The Nigerian government has announced its plans to partner with the 10,000-hectare Agbeyewa Farms Ltd to improve agricultural production and enhance food security in Nigeria.
Al Dahra Group is interested in 180,000 acres. Selu Ltd, another private party has eyes on 20,000. Currently, NIA has 10,000 acres under irrigation with plans to add another 10,000 in the medium term.
Olam Group announced on Feb 24 that it will sell its remaining 64.57% stake in Olam Agri to Saudi Agriculture & Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), a state-owned Saudi investment firm.
Tropic Cool Israel Ltd is establishing “Rwanda Berries”, a 150 ha commercial scale berry farm in Rwanda to export to nearby markets in the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia.
The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation says an Executive Order ensures that land acquisition and resettlement for large-scale agribusiness investments guarantees shared benefits between private investors and host communities.
The Ondo State Government has concluded plans to set up farm clusters and 2,000 hectares of farmland in each senatorial district of the state that will be run by the private sector
A UAE aquaculture company linked to the ruling Al-Maktoum family of Dubai has agreed to develop an aquaculture farm and research centre in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh at an initial cost of $461 million.
Bolloré détient une partie du groupe agroindustriel Socfin, qui produit de l'huile de palme et du caoutchouc en Afrique et en Asie. Si le groupe est connu pour s'accaparer les terres, les violences sexuelles et sexistes qui en découlent le sont beaucoup moins. Enquête de Lola Keraron pour la Revue Silence au Cameroun.
En Éthiopie, la société britannique de capital-investissement Asset Green a signé un accord avec l’Ethiopian Investment Holdings et l’Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation pour réaliser un projet intégré de production laitière et de cultures commerciales (15 000 ha)
Since 2021, Socapalm – majority-owned by Socfinaf, a Luxembourg holding itself part owned by the Bolloré Group – has been replanting palms to rejuvenate its plantation at Edéa, in Cameroon, creating tremendous difficulty for neighbouring villagers.
Depuis 2021, la Socapalm – qui est détenue majoritairement par la Socfinaf, une holding luxembourgeoise détenue en partie par le groupe Bolloré – replante des palmiers pour rajeunir sa plantation à Edéa, au Cameroun, créant d'énormes difficultés pour les communautés riveraines.
The Emirati company Aqua Bridge recently won the race to acquire Greek producer Avramar, which until early last year was the biggest bass and bream farmer in the world.
