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Ugandan Government clears Bidco in land claim
- Capital FM
- 05 August 2015
The Ugandan Government has released a statement to disprove allegations levelled against Kenya’s Bidco Oil Company over land.
TIAA-CREF Global Agri II holds final close
- Agri Investor
- 04 August 2015
TIAA-CREF has closed its second global agriculture fund, TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II, on $3 billion, exceeding its $2.5 billion target. The fund had raised $1.7 billion by mid-June.
AP2, EAPF back $3bn TIAA-CREF global agriculture fund
- IPE
- 04 August 2015
Sweden’s AP2 and UK local authority funds are among the backers of a new $3bn global agriculture fund.
TIAA-CREF unveils $3 billion global ag investment vehicle
- Global Ag Investing
- 04 August 2015
New TIAA-CREF fund will invest in “high quality farmland assets” across North America, South America, Australia and parts of Europe with a focus on major grain exporting regions.
China’s Liu Yonghao New Hope door to Australian dairy
- The Australian
- 04 August 2015
New Hope Group announced last year it would invest $500m into Australian agribusiness, and its chairman Liu Yonghao revealed majority of the fund would support New Hope Dairy’s projects in Australia.
Farmland investments take root
- Dow Jones Business News
- 04 August 2015
TIAA-CREF is expected to announce Tuesday that it has raised $3 billion for its second global farmland-investment partnership, exceeding its initial target of $2.5 billion.
Office du Niger : Un scandale dénommé Touraba
- Journal L'Indépendant
- 04 August 2015
Considéré comme le plus gros scandale à l’Office du Niger, le programme Touraba (2174 ha), financé par l’Uémoa, a été inauguré la semaine dernière dans des conditions troubles.
Chinese eye Australia's outback in $43 billion foreign farming frenzy
- Bloomberg
- 04 August 2015
Australia is facing $43 billion foreign farming frenzy by Chinese companies, spurred by mounting food security needs and a push to “go global.”
Brasil: Nacionalização do Grupo El Tejar pode ter sido só fachada
- CO Popular
- 03 August 2015
As várias empresas que compõe o grupo El Tejar são abastecidas por fundos internacionais e tem sócios jurídicos com sede em paraísos fiscais na Europa e no Caribe.
Foreign company to develop 30,000 hectares for oil palm
- Sun Star
- 03 August 2015
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), a palm oil company operating in Papua New Guinea and in Solomon Islands is looking at Mindanao as its next area for expansion.
Egypt plans to raise crops in sub-Saharan Africa
- AL-Monitor
- 03 August 2015
Egyptian officials say they are pursuing food security farming projects in the DR Congo and Sudan, where they have recently been allocated 1 million acres.
Singapore’s Black River sells stake in PH’s AgriNurture in $7.2m deal
- Deal Street Asia
- 02 August 2015
Singapore-listed firm Black River Capital Partners Food Fund Holdings Pte Ltd has sold most of its stake – pegged at $7.2 million (P331.2 million) – in the Philippine fruit and vegetables company AgriNurture Inc.
Palm oil company is accused of exploiting Liberia’s Ebola crisis
- New York Times
- 01 August 2015
Golden Veroleum has denied using the Ebola crisis to take advantage of Liberian communities but local officials and en disagree.
Plainte des Bunongs du Mondolkiri contre le groupe Bolloré : des «accusations ineptes», selon Socfin
- Cambodge Post
- 01 August 2015
"En aucun cas notre groupe, et donc indirectement les autorités cambodgiennes, n’ont envisagé et n’envisagent d’imposer à des populations de céder leur terrain," soutient le groupe Socfin-KDC.
Californians, Chinese scooping up farmland in Washington state
- NBC News
- 31 July 2015
Farmers from drought-parched California are finding greener pastures in the Pacific Northwest -- and so are buyers from China.