ICSID roundup: Hungary
    British agricultural company Magyar Farming Co. Ltd., along with two Hungarian companies called Kintyre KFT and Inicia ZRT, hit Hungary with an ICSID claim on Aug. 1.
    • Law360
    • 04 August 2017
    Le ministre éthiopien des Finances arrêté pour corruption
    La politique anti-corruption menée par le gouvernement est, en partie, une réponse aux projets d'expropriation de terres autour d'Addis-Abeba, la capitale.
    • Reuters
    • 04 August 2017
    Foreign investors are snapping up US farms
    American farmland is becoming popular with overseas investors—and that’s making people nervous. Italian buyers purchased 102,000 acres, New Zealand bought around 18,000, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates went in on more than 15,000 acres.
    • Mother Jones
    • 04 August 2017
    Roumanie, la terre promise des agriculteurs européens
    En vingt ans, la Roumanie est devenue l’eldorado des exploitants de France et d’ailleurs. Attirés par ses sols fertiles à bas prix, sa main-d’œuvre peu onéreuse et les aides de Bruxelles, ces pionniers y ont fondé des exploitations prospères.
    • Le Monde
    • 04 August 2017
    The Rohatyn Group to acquire GMO Renewable Resources
    GMORR manages approximately $2.1 billion in rural real estate assets across eight countries and 600,000 hectares.
    • Business Wire
    • 04 August 2017
    “Massive investments into agriculture and oil processing on the way”, says Dangote’s Devakumar Edwin
    The Dangote Group, Nigerian giant conglomerate’s has plans to invest $3.8bn in sugar, rice and milk over the next three years. What is the rationale for the investment?
    • African Business Magazine
    • 04 August 2017
    Report: China’s foreign food & ag acquisitions set to increase
    China is poised to have a much larger footprint in the global food supply chain in the near future, according to a new report from Rabobank. The report highlights six acquisitions from the last six years that demonstrate China’s agricultural priorities.
    • AgFunder
    • 03 August 2017
    Brazil’s Temer threatens constitutional indigenous land rights
    Brazilian President Michel Temer has approved a recommendation that federal government bodies should adopt new criteria for setting the boundaries of indigenous land. The new measure will resulting ultimately in the dismissal of 90 percent of ongoing indigenous territory land claims.
    • Intercontinentalcry
    • 03 August 2017
    Brasil: A MP da grilagem ou como sairá caro o apoio dos ruralistas ao golpe
    Sancionada por Temer, a MP 759 traz alterações legais que destroem a política fundiária rural e urbana que levou décadas para ser construída
    • Carta Capital
    • 03 August 2017
    Harvest returns to launch agriculture investment platform
    Texas-based Harvest Returns, a financial tech company, is planning on debuting its agriculture investment platform this month. With this platform, agriculture producers and landowners will be able to raise funding and also maintain control over their business.
    • PE Hub Network
    • 03 August 2017
    Livestock links advanced with Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City
    Laos is allocating 1,500 hectares of farmland along the That Luang marsh channel to grow the feed grasses needed for cattle raising, according to Vientiane Livestock and Fisheries section official. Vientiane is cooperating with distributors in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City to expand the numbers of cattle.
    • Viantiane Times
    • 03 August 2017
    Sénégal, Maroc : Anas Sefrioui et ses investissements... surprenants !
    Comment ce groupe qui n’a aucune référence sérieuse dans le domaine agricole dans son pays, pourrait-il manager au Sénégal un projet rizicole ambitieux avec tout ce que cela requiert de technicité et de compétence ?
    • Afrik.com
    • 03 August 2017

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