking a 20,000 ha oil palm plantation but a 10,0000 ha site found in neighbouring Marilog District, as another Malaysian investor still has plans for 30,000 ha.
The integrated rice milling facility is situated at the heart of Olam’s 6,000-hectare greenfield irrigated and mechanised paddy farm in Nigeria’s Nasarawa State.
In their latest bid to end a long-running land dispute with KDC International, residents of Kampong Chhnang province’s Lorpeang village yesterday cast a curse on the politically connected development company.
- Phnom Penh Post
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14 July 2014
According to data provider Preqin, there are 25 private equity funds targeting agriculture investments, with a total target of $1.1 billion.
The third version of the PEDEC-Nacala strategies report, July 2014.