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Foreign investors pour $7.1bn into Aussie farms
- Weekly Times Now
- 06 May 2026
Overseas farmland investment surged by 34 per cent last year, with 46 deals worth $2.5bn approved in just three months.
More than 500 Masindi residents live in fear as a tycoon targets their land
- Witness Radio
- 06 May 2026
Katushabe Charles is one of hundreds facing uncertainty after Masindi-based businessman Ahamed Ssewagudde surfaced claiming ownership of their land, on which they have lived for decades.
Por Andalucía promete acabar con el acaparamiento de tierras y agua por fondos de inversión en el mundo rural
- Málaga Actualidad
- 05 May 2026
Ademas de crear un Banco Público de Tierra, quieren declarar Andalucía (Estado Español) libre de macrogranjas y libre de macro proyectos especulativos
PHC : un député réclame une enquête parlementaire sur le désengagement suspect signé par Jean-Lucien Bussa
- Actualité.CD
- 05 May 2026
Le député Antoine Bushabu Bope a saisi le président de l'Assemblée nationale pour demander l'ouverture d'une enquête sur la cession des parts de l'État dans la société Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC S.A.), opérée dans des conditions jugées irrégulières par l'ancien ministre du Portefeuille.
Israelis with dual nationality behind 'large-scale' acquisition of Syrian agricultural lands: Report
- The Cradle
- 04 May 2026
Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported.
Haryana govt signs MoU for one lakh acres of farm land in Tanzania
- Deccan Herald
- 03 May 2026
The Haryana state government, India has signed MoU for 100,000 acres of farm land in Tanzania. The MoU said to enable Indian farmers and entrepreneurs to pursue agricultural ventures in the East African country.
Plantations International expands aggressively with new 30,000 mango tree plantation in Thailand
- ACCESS Newswire
- 02 May 2026
This acquisition of 58 acres of agricultural land in Chom Bueng District represents Plantations International's fifth mango plantation within Thailand
« Notre espace vital, notre espoir » : les femmes d’Édéa se mobilisent contre la SOCAPALM
- RADD
- 30 April 2026
Du 3 au 7 novembre 2025, une équipe du RADD s’est rendue dans quatre villages riverains de la SOCAPALM Édéa : Koukouè, Onguè, Déhanè et Apouh. Filiale du groupe SOCFIN/Bolloré, la SOCAPALM y est accusée d’avoir progressivement englouti des terres ancestrales, polluée les rivières et entravée la liberté de circulation des populations.
Bolloré : des emplettes dans l'agriculture
- Fortuneo
- 29 April 2026
Sans faire de bruit, la société Bolloré a récemment complété son périmètre dans les actifs agricoles avec plusieurs acquisitions, y compris en Afrique australe
Booker reintroduces legislation to restrict purchases of farmland by corporate investors
- Cory Booker
- 29 April 2026
US Senator Cory Booker is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation by reintroducing the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.
Ley de tierras: una reforma hecha a medida de los grandes capitales
- LatFem
- 28 April 2026
En Argentina, el gobierno de Javier Milei pretende reformar la ley de tierras que hoy establece límites históricos a la concentración y extranjerización de la tierra. “Quieren facilitar la adquisición de tierras por grandes capitales que no habitan en nuestro territorio”, denuncian académicos, organizaciones sociales y campesinas.
SOCFIN Cambodia welcomes public disclosure of mediation agreements in Bousra
- PR Newswire
- 27 April 2026
Signed between 2018 and 2021 by community representatives from five participating Bousra villages and the companies, the 26 agreements address four land-related issues within the concession areas and were kept confidential until now.
Uzbek investors may receive farmland in Russia’s Irkutsk region for cattle breeding
- Daryo
- 27 April 2026
Russian authorities are considering a proposal to provide land plots for livestock projects involving Uzbek investors, through which agricultural products produced in the Irkutsk region could be supplied to local Russian markets as well as exported to Uzbekistan
El Tribunal Supremo de Brasil confirma límite del 25 % para tierras agrícolas en manos extranjeras, restringiendo el espacio para inversionistas extranjeros
- Visahq
- 25 April 2026
En una decisión unánime de 9-0 emitida el 23 de abril y reportada por The Rio Times el 24 de abril, la Corte Suprema de Brasil reafirmó una ley de 1971 que limita a personas extranjeras y empresas controladas por extranjeros a poseer no más del 25 % de tierras rurales en cualquier municipio
Projet Baladna à Adrar : l'État algérien a surtout vendu un cadre d'exception
- Twala
- 24 April 2026
Sur le papier, le projet est colossal : 117 000 hectares à Adrar, destiné à soutenir à terme un troupeau de 240 000 vaches Holstein, à produire 2,5 millions de tonnes de fourrage et 1,7 milliard de litres de lait par an, soit environ 50 % de la demande algérienne.
