Alarko signed a contract with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan to invest $150 million in the country’s agro-industrial sector for the first stage of a project comprising the construction of greenhouses, spanning ​​200 hectares

Malaysia's MEGA First Corp Bhd has 1,830ha of coconut trees and 730ha of macadamia trees planted in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, where it has slightly more than 6,000ha of concession land.

Chorng indigenous community, who live around Cardamom Mountain National Park in Koh Kong province, Cambodia, experienced difficulties obtaining forest products or practicing rotational farming near their village as they have been informed that those areas are in the REDD+ zone, although there was no clear boundary.

L’Algérie lance un vaste projet de mise en valeur d’un demi-million d’hectares dans le sud du pays, avec des entreprises italiennes et qataries, pour y produire du blé dur, des oléagineuses et des légumes secs.

Cerca de 18.000 hectáreas de concesiones de aceite de palma de AAL se superponen con tierras forestales de áreas protegidas de Indonesia, afirma el informe de FOE. Diez marcas han suspendido las compras a AAL, mientras Unilever y Olam son compradores y BlackRock poseía el 11 por ciento del grupo.

IDeA Agro, managed by DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR and the first private equity fund in Italy to focus on agribusiness and farmland, has acquired S.P.O. Zentrum, a Sicily-based producer of fruits and vegetables with 450 ha under management.

The company says, once again, that it will expand its current 300 hectares under cultivation to 20,000 hectares

Groups petition the World Bank, US and Netherlands to support an independent investigation into human rights abuses committed against dozens of vulnerable people in Kiryandongo District, western Uganda, by agribusiness company, Agilis Partners.

Longstanding grievances of workers at the Salala Rubber Coporation came to a head on 27 June 2024 when a violent protest broke out, leading to the destruction of housing and administration facilities. The plantation is now closed until further notice.

The market for the so-called Fiagros, investment funds focused on agricultural receivables such as interest, dividends and land-lease payments, is set to stall this year after a wave of farmer defaults sparked uncertainty.

Le groupe Bolloré et la holding familiale Compagnie de !’Odet qui détient plus des deux tiers du groupe de transport, logistique et médias, inquiéte le fonds souverain norvégien en raison de ses «liens étroits» avec la Société Financiére des Caoutchoucs (Socfin).

En Algérie, le Qatar vient d'obtenir une concession de 117 000 hectares dans la Wilaya d’Adrar pour cultiver le blé dur.