A new cross-border investigation found that subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected over €71 million (£61 million) in just six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain.
The entire portfolio, including 18,250 megalitres of water entitlements, would be of interest to pension and sovereign wealth funds from Europe, the Middle East or North America, said sources with knowledge of the sale who were not authorised to speak publicly.
Overseas farmland investment surged by 34 per cent last year, with 46 deals worth $2.5bn approved in just three months.
- Weekly Times Now
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06 May 2026
Katushabe Charles is one of hundreds facing uncertainty after Masindi-based businessman Ahamed Ssewagudde surfaced claiming ownership of their land, on which they have lived for decades.
- Witness Radio
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06 May 2026
Ademas de crear un Banco Público de Tierra, quieren declarar Andalucía (Estado Español) libre de macrogranjas y libre de macro proyectos especulativos
- Málaga Actualidad
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05 May 2026
Le député Antoine Bushabu Bope a saisi le président de l'Assemblée nationale pour demander l'ouverture d'une enquête sur la cession des parts de l'État dans la société Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC S.A.), opérée dans des conditions jugées irrégulières par l'ancien ministre du Portefeuille.
Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported.
The Haryana state government, India has signed MoU for 100,000 acres of farm land in Tanzania. The MoU said to enable Indian farmers and entrepreneurs to pursue agricultural ventures in the East African country.
- Deccan Herald
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03 May 2026
This acquisition of 58 acres of agricultural land in Chom Bueng District represents Plantations International's fifth mango plantation within Thailand
- ACCESS Newswire
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02 May 2026
Du 3 au 7 novembre 2025, une équipe du RADD s’est rendue dans quatre villages riverains de la SOCAPALM Édéa : Koukouè, Onguè, Déhanè et Apouh. Filiale du groupe SOCFIN/Bolloré, la SOCAPALM y est accusée d’avoir progressivement englouti des terres ancestrales, polluée les rivières et entravée la liberté de circulation des populations.
US Senator Cory Booker is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation by reintroducing the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.
- Cory Booker
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29 April 2026
En Argentina, el gobierno de Javier Milei pretende reformar la ley de tierras que hoy establece límites históricos a la concentración y extranjerización de la tierra. “Quieren facilitar la adquisición de tierras por grandes capitales que no habitan en nuestro territorio”, denuncian académicos, organizaciones sociales y campesinas.