Land grabbing did not disappear when the headlines faded. Across the world, corporations, investors and states continue to reshape control over land and resources, often through quieter, normalized processes.
American fund manager RRG Capital Management is preparing to sell its third major horticultural venture as it accelerates a sell-off of its Aussie farms.
The 890,000 hectare project is overseen by the Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development, a state body headed by military officers and described by officials as one of the government’s “strategic arms” for implementing the President’s vision in agriculture.
Greenpeace Netherlands is taking legal action to block the giant meat company's destructive expansion plans in Nigeria.
According to the companies, the UAE imports nearly 85 to 90 per cent of its food requirements, increasing the need for integrated logistics systems capable of supporting long-term food security goals. The collaboration will combine DP World’s logistics and port infrastructure with Al Dahra’s agricultural sourcing and procurement network.
What the carbon offset market offers is a financial instrument that lets the wealthy world continue as it is, while those who contributed least to the climate crisis pay for it in land, in livelihood, and in the quiet loss of places their communities have lived in for as long as anyone can remember.
- Countercurrents
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12 May 2026
Tech giant Apple is among a pool of global investors pouring millions into Queensland's macadamia nut industry, looking to secure carbon-saving "natural capital assets".
Qatar dairy company Baladna has signed a memorandum of understanding with Al Dahra Holding to explore a strategic partnership focused on global farming collaboration and long-term animal feed supply, supporting its dairy operations across multiple markets, including Syria.
The financial woes Monette Farms is tangled in raises the spectre of how both Canadian agriculture and Prairie culture could increasingly come under pressure from mega-farms.
- Western Producer
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11 May 2026
Canadian pension funds PSP Investments and OMERS were earlier named as potential bidders for the beef, sheep and cropping operations, along with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung says Vietnam's upcoming revised Land Law will allow unlimited land consolidation and will not restrict compaies, creating optimal conditions for businesses with sufficient resources to apply technology to large-scale production.
Vietnam's central province called on UAE investors to participate in planning specialized agricultural zones and committed to allocating land funds and offering preferential policies to become a strategic supplier for the UAE market.