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Agrotop to build large-scale breeding farm in Nigeria
- African Farming
- 01 Mar 2019
The newly built Blue Plains Farm, the 4th constructed for the company Agrited, will be located near to Fiditi town, Oyo State on 112 ha of bushland.
Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company in $70m deal to buy John Nicoletti’s Wheatbelt farms
- West Australian
- 01 Mar 2019
The Saudi Agricultural Livestock Investment Company has emerged as the likely buyer of Australia’s biggest single parcel of broadacre farming land, based in the Wheatbelt.
Resistance against land grabs in Senegal: Factors of success and partial failure of an emergent social movement
- Emerald Insight
- 28 February 2019
This article examines the emergence of this social movement and explains why anti-land grabs campaigns were successful in halting some projects, but not successful in others.
Norway’s wealth fund ditches 33 palm oil firms over deforestation
- Reuters
- 28 February 2019
Norway’s US$1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has pulled out of more than 33 palm oil companies over deforestation risks over the last seven years
Supreme Court rules that World Bank Group can be sued in US Courts in historic decision
- CIEL
- 27 February 2019
US Supreme Court rules that the World Bank's IFC can be sued. This may create new legal liability for development finance institutions whose funding harms local communities.
French group Castel produces maize on Angolan farm
- Macau Hub
- 27 February 2019
The farm currently has 800 hectares planted with maize, 700 more than were planted in 2018 in an experimental phase, and the project’s management intends to reach production of 58,000 tonnes by 2021.
Malen women cry for help
- Culture Radio
- 27 February 2019
The women of Malen, Sierra Leone are demanding that the lands taken from them by SOCFIN be returned to them so they can go back to their farms for their own agricultural activities and be able to take care of their families.
After decades of conflict, land deadline looms for Myanmar villagers
- Reuters
- 26 February 2019
As refugees began to trickle back, many found their land had been taken for parks, military use or leased to palm oil concessions and rubber plantations. From 2011 to 2016, about 1.9 million acres of land across Myanmar were allocated for agricultural concessions including rubber and palm oil.
Ontario Teachers’ acquires one of the largest private apple orchard operations in the US in $288m deal
- GAI
- 26 February 2019
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has acquired Broetje Orchards, one of the largest privately-owned apple orchard operations in the U.S.
Agriculture : « On a besoin d’avoir une souveraineté sur le foncier », affirme Marc Fesneau
- Public Sénat
- 25 February 2019
« La souveraineté sur le foncier c’est la souveraineté sur notre alimentation », rappelle le ministre français chargé des relations avec le Parlement
UAE Prince Nahyan unveils interest to invest In Liberia’s agric sector
- APA
- 25 February 2019
The Prince said his country currently has agriculture cooperation agreements with several other African countries, and is now keen on ensuring that Liberia becomes part of such pacts.
Bitter aftertaste? Food companies could face costly disputes over land in Africa
- Reuters
- 25 February 2019
Food companies doing business in Africa risk becoming bogged down in decades-long legal disputes over land that could cost tens of millions of dollars, according to a new report from ODI.