A high-powered delegation from the China Overseas Engineering Corporation reiterated its commitment to develop a modern agricultural ecosystem in Nigeria's Oyo State, encompassing mechanized farming, high-value crop production, livestock, fisheries, and agro-processing.
- Independent
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30 August 2025
Five months after the World Bank’s private investment arm submitted its action plan to address community grievances against a rubber plantation it funds in Liberia, affected residents are still waiting for its implementation.
The deal will channel funds into areas including agriculture, infrastructure, fisheries, livestock, logistics, and energy according to a statement.
L’espace créé depuis quelques années a été interdit d’exploitation depuis le début de l’année 2025. Une situation qui a poussé la Synaparcam à saisir l’organisation humanitaire Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
- Green Lines 237
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28 August 2025
Excellent documentaire de Nate Halverson sur l'accaparement des terres et de l'eau par des pays puissants (l'Arabie Saoudite, la Chine, les Emirats, Etats-Unis), les enjeux géopolitiques et les impacts sur le terrain
New Forests, a Mitsui- and Nomura-backed manager specializing in nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, is acquiring a 50 percent stake in McPhee Beef Farms, a large-scale beef breeding enterprise in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia
The UAE's agribusiness giant Al Dahra will operate 40,000 ha of farmland in collaboration with Angola's Ministry of Agriculture and another 30,000 ha with the state-owned GESTERRA.
Ce documentaire de Nate Halverson enquête sur l'achat secret de terres agricoles par des multinationales et des États, révélant des enjeux politiques et environnementaux à l'échelle mondiale
- Moustique.be
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25 August 2025
A Santa Cruz, les parcelles atteignent 3 000 à 5 000 hectares, aux mains de grosses familles, la plupart étrangères : des Brésiliens, des Paraguayens et des Argentins. Les Brésiliens contrôleraient 40 % des terres de soja, selon la fondation Tierra.
The failed ProSAVANA agribusiness project in Mozambique demonstrates how “development” promoted from the Global North can harm communities and the environment. When public finance is involved, the risks—and the responsibility—are even greater.
- Common Dreams
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21 August 2025
Protestors say the local BJP-led government is preparing to hand 3,000 ha of tribal lands over to agribusiness companies Ramdev and Godrej for palm oil cultivation.
- PratidinTime
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20 August 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced a 20,000 ha, $100 million offtake agreement with the Saudi Export and Import Bank to supply livestock to the Middle East.
- Nairametrics
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20 August 2025
Small-scale farmers like Warno in Karawang district, who rent and maintain ponds from the state, say they fear losing their livelihoods without compensation if the government takes over their farms.
BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group e British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), um dos maiores investidores institucionais do Canadá investem R$ 1,2 bilhão em projeto da Klabin de gestão de ativos florestais que abrange 23 mil ha de florestas plantadas e 4 mil ha de terras produtivas em São Paulo, Paraná e Santa Catarina.
- Money report
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19 August 2025
La République du Congo et la société Aforest Congo ont signé un bail emphytéotique portant sur une superficie de 102 560 hectares en vue de la réalisation d’un projet de plantations forestières et agroforestières industrielles à base d’acacia, d’eucalyptus et d’autres essences
Local communities are facing serious risks from agribusiness activities – and finding themselves on the receiving end of threats or intimidation when they attempt to speak out against harmful business activity.
US investors have poured billions into Aussie farmland in recent years including many purchases made without FIRB scrutiny, leading some to question the current rules.
- Weekly Times
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18 August 2025
After expanding its growing area through acquisitions, Daiwa holds a roughly 20% share of pepper sales in Japan, a stone's throw away from the market leader. While it is not unusual for companies to enter the field, Daiwa stands apart due to its goal: turning pepper farms into a financial product.
Programa Carbono Xingu, parceria entre SLC Agrícola, Agro Penido, Agrorobótica e Embrapa usa tecnologia da NASA para analisar mais de mil amostras de solo por dia e mensurar o carbono sequestrado por grandes propriedades na Amazônia. Os dados são enviados para a nuvem e processados por inteligência artificial que recomenda técnicas como plantio direto e uso de bioinsumos.
- Diário do Povo
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18 August 2025
Rasheed Sarumi’s US$46-million gain from Presco’s acquisition of Saro Oil Palm underscores the deepening connection between Nigeria’s corporate elite and the country’s agricultural trajectory, while reigniting debate over governance standards, inclusive growth, and fair wealth distribution within the sector.
- Milling ME&A
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18 August 2025
Il y a deux semaines, les habitants de Ndjassock au Cameroun (région du centre) barricadaient les locaux de la SOCAPALM - Eseka, une plantation de palmier à huile de Socfin/Bolloré qui sous-loue 2600 hectares de terres à des prix exorbitants aux "élites" et populations du territoire, bénéficiant de l'exclusivité sur leur production tout en fixant le prix au kilo.
- Désarmerbolloré.net
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16 August 2025
Venues de six pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, une délégation de femmes leaders communautaires a séjourné dans la localité d’Apouh à Ngoh dans la Sanaga maritime au Cameroun. L’objectif de cette visite de solidarité est d’amplifier la voix de ces populations dans la lutte qu’elles mènent contre l’envahissement de leurs terres ancestrales par la Société camerounaise des palmeraies (Socapalm), une filiale de la Société financière des Caoutchoucs (Socfin).
- En quête de solutions
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16 August 2025
Acuerdo bilateral entre Cuba y Vietnan pretende destinar 2 mil ha para producción de soya y mani, frijol verde, malanga, papa y marañón para exportación. El Grupo Empresarial cubano Agroforestal de Artemisa (GEAF) se compromete a proporcionar las tierras, almacenes, combustible y mano de obra agrícola y Viet Royal de Vietnam, por su parte, aportará los insumos: maquinaria, semillas y fertilizantes.
- El artemiseño
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15 August 2025
The Cuban government has granted Agri VAM, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Fujinuco Group, 1,000 hectares of arable land in Los Palacios, 118km west of the capital, to grow rice
A judge told ranchers and cities they have no right to intervene in a lawsuit over water usage between Attorney General Kris Mayes and a Saudi-owned alfalfa farm in western Arizona, US.
- Daily Independent
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15 August 2025
A Corporate Farming Act has been filed in the Philippines Senate by Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri which would allow corporations to acquire up to 200 hectares of contiguous lands.
- Visayas Daily Star
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14 August 2025
Des femmes rurales venues de Côte d’Ivoire, du Burkina Faso, du Niger, du Congo, du Sénégal et du Cameroun se sont retrouvées à Kribi pour une visite d’apprentissage, de solidarité et d’échange, dans le cadre du programme “Right to Say No” initié par l’organisation de droit ivoirien, Womin.
Proterra Investment Partners LP, a Minneapolis-based alternative asset manager focused on private equity and private credit investments across the global food value chain with over $3.4 billion in assets under management, today announced its acquisition of AcreTrader, the leading farmland investment platform operating at the intersection of agriculture, finance, and technology.
- PR Newswire
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12 August 2025
WisdomTree ha llegado a un acuerdo definitivo para comprar Ceres Partners, gestora de activos alternativos con sede en Estados Unidos especializada en inversiones en tierras agrícolas.
- Funds Society
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11 August 2025
Billionaires, North American pension funds and some of Australia’s most prominent pastoral families have claimed stakes in NSW farmland, according to The Weekly Times’ 10th annual Who Owns Australia’s Farm investigation.
- Weekly Times
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11 August 2025