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Grupo colombiano Daabon adquire brasileira Agropalma
- Reuters
- 04 Mar 2026
O grupo colombiano Daabon anunciou a compra, em parceria com investidores brasileiros, de 100% das operações da Agropalma, detida pela Apar, holding da família Faria
Terre de liens interpelle les élus locaux sur l’accaparement des terres
- La France Agricole
- 04 Mar 2026
L’association Terre de liens alerte sur le fait que « 70 % des exploitations agricoles en France sont en réalité des firmes agro-industrielles, en filière longue, majoritairement orientées vers le commerce international ».
New Forests’ $600 million ANZLAFF fund acquires Bundaberg macadamia aggregation
- New Forests
- 04 Mar 2026
The 636-hectare portfolio, to be named Bunya Orchards, includes 341 hectares of established, high density macadamia orchards and 50 hectares of grazing land earmarked for greenfield macadamia development.
Zambia's Goldenlay changes hands as Phatisa and AgDevCo exit
- Africa Private Equity News
- 04 Mar 2026
The two private equity funds, backed by European development banks, sell Zambia’s largest table-egg producer and large-scale farm operator to the Belgian family-owned Vanden Avenne Group.
Ukraine’s agricultural land market hits 1 million hectares since 2021 reform
- Odessa Journal
- 04 Mar 2026
The agricultural land market in Ukraine crossed the symbolic milestone of one million hectares, since July 2021, when the sale and purchase of land were legalized.
Philippines: Agri workers reject oil palm plantation expansion plan in Mindanao
- Bulatlat
- 03 Mar 2026
Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura said that the expansion would lead to corporate exploitation of oil palm leaseholders and growers and to land grabbing from peasants and Indigenous peoples.
Government cracks down on wage violations at LAC
- Liberian Observer
- 03 Mar 2026
The government has ordered two subcontracting firms operating within the Liberian Agriculture Company (LAC) concession to pay thousands of US dollars in retroactive wages to more than 500 workers, following an investigation that uncovered years of minimum wage violations.
Nigeria: Agripreneur seeks transformation of land into assets
- The Nation
- 02 Mar 2026
At the centre of the company’s rollout strategy is a 400-acre estate in Kogi State, where individual investors acquire one-acre parcels priced at ₦6 million.
Ukraine’s agroholdings lose and find land
- Logos
- 01 Mar 2026
As a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine, more than 600,000 hectares of land owned by agri-food companies from the TOP-100 ranking are in territories controlled by the Russian army.
Dutch firm Van Lanschot Kempen IM acquires two US blueberry fields in cross-border deal
- GAI
- 28 February 2026
The Kempen SDG Farmland Fund has expanded its Pacific Northwest presence through the acquisition of two blueberry operations: the Pan American farm in Oregon and the Othello farm in Washington state.
Soulaliyates : La réforme qui redessine l’équilibre foncier au Maroc
- Maroc diplomatique
- 26 February 2026
À ce jour, environ 100 000 hectares ont déjà été mis à disposition d’investisseurs, principalement via des baux de location longue durée
Why Israeli's massive land in Nakuru has raised eyebrows
- The Standard
- 26 February 2026
A controversy over land in Kenya’s Rift Valley has captured public imagination and ignited debates about foreign investment, sovereignty, history, and geopolitics. At the centre of the controversy is a 520-acre agricultural and residential project developed by Israeli investor Erez Rivkin in Solai, Nakuru County.
Un nouveau rapport mondial montre que les progrès réalisés en matière de sécurité foncière sont lents
- CIRAD
- 26 February 2026
Le rapport qui vient d’être publié est le premier état des lieux mondial complet de la question foncière détaillant les modalités de détention, utilisation et gouvernance des terres.
Preocupación por aviones de Emiratos Árabes en Bariloche y la posible compra de tierras en zonas estratégicas de Río Negro
- Noticias Ambientales
- 25 February 2026
Se confirmó la próxima visita del presidente emiratí Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, con el objetivo de avanzar en la compra de extensas superficies de tierras en la región.
New global report highlights slow progress in expanding secure land tenure
- FAO
- 25 February 2026
FAO's first "baseline report" on control over land for food production says the top 10% of the largest landholders, worldwide, control 89% of agricultural land today.