Le rapport qui vient d’être publié est le premier état des lieux mondial complet de la question foncière détaillant les modalités de détention, utilisation et gouvernance des terres.
Se confirmó la próxima visita del presidente emiratí Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, con el objetivo de avanzar en la compra de extensas superficies de tierras en la región.
- Noticias Ambientales
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25 February 2026
FAO's first "baseline report" on control over land for food production says the top 10% of the largest landholders, worldwide, control 89% of agricultural land today.
London-based food and agriculture investor, Cibus Capital, is preparing to offload its 1000ha orchard portfolio, capable of producing 3.7 million kilograms of almonds annually.
- The Weekly Times
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25 February 2026
"We need to adjust taxes, regulations, and finance so that holding farmland for real estate speculation or investment becomes ‘futile.’ We must lower land prices.”
Homestead, a company that focuses on investing and operating farmland in the US, and global investment manager Barings announced their shared closing on a $300 million asset-based finance program that will expand Homestead’s loan origination in key production regions
As part of the restoration, the UK company has planted more than 1.8 million trees in Sierra Leone since 2023, and the long-term goal is to plant over 10 million trees across 15,000 hectares of degraded community land.
- Carbon Herald
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24 February 2026
La concentración de proyectos de adquisición de tierras en países de bajos ingresos, donde los sistemas de gobernanza de la tierra suelen ser débiles, favorece el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de empresas que aprovechan las oportunidades económicas creadas por los mercados de carbono
- Le Grand Continent
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23 February 2026
A mobilização de organizações sociais em solidariedade garantiu a suspensão da ação de grileiros no território Grinalda do Ouro.
- Rede Social
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23 February 2026
Land grabbing has grown bigger, more widespread, and more sophisticated. It is now global, and instead of being led by local or national elites, some of the biggest financial companies in the world like pension and retirement funds are moving to acquire global farmland as a new financial asset class.
La longue séquence de tensions entre la société Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) et les communautés vivant autour de ses sites d’exploitation semble entrer dans une phase décisive.
- La Prospérité
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23 February 2026
L’émergence de projets de crédits carbone, achetés par les entreprises pour réduire leur empreinte environnementale, se traduit par l’accaparement de terres au détriment des populations locales.
- Le Grand Continent
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23 February 2026
La société agro-industrielle Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) a annoncé la fin de la médiation entamée en 2018 avec les communautés voisines de ses sites d’exploitation, notamment de Lokutu, Boteka et Yaligimba
- Actualité.CD
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20 February 2026
The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 grants the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States special investigatory powers to examine farmland owned or purchased by foreign entities
We need better land governance, better standards, and more transparency says the Land Matrix. We need to “put an end to offsetting as a false solution to the climate crisis — urgently” says GRAIN
- REDD-Monitor
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20 February 2026
Nigeria's BUA Group, which is developing a 20,000 ha sugarcane plantation and refinery, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration in sugar refining, agro-industrial development, and integrated global logistics solutions with AD Ports Group and MAIR Group of Abu Dhabi.
- Premium Times
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20 February 2026
In Sudan and Ethiopia, Gulf capital has targeted large-scale agricultural estates, livestock production, and agro-processing, often through joint ventures with local elites or state authorities.
- Monthly Review
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20 February 2026
La Société camerounaise de palmeraies (Socapalm), filiale du groupe luxembourgeois Socfin, a annoncé le 18 février 2026, dans un communiqué officiel, la cession de « sa plantation d’Eséka » (région du Centre) à la société Opalm
- Investir au Cameroun
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19 February 2026
Angola is granting roughly 60,000 hectares to Brazilian farmers in Cuanza-Norte province as part of a $120 million cooperation deal backed by BNDES, Banco do Brasil, and Angola’s sovereign wealth fund — more than 30 Brazilian agribusiness companies have already signed up
- Rio Times
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19 February 2026
Ao todo, serão disponibilizados cerca de 60 mil hectares de terras — área equivalente a 85 mil campos de futebol — para produtores brasileiros, segundo anunciou o governador provincial João Diogo Gaspar durante um encontro recente com uma comitiva de empresários brasileiros.
- Gazeta do Povo
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18 February 2026
La advertencia sobre los posibles efectos de la sobreoferta de biocombustibles se produjo tras la movilización de trabajadores en el Cauca, donde se discuten cambios en el uso agrícola y nuevas directrices para el crédito rural
Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp. is pushing for a P500-million agro-industrial facility in Bataan. It is meant to help meet the increasing demand for poultry in the Philippines.
- Inquirer
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18 February 2026
AgriTouch Group, in partnership with international agri-food company SanLucar, plans to establish a 180-hectare blueberry plantation in western Georgia.
- Fresh Plaza
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18 February 2026
The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty says land, water, forests and oceans are increasingly concentrated in the hands of corporations and financial actors, driving dispossession, inequality and ecological collapse.
Ce documentaire suit les démarches de deux communautés dans le cadre des procès juridiques, avec l'aide de réseaux d'activistes et d'avocats. Il montre les conséquences de l'accaparement des terres sur la vie quotidienne et sur la culture des populations affectées. Il décrit aussi les implications de la loi sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises.
- Les Soulèvements de la terre
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16 February 2026
40 South Dairies, a dairy farming joint venture owned in part by the Washington State Investment Board, has emerged as the buyer of the Peltzer family's prized 2683 hectares Logan estate.
- Farm ONline
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16 February 2026
Le gouvernement malgache a signé un protocole d’accord avec l’entreprise privée COM’ON HOLDING & PARTENAIRE portant sur 150 000 hectares de nouveaux périmètres rizicoles, qui serviront le marché local et l'exportation.
- Agence Ecofin
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16 February 2026
On February 14, the Agriculture Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with private firm COM'ON HOLDING & PARTENAIRE to support its plan to develop 150,000 hectares of new rice-growing areas.
A wave of land disputes that began in eastern Uzbekistan has spread to Sirdaryo, where farmers say authorities are using courts, debt enforcement, and administrative pressure to shift farmland into a system that favors foreign, particularly Chinese, investors.
Critics in Suriname are speaking out against plans for a public-private partnership to develop 113,465 hectares of rainforest for industrial agriculture in the district of Nickerie.
- Mongabay
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11 February 2026