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Ugandan Government clears Bidco in land claim
- Capital FM
- 05 August 2015
The Ugandan Government has released a statement to disprove allegations levelled against Kenya’s Bidco Oil Company over land.
TIAA-CREF Global Agri II holds final close
- Agri Investor
- 04 August 2015
TIAA-CREF has closed its second global agriculture fund, TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II, on $3 billion, exceeding its $2.5 billion target. The fund had raised $1.7 billion by mid-June.
AP2, EAPF back $3bn TIAA-CREF global agriculture fund
- IPE
- 04 August 2015
Sweden’s AP2 and UK local authority funds are among the backers of a new $3bn global agriculture fund.
TIAA-CREF unveils $3 billion global ag investment vehicle
- Global Ag Investing
- 04 August 2015
New TIAA-CREF fund will invest in “high quality farmland assets” across North America, South America, Australia and parts of Europe with a focus on major grain exporting regions.
China’s Liu Yonghao New Hope door to Australian dairy
- The Australian
- 04 August 2015
New Hope Group announced last year it would invest $500m into Australian agribusiness, and its chairman Liu Yonghao revealed majority of the fund would support New Hope Dairy’s projects in Australia.
Farmland investments take root
- Dow Jones Business News
- 04 August 2015
TIAA-CREF is expected to announce Tuesday that it has raised $3 billion for its second global farmland-investment partnership, exceeding its initial target of $2.5 billion.
Office du Niger : Un scandale dénommé Touraba
- Journal L'Indépendant
- 04 August 2015
Considéré comme le plus gros scandale à l’Office du Niger, le programme Touraba (2174 ha), financé par l’Uémoa, a été inauguré la semaine dernière dans des conditions troubles.
Chinese eye Australia's outback in $43 billion foreign farming frenzy
- Bloomberg
- 04 August 2015
Australia is facing $43 billion foreign farming frenzy by Chinese companies, spurred by mounting food security needs and a push to “go global.”
Brasil: Nacionalização do Grupo El Tejar pode ter sido só fachada
- CO Popular
- 03 August 2015
As várias empresas que compõe o grupo El Tejar são abastecidas por fundos internacionais e tem sócios jurídicos com sede em paraísos fiscais na Europa e no Caribe.
Foreign company to develop 30,000 hectares for oil palm
- Sun Star
- 03 August 2015
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), a palm oil company operating in Papua New Guinea and in Solomon Islands is looking at Mindanao as its next area for expansion.
Egypt plans to raise crops in sub-Saharan Africa
- AL-Monitor
- 03 August 2015
Egyptian officials say they are pursuing food security farming projects in the DR Congo and Sudan, where they have recently been allocated 1 million acres.
Singapore’s Black River sells stake in PH’s AgriNurture in $7.2m deal
- Deal Street Asia
- 02 August 2015
Singapore-listed firm Black River Capital Partners Food Fund Holdings Pte Ltd has sold most of its stake – pegged at $7.2 million (P331.2 million) – in the Philippine fruit and vegetables company AgriNurture Inc.