Brazil’s top court closes loophole used to buy farmland
- Rio Times
- 24 April 2026
Supreme Court’s vote confirms that caps on farmland ownership apply not only to companies registered abroad, but also to Brazilian companies whose controlling shareholders are foreign.
Qatar and Algeria launch phase two of $3.5bn farm project
- AGBI
- 24 April 2026
Baladna, Qatar’s largest farming company, signed an agreement with Algerian officials for phase two of the project which involves investment of about $635 million in cattle breeding and farmland for the production of powdered milk in the southwestern Algerian Adrar province.
DRC exits shareholding in agribusiness firm PHC after recapitalization
- Bankable
- 24 April 2026
Agro-industrial company Plantations et Huileries du Congo has announced the exit of the Congolese state from its shareholding, following a recapitalization process launched in 2025 to strengthen its operational capacity.
SOCFIN Cambodge salue la publication des accords de médiation à Bousra et souligne la poursuite de la mise en œuvre des engagements sur le terrain
- Socfin
- 23 April 2026
Socfin-KCD et Coviphama ont salué la publication des 26 accords signés dans le cadre de la médiation indépendante sur le différend foncier cambodgien, marquant une étape importante dans la mise à disposition du public des résultats du processus de médiation.
L’Ontario veut limiter l’acquisition étrangère des terres agricoles
- LeDroit.com
- 23 April 2026
Le gouvernement de Doug Ford veut imiter d’autres provinces comme le Québec et limiter la quantité de terres agricoles que les étrangers peuvent acquérir.
South Sudan, FAO agree to expand support for agri-food systems
- eye radio
- 23 April 2026
Sudan's Minister of Agriculture says that a primary goal of the upcoming national conference is to address land access for agricultural investment and that states have received directives to allocate and legally protect land for farming use to remove barriers for investors.
Palantir a obtenu un contrat de 300 millions de dollars avec l'USDA pour moderniser les services agricoles américains
- QZ
- 22 April 2026
Selon les termes de l'accord, Palantir déploiera un logiciel opérationnel conçu pour sécuriser les terres agricoles face aux étrangers
Aviva Investors partners with Climate Impact Partners to invest in Colombian afforestation project
- Aviva
- 22 April 2026
The project, which spans up to 13,600 hectares of grassland in the Vichada region of Colombia’s eastern plains within the Orinoquía, will create a planted forest the size of Paris.
Uzbekistan to restrict foreign access to farmland as land reforms advance
- Times of Central Asia
- 22 April 2026
Under the proposed rules, foreigners will no longer be able to acquire land through auctions, as access to agricultural land will be limited to secondary lease agreements arranged through regional authorities, and only for projects with a minimum investment of $10 million.
Component Earth announces launch and secures over $50 million to scale Lake Victoria agroforestry project
- Component Earth
- 22 April 2026
Component Earth, a new carbon finance company announced the close of an over $50 million facility from global commodities leader Trafigura that will be used to scale the Lake Victoria Watershed Agroforestry Carbon Project in Kenya from its initial 15,000 hectares to 35,000 hectares, and potentially beyond.
Triodos IM, Fondaction launch new €300 million natural capital fund
- ESG Today
- 22 April 2026
Impact investment management firms Triodos Investment Management and Fondaction Asset Management announced the launch of Value Nature Fund I, a new closed-end natural capital fund aimed at transitioning farmland and forests to regenerative, closer-to-nature practices across North America and Europe
Costa expands blueberry footprint in Laos with large-scale project
- Produce Report
- 22 April 2026
The Champasak Provincial Investment Promotion and Management Committee signed a concession agreement covering 103.14 ha with Costa Berry Lao Co. Ltd. for a berry cultivation project.
Plantations et Huileries du Congo : Bussa et Bolima au cœur d’un désengagement de l’État qui sent la fraude?
- Congo Confidentiel
- 21 April 2026
Car lorsqu’un État se retire du capital d’une entreprise du portefeuille, surtout d’un actif aussi stratégique que Plantations et Huileries du Congo, cela ne se fait ni au coin d’une assemblée générale extraordinaire, ni au détour d’un mandat douteux, ni sous la nappe de statuts réécrits à huis clos.
Canada: Ontario to restrict foreign ownership of farmland, joining other provinces
- London Free Press
- 21 April 2026
The agriculture minister said it is a way to “ensure that Ontario has a strong, independent food supply for generations to come.”
Uzbek business leases 4,000 hectares of farmland in Shumilina District and wants to buy more
- Reform.news
- 21 April 2026
The Uzbek enterprises Asl Yuksalish Savdo and Muborak qorako‘lchilik have acquired 4,000 hectares of farmland in Belarus on a long-term lease for a large-scale project that involves the raising of 1,000 head of cattle in an initial stage.