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23 Feb 2024
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One of California's ‘largest almond growers’ goes bankrupt. It owes millions to local companies. GV Wire | 22 Feb 2024

A private equity farming giant with more than 1,500 acres of land in Fresno and Tulare counties and 8,600 acres statewide has declared bankruptcy.

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Catona Climate to deliver Microsoft 350,000 tonnes of carbon removal through agroforestry project PR Newswire | 21 Feb 2024

Catona Climate announces that Microsoft has signed a six-year offtake agreement to purchase 350,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits from an agroforestry project in Kenya.

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Uganda: Govt stops land transaction with investor in Agago Daily Monitor | 20 Feb 2024

The Lands ministry has ordered the suspension of a process to secure 5,750 acres for Terra Agri Solutions Ltd to establish a farm in Agago district, following complaints from locals.

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Sujimoto group, Enugu govt join forces in ambitious agricultural venture Tribune | 17 Feb 2024

Nigerian luxury real estate developer is pursuing a rice farm estate spanning 30,000 hectares in Nigeria's Enugu State that will also include housing, farm hospitals, hotels and markets.

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UAE in talks to buy more African land to aid food security AGBI | 31 Jan 2024

With 56 deals under its belt, the UAE has 14 more farmland acquisition deals in the pipeline in 2024, mainly in Africa

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The slow massacre: East Phillips and North Desha Counties, Arkansas, then and now Arkansas Review | 16 Dec 2023

How US pension fund TIAA purchased farmland with a legacy of racism and murder

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AP Pension hands over the reins of a large agricultural portfolio Agri Watch | 03 Jul 2023

For almost ten years, AP Pension has bought farms for DKK 700 million. Now the private equity fund Erhvervsinvest will take over the administration and "develop" the portfolio.

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Sudan fighting threatens $50bn Gulf investments Middle East Monitor | 24 May 2023

Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces threatens Gulf states which have invested tens of billions of dollars in Sudan for the production of crops and animal fodder, in addition to livestock rearing, for their own food security

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Cheikh Oumar Diagne : "Macky Sall a attribué 26 000 hectares à Frank Timis pour…" Seneweb | 21 fev 2024

Récemment libéré, Cheikh Oumar Diagne déclare que le président Sall a octroyé un terrain de plus de 26 000 hectares à Frank Timis dans la région de Saint-Louis (Sénégal).

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Huile de palme: 150 Camerounais saisissent une holding qu’ils accusent d’être liée au groupe Bolloré AFP | 21 fev 2024

Cent cinquante paysans camerounais ont saisi mi-février la marque d’une holding belgo-luxembourgeoise, qu’ils accusent d’être liée au groupe Bolloré, pour ne pas leur avoir réglé une créance de 140.000 euros

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Nigeria : le groupe Sujimoto veut installer une ferme rizicole de 30 000 hectares dans l’État d’Enugu Agence Ecofin | 20 fev 2024

Pour le groupe Sujimoto, la décision d’installer une ferme rizicole à Enugu entre dans le cadre d’un plan visant à installer un total de 1 million d’hectares de rizières, à travers d’autres États du Nigeria dont le Niger, Oyo, Ebonyi, Adamawa.

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Agro-business : les déboires de Frank Timis Seneweb | 19 fev 2024

«Les investisseurs potentiels ont raison de douter des projets de l’entreprise, qui sont à la fois extravagants et néfastes pour les communautés locales», assène le porte-parole de la Convergence globale des luttes pour la Terre et l’Eau en Afrique de l’Ouest, Massa Koné.

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Côte d’Ivoire - Le gouvernement signe une convention avec un consortium d’investisseurs pour la réhabilitation de 86.000 ha de forêt FAAPA | 07 fev 2024

Fadox Group International (EAU) et Allcot AG (Suisse) vont créer des plantations agroforestières sur 86.000 hectares dans le nord du pays pour la production de crédits carbone

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