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Orange County redeems investment from UBS AgriVest Farmland Fund
- IPE
- 09 September 2020
The pension fund is reducing its allocation to real assets from 22% to 17% as it moves its agriculture allocation to zero.
Land-grabbing in Asia displaces indigenous people: UN expert
- TBS
- 09 September 2020
Large-scale development projects, including monocrop plantations, are increasing in the region causing serious human rights violations as indigenous people lose their traditional lands and resources
Agribusiness in Africa: Investor reveals which areas hold the most potential
- How we made it in Africa
- 09 September 2020
How we made it in Africa speaks to Chris Isaac, chief investment officer at AgDevCo, about the continent’s agribusiness opportunities and the investment lessons he has learnt.
Suku Awyu, menuntut pemerintah cabut izin perusahaan kelapa sawit
- Pusaka
- 07 September 2020
Lebih dari 50 warga Suku Awyu melakukan aksi unjuk rasa di Kantor DPRD Boven Digoel dan Kantor Bupati Boven Digoel menuntut pemerintah mencabut izin perkebunan kelapa sawit yang telah beroperasi dan sedang merencanakan perluasan lahan perkebunan di wilayah adat Suku Awyu.
Eight land rights defenders and activists have been assaulted, arrested and taken to unknown place
- Witness Radio
- 07 September 2020
Once again, the police in Kiryandongo district, Uganda are under the spotlight for the arbitrary arrest and detention of land rights defenders and activists
TC Capital acquires a 6,550-hectare farm in Timiș county following 23.5 million Euro transaction
- The Diplomat
- 06 September 2020
This transaction is the second major agricultural investment in Romania by TC Capital, which is managed by Turkish businessmen Ali Capa and Ertugrul Karaevli.
US investor snaps up almond orchard for $98m
- Farm Weekly
- 06 September 2020
Rural Funds Management has announced the sale of its Mooral almond orchard to Boston-based Hancock Agricultural Investment Group
Louis Dreyfus in talks to sell stake to Abu Dhabi’s ADQ
- Bloomberg
- 05 September 2020
For the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund a minority stake in one of the largest grain traders could boost food security for the United Arab Emirates, amid concerns brought on by disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Who pays the price of King Leopold’s Bugatti?
- Oakland Institute
- 04 September 2020
A private collection of some of the world’s fanciest cars, belonging to Hubert Fabri, a Belgian millionaire and co-owner of the plantation company SOCFIN, will be auctioned at a sale at the Hampton Court Palace in London.
Acaparamientos de tierra a punta de pistola : En Uganda desalojan violentamente a miles de familias de sus fincas
- grain.org
- 04 September 2020
Cerca de 30 mil personas del distrito de Kiryandongo, Uganda, están siendo desalojadas violentamente de sus hogares y fincas para dar paso a los proyectos de agricultura industrial de tres empresas extranjeras: Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar y Great Season SMC.
Accaparements de terres à main armée : Des milliers de familles sont violemment expulsées de leurs fermes en Ouganda
- GRAIN
- 04 September 2020
On estime à 30 000 les habitants du district de Kiryandongo, en Ouganda, à être violemment expulsés de leurs maisons et de leurs champs pour laisser la place aux projets d'agriculture industrielle de trois sociétés étrangères – Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar et Great Season SMC.
Elite Agro invests in Indonesia
- FruitNet
- 04 September 2020
Indonesia's Minister of State-Owned Enterprises said that the aim was to boost food security in the country and improve the quality of domestically grown products to give them export value, with a view to exporting to countries in Africa and the Middle East.