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Romania's DN Agrar to double milk production capacity by 2030
- SeeNews
- 26 May 2025
The Dutch-owned company that already holds 16,000 cows and more than 7,000 ha of cultivated land is planning the construction of a new 5,000-head cattle facility.
Sueños marchitos en Senegal: cuando las promesas agrícolas de inversión extranjera no alimentan a nadie
- En Pelotas
- 01 April 2025
El periodista Jack Thompson investiga el caso del fallido proyecto agrícola de African Agriculture en Niéti Yone, Senegal, una historia que comienza con ambición, promesas de empleo y desarrollo... y acaba con deudas, tierras improductivas y una comunidad fracturada.
La chute d’un agro-business étatsunien accapareur de terres : faillite d’une nouvelle imposture pour exploiter l’Afrique
- Oakland Institute
- 09 October 2024
Il est désormais clair qu’African Agriculture ne tiendra pas ses promesses de « développement » