$60m farmland portfolio hits the market in South Australia
- Weekly Times
- 29 January 2026
A Sydney-based forestry giant is selling a 5485ha portfolio, which is set to be harvested and then transitioned to agricultural use for an incoming buyer.
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One of the largest M&A deals during the full-scale war involves Enselco acquiring the Agro-Region group of companies for at least $100M
- UBN
- 29 January 2026
Shareholders of the Agro-Region group, which consists of nine companies and is one of Ukraine’s largest agricultural holdings, finalized the sale of 100% of the company to Andriy Verevsky’s Enselco group.
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Indonesia: Research links West Kalimantan oil palm expansion to environmental damage and social conflict
- Tanah Air
- 29 January 2026
A study by the LinkAR Borneo research team has found that the expansion of oil palm plantations operated by PT Equator Sumber Rezeki has caused extensive environmental damage and triggered social conflict in the conservation corridor connecting Betung Kerihun National Park and Danau Sentarum National Park.
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The struggle of the Women of Malen
- WONARPI
- 28 January 2026
Once a thriving agricultural hub in Pujan district southern Sierra Leone, Malen chiefdom has become a symbol of resistance and resilience particularly for women whose life were upended in March 2011.
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As hunger, desperation lingers: Women protest SOCAPALM's replantation campaign, demand more farmland space.
- The Guardian Post
- 27 January 2026
"Not only are they taking over our ancestral lands, they are expanding or replanting palm trees everywhere without leaving us a small space of land to even plant cassava to survive for our families," a woman from Dehane village says.
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Conservation Resources and Achmea collaborate to satisfy regenerative farmland demand
- GAI
- 27 January 2026
New Hampshire-based Conservation Resources has teamed up with Dutch asset manager Achmea Investment Management on a farmland investment fund, Conservation Resources Farmland II, its second North American farmland fund
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Statements without answers: AFRISE women protest land seizures amid Socapalm replanting
- Newsupfront
- 27 January 2026
As Cameroon continues to promote agro-industrial growth, the Edéa situation raises a pressing question: Can development be justified when communities that feed the nation are systematically denied the land they need?
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The bogus food estate project
- Tempo
- 27 January 2026
Instead of halting the food estate project, which has repeatedly proved a failure, the government is using all possible means—from tinkering with the regulations to deploying troops—to ensure the success of one of President Prabowo’s flagship projects.
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Farmers in Uzbekistan claim their land is being taken away for Beijing's benefit
- RFE/RL
- 26 January 2026
Tensions are rising in Uzbekistan's Andijan region: farmers say they are being coerced into "voluntarily" handing over their land to local authorities. Many believe the plots will subsequently be given to Chinese investors
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Trafigura-backed alliance to invest $1 bln-plus in four African carbon projects
- Reuters
- 26 January 2026
The projects backed by global energy trader Trafigura include a restoration project in Malawi totalling over 550,000 hectares that has one of the largest native species nurseries in Africa, and an agroforestry plan to restore degraded land in Zambia that will involve 45,000 farmers
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Australian cattle giant looks to sheep, snaps up second huge WA property
- The Land
- 26 January 2026
Brisbane-headquartered CPC now adds a substantial sheep flock to the roughly 300,000 head of cattle carrying capacity it now has across more than nine properties, covering more than 3.2 million hectares of Australia.
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Macquarie Group fires the starting gun on $3bn Paraway Pastoral sale
- The Australian
- 26 January 2026
Interested buyers for the company with beef, sheep and crop farms on 28 pastoral businesses across 4.4 million hectares include Canadian pension funds, US-based institutional investors and institutional investors from continental Europe and high net worth investors.
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Cameroun : le cri de détresse des femmes riveraines de la Socapalm d’Edéa
- Green Lines 237
- 25 January 2026
Face aux opérations d’extension et de replanting engagées par l’agro-industrie filiale du groupe Socfin, les communautés Apouh, Koukoue, Dehane et Ongue sollicitent l’arbitrage de l’Etat pour un espace vital, selon les medias camerounais
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Germain Jules Kamta: la Socapalm est engagée dans une logique de zéro extension des cultures
- La Rédaction du Cameroun
- 25 January 2026
Secrétaire générale de la Société camerounaise de palmeraies (Socapalm) Germain Jules Kamta réagit au mouvement d’humeur des femmes de l’Afrise dans les plantations de la Socapalm d’Apouh a Ngog du 23 janvier 2026.
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Cameroun : Des riverains bloqués lors d'une protestation contre la Socapalm
- eTV
- 24 January 2026
Equinoxe TV est sur le terrain quand des riverains de la Socapalm, qui depuis des années reclament un espace vital, sont interdits d'aller dans ce qu'ils considèrent comme leurs champs
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A Edéa, des riveraines de la Socapalm marchent pour une rétrocession des terres
- Douala Today
- 24 January 2026
Réunies au sein de l’association Afrise, elle ont manifesté leur colère en brandissant des pancartes, vendredi 23 janvier 2026 à Edéa. La Socapalm réagit.
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UAE group aims to invest USD 500 million in Angola
- Africa Press
- 24 January 2026
Al Dahra officials are visiting several provinces in search of land up to 10,000 hectares with abundant water for irrigation, improved access, and electricity for project implementation.
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Arizona governor moves to rein in groundwater-guzzling Saudi megafarms
- Mother Jones
- 23 January 2026
In the US, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has taken a major step to stabilise water use in the state’s rural desert, where a Saudi-owned company established a massive farming operation more than a decade ago.
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Bonne gouvernance : la Socapalm restitue plus de 2 500 hectares à l’Etat
- La Voix du Koat
- 23 January 2026
Selona la Voix du Koat, la resitution des terres de la Socapalm Dibombari crée des inquiétudes quant aux surfaces disponibles pour la culture de l’huile de palme au Cameroun
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Polish investors sign agreement with Kazakhstan Minister of Agriculture
- Horti Daily
- 23 January 2026
Polish investor Fabe-Agro has started construction of a 144-ha greenhouse complex in Shymkent's Karatau district that will have an annual tomato production volume of 38,000 tons.
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Angola: Un groupe des Émirats arabes unis souhaite investir 500 millions de dollars au pays
- Angola Press Agency
- 22 January 2026
Le groupe AL DAHRA, basé aux Émirats arabes unis, recherche 10 000 hectares en Angola pour y produire à grande échelle du maïs, du soja, des haricots et du tournesol pour la fabrication d'aliments pour animaux destinés à l'exportation vers les pays arabes.
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Private equity embraces horticulture once more
- Vertical Farm Daily
- 22 January 2026
The horticulture sector is drawing renewed interest from Private Equity investors, driven by the sector's limited correlation with the broader economy, resilient demand fundamentals, and meaningful consolidation potential.
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Lucerne Capital unveils farmland platform alongside strategic AI partnership
- GAI
- 22 January 2026
The strategy of the US$500mn fund is built around the acquisition and operation of high-quality permanent and specialty farmland across the US, with regenerative organic certification positioned as a value driver
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Governor Namadi says Jigawa is Nigeria’s strongest agricultural hub with investment potential
- Leadership
- 22 January 2026
The governor received a delegation of Chinese investors from Wuhan Province interested in alfalfa farming and livestock development who had visited parts of Jigawa, particularly Hadejia, to inspect available land, existing pilot projects, and private farms in operation.
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Chinese investors eye unused Sri Lanka land for export farming
- economynext
- 21 January 2026
A delegation from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce met with the Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture to discuss the acquisition of "currently unused land to develop large-scale dairy farms and export-oriented agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits.”
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UK billionaire buys 700,000-hectare WA sheep station amid buying spree
- AFR
- 20 January 2026
One of Australia’s largest cattle producers, Consolidated Pastoral Company, now owned by UK billionaire Guy Hands, has acquired a 711,638-hectare sheep station in Western Australia for $35 million amid the company’s rapid ramp-up into the sector.
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UAE’s Al Dahra to exit grain trading, plans pivot to farming
- Bloomberg
- 20 January 2026
The company — backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ — farms about 250,000 acres globally. It will focus on farming and the sale of commodities it produces, its press office said
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Bolloré face à la justice : l'affaire Socfin expliquée en moins de 3 minutes
- Al Jazeera
- 19 January 2026
Accaparement de terres, travailleurs exploités et combat des populations locales... Al Jazeera fait le point.
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Pakistan : mobilisation nationale annoncée contre l’agriculture industrielle, l’accaparement des terres et la crise agraire croissante
- La Via Campesina
- 19 January 2026
Le Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee a tenu son 4ᵉ Congrès fédéral à Lahore, élisant une nouvelle direction et annonçant une mobilisation nationale contre l’agriculture industrielle, l’accaparement des terres et la crise agraire croissante.
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Strong condemnation of permit issuance to serve the interests of corporations, robbing the nature and privatizing the customary land in South Papua
- Solidaritas Merauke
- 19 January 2026
Coalition of civil society organizations and victims of Indonesia National Strategic Project, members of Solidaritas Merauke are strongly condemn the state from issuing regulations and decisions on the changes in the allocation of forest areas and for granting of Right to Cultivation and Right to Build to PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara covering 328,000 hectares of customary land in South Papua.
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