Farming, the best investment
- FW+
- 05 February 2015
Billionaire Englishman Stephen Diggle wants to put his wealth in land assets around the world and has bought New Zealand’s largest avocado orchard.
Billionaire Englishman Stephen Diggle wants to put his wealth in land assets around the world and has bought New Zealand’s largest avocado orchard.
En Ethiopie, les déplacements forcés et la déportation des peuples indigènes de leurs terres ancestraux suscitent de plus en plus de critiques et de plaintes judiciaires.
Après les travailleurs qui ont dénoncé leur licenciement abusif, c’est maintenant au tour de la direction de Senhuile de monter au créneau.
A new type of property deal is entering the agribusiness space as investor interest in the sector grows, according to property group Colliers International.
Under the new investment, the foundation will support the country's irrigation project on over 380 square miles of farmland to benefit thousands of local farmers.
Philippines company is looking at business prospects related to a 300,000-hectare area for rice planting for export to the Philippines.
2015 is set to be a pivotal year for the global recognition of land and resource rights if momentum in protecting the world's forests and their communities can be kept up
International funds want to invest in New Zealand farming as part of the global trend to secure food production for emerging Asian economies
KPMG says food and farming is one of the "hot sectors" for Chinese overseas investment in 2015.
The rush of foreign investment into Pakistan’s agricultural sector being facilitated through Corporate Farming Ordinance will increase landlessness, food insecurity, water scarcity and agroecological degradation.
Dutch Pension fund PGGM has committed between €50m and €100m to a Cargill owned private equity fund that invests in farmland and crop production.
Les travailleurs de Senhuile déplorent « les difficiles conditions de travail des employés » et prévoient de tenir un sit-in à la base et une marche pour exiger une meilleure condition de travail.
Ce 2 février, Journée Internationale des Zones Humides, une campagne dénommée "SOS-NDIAEL" est lancée par le Réseau Nord pour la Protection Environnement Mondial.
Après la sortie médiatique du secrétaire général de la Confédération démocratique des syndicats libres du Sénégal (Cdsl) Ibhima SARR, qui accusait SENHUILE de vouloir réduire injustement ses employés, la direction de cette Société s’explique.
Jokplenu, an old community in the Volta Region of Ghana, owns lands on which Brazil Agro Business Group has taken over for a large scale rice farm.
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Here’s how this fundie is making money from the land
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