Thousands of farmers losing their land rights in the Bas-Mangoky area of Madagascar have been protesting an 8,000 ha project funded by the African Development Bank. One is in jail for speaking out.
- Collectif TANY
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08 July 2026
The Syrian Sovereign Fund and Saudi Arabia’s Al Muhaidib Group signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday in Damascus that focuses on cattle farming and dairy production in cooperation with a leading European dairy company.
"The federal government has broken its covenant with the Australian people by agreeing to turn productive farmland into a monoculture pine plantation so a foreign investment fund can tick a carbon abatement box," said TasFarmers president Nathan Cox.
Chinese technology firm Tencent has entered a 10-year agreement with Singapore-based carbon developer Thryve.Earth to purchase credits generated from an agroforestry project on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi
- Business Times
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08 July 2026
Oil palm giant Presco Plc says it plans to establish operations in Ogun state with an initial investment of about $100 million.
Future of Egypt had been mandated to reclaim about 4.5 million feddans, equal to nearly half of Egypt’s current cultivated land, including areas in the western desert and in Sinai, and land near Sudan and Libya.
The administrative court wrote that the case was inadmissible, holding that the Apouh community, which does not possess land titles of his own, lacked the legal standing to seek the partial cancellation of Socapalm's titles.
Ontario Teachers’ other Australian farm investments include Aroona Farms (almonds in Victoria and South Australia), Jasper Farms (avocados in Western Australia) and Montague Farms (apples, stonefruit, cherries, table grapes and citrus in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania).
The Saudi Agriculture & Livestock Investment Company has completed the integration of Ukrainian large-scale farming subsidiary Continental Farmers Group into its global agrifood subsidiary Olam Agri
Amazon.com Inc. will buy half of the carbon credits from a project that will plant Spekboom on 50,000 hectares in South Africa. Spekboom has many uses including food, medecine, roofing, grazing, etc.
Critics say the owner of East Maui Irrigation, Canada's PSP Investments, has a broader goal of acquiring water rights for irrigation at relatively low prices in places where the natural resource is becoming increasingly scarce and eventually selling them for much more.
Aden River Estates, which currently holds a land bank of approximately 7,000 hectares in Ohosu and Okoro plantations in Edo state, has launched its maiden debt capital market transaction to fund an expansion programme.
- The Guardian
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29 June 2026