According to Tanzania’s Land Affairs minister, William Lukuvi, the new policy responds mainly to the need to secure agricultural lands, which is vital for sustainable socio-economic growth.
Indonesia is rife with disputes between indigenous communities and plantation firms, but the problem remains poorly understood.
Ashmore International is closing out one of its more active quarters to date, with the acquisition of thousands of acres of new farmland in South America, with a large percentage in coffee farmland.
La Banque Africaine de Développement a investi 20 milliards de FCFA (32 millions d’euros) dans la Compagnie Agricole de Saint-Louis qui a obtenu 4000 hectares au nord du Sénégal
Almost all of the world’s palm oil comes from Indonesia and Malaysia, but as those countries run out of available land, companies like Olam are turning to Africa to expand.
Last week a Saudi delegation has requested 100,000 hectares to invest in alfalfa plant (livestock food) integrated project and in livestock processing.
Tanzania has adopted a new national land policy which, among others, lowers the ceiling under which foreign investors can lease land from the current 99 to 33 years.
As Nigeria cashes in on the investment opportunities of import substitution, critical investments have been made by the Organised Private Sector, one of such being Triton farm projects on fish, poultry and crop production.
Chinese land acquisition and control is a point of concern for not just farmers, but the state government as well. There are no exact figures for how much farmland is currently being used by Chinese businesses, but it is estimated to be thousands of acres.
Le Secrétaire exécutif de Brainforest Marc Ona Essangui, récompensé par un prix Goldman 2009 pour son combat en faveur des forêts gabonaises, explique les problèmes posés par l’accaparement des terres pour la culture du palmier à huile au Gabon.
Le Cambodge met les bouchées doubles pour allouer des titres de propriété aux petits agriculteurs afin de réduire les conflits.
George Schoneveld of CIFOR provides 7 reasons why large-scale farmland investments fail to contribute to sustainable development