Tanzania's government told parliament it is negotiating a takeover of over 2,000 idle hectares of Mo Dewji's MeTL tea estates in Mbeya to restart production and protect farmers, despite MeTL's US$24mn loan from the AfDB.
- Billionaires Africa
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25 May 2026
The UAE delegation included representatives from Silal, Elite Agro Holding and Agthia Group. Emirati investments in Serbia now cover more than 600,000 hectares of farmland through projects led by companies including Al Dahra and Al Rawafed.
Two men have been ordered to pay a combined $440,000 after illegally purchasing sensitive farmland and attempting to bypass New Zealand's overseas investment rules.
Farmland prices are higher than ever, perhaps due to the increased interest of investors. Add in tariffs, climate change and high prices and the financial squeeze is ruining many farmers — small and large
Dutch companies Alpine Greens and Van Der Hoeven Horticultural Projects are investing US$200 million to develop greenhouse operations in the highlands of Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Van Lanschot Kempen’s SDG Farmland Fund, a global institutional investor focused on natural capital strategies and real estate, has acquired Panasqueira, a 400-hectare irrigated olive growing operation located in Faro do Alentejo, Portugal.
L'année dernière, la société Mopoli -- dont l'unique activité actuelle est de prêter de l'argent au groupe Socfin -- a encore versé 10 millions d'euros de dividendes à ses actionnaires, la famille d'affaires belge controversée Fabri
CRF II has made its first investment in a 155-acre permanent crop property growing kiwi and citrus in California; an acquisition that solidifies CR as one of the largest institutional investor owners of bearing kiwi acreage in the US.
"Il faut faire revenir l’élevage de poules, l’élevage de chèvres, pour que chaque ménage ait au moins une petite ferme derrière la maison," malgré l'envahissement des agroindustries comme la Socapalm, explique Emmanuel Elong
National Family Farm Coalition says legislation would curtail the alarming rising trend of investment firms, pension funds, and other multinational corporations snatching up farmland across the US, often using shady and exploitative practices against food producers and local communities.
La fiebre por la tierra también ha contagiado a España.
- El Economista
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18 May 2026
Land grabbing did not disappear when the headlines faded. Across the world, corporations, investors and states continue to reshape control over land and resources, often through quieter, normalized processes.
American fund manager RRG Capital Management is preparing to sell its third major horticultural venture as it accelerates a sell-off of its Aussie farms.
The 890,000 hectare project is overseen by the Future of Egypt Authority for Sustainable Development, a state body headed by military officers and described by officials as one of the government’s “strategic arms” for implementing the President’s vision in agriculture.
Greenpeace Netherlands is taking legal action to block the giant meat company's destructive expansion plans in Nigeria.
According to the companies, the UAE imports nearly 85 to 90 per cent of its food requirements, increasing the need for integrated logistics systems capable of supporting long-term food security goals. The collaboration will combine DP World’s logistics and port infrastructure with Al Dahra’s agricultural sourcing and procurement network.
Tras expandir la frontera productiva con la modificación de la Ley de Glaciares, busca “desbloquear” inversiones extranjeras en zonas rurales
La Mauritanie et la Chine ont signé ce mardi un accord de location à long terme portant sur l’exploitation d’environ 2 400 hectares de terres agricoles dans la moughata de M’Bagne, dans la wilaya du Brakna
What the carbon offset market offers is a financial instrument that lets the wealthy world continue as it is, while those who contributed least to the climate crisis pay for it in land, in livelihood, and in the quiet loss of places their communities have lived in for as long as anyone can remember.
- Countercurrents
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12 May 2026
Tech giant Apple is among a pool of global investors pouring millions into Queensland's macadamia nut industry, looking to secure carbon-saving "natural capital assets".
Qatar dairy company Baladna has signed a memorandum of understanding with Al Dahra Holding to explore a strategic partnership focused on global farming collaboration and long-term animal feed supply, supporting its dairy operations across multiple markets, including Syria.
The financial woes Monette Farms is tangled in raises the spectre of how both Canadian agriculture and Prairie culture could increasingly come under pressure from mega-farms.
- Western Producer
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11 May 2026
El grupo parlamentario Sumar ha solicitado al Gobierno del Estado Español clarificaciones sobre si la familia real de Emiratos Árabes Unidos ha recibido subvenciones de la Política Agraria Común (PAC) a través de una red de empresas de su propiedad.
Canadian pension funds PSP Investments and OMERS were earlier named as potential bidders for the beef, sheep and cropping operations, along with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung says Vietnam's upcoming revised Land Law will allow unlimited land consolidation and will not restrict compaies, creating optimal conditions for businesses with sufficient resources to apply technology to large-scale production.
Selon le Centre pour l’environnement et le développement, les lois et les pratiques en vigueur au Cameroun ne facilitent ni l’enregistrement des terres coutumières ni leur sécurisation.
Una red de empresas controladas por la dinastía Al Nahyan cobra generosas subvenciones de la UE y de Gobiernos de Estados miembros para producir alimentos que después exportan al Golfo Pérsico
Vietnam's central province called on UAE investors to participate in planning specialized agricultural zones and committed to allocating land funds and offering preferential policies to become a strategic supplier for the UAE market.
A new cross-border investigation found that subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected over €71 million (£61 million) in just six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain.
The entire portfolio, including 18,250 megalitres of water entitlements, would be of interest to pension and sovereign wealth funds from Europe, the Middle East or North America, said sources with knowledge of the sale who were not authorised to speak publicly.