AGCO Corp. held its first Africa agriculture summit in Berlin on Jan. 23. The tractor company says it will fund the development of Model Farms and Training Centers in Algeria, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Zambia to teach farmers how to use its technology.
The Guardian (Tanzania) discusses with Stanslaus Nyembea, Programme Officer for Lawyers Environmental Action Team (LEAT), on foreign investments and land grabbing in Tanzania
Saudi Star has begun rice cultivation on 10,000ha of land in Gambella and a 10,000ha irrigation project along the already-compromised Alwero River. Only grain that does not meet export requirements will be sold locally.
Q&A with Bill Dry, CEO of Feronia, the largest agriculture company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with over 107,000 hectares of arable farmlands and plantations.
El caso de Fanaye no es un caso aislado y Senegal sólo es la punta del iceberg de lo que está pasando en África.
En parallèle, SIFCA, actionnaire majoritaire de SIPH, a obtenu une concession pour développer des plantations d'huile de palme sur une superficie de 15 200 ha dans les mêmes comtés
Première du genre, la « foire aux problèmes », organisée par le mouvement « Y en a marre », a rassemblé beaucoup de monde dimanche à Dakar. Parmi les nombreux stands, certains dénoncent des maux comme l’impunité, l’accaparement des terres ou la vie chère.
Funding will be used to develop 50,000 hectares in the central African nation and is part of $250 million in total spending
China's biggest manufacturer of animal feed and Japan's biggest grain trader sign a letter of intent to expand in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South America.
Bonduelle is set to acquire the Russian operations of French rival CECAB, including its 6000-hectare 'kolkhoze' farm.
On 23 January the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development launched a new position paper on large scale investment in land and its implication on development policies. Objective of the position paper is to reflect the recent dynamics. Currently the paper is available in German only.
En el Congreso se prepara un proyecto de acto legislativo que pretende endurecer los requisitos para que inversionistas extranjeros puedan acceder a tierra colombiana.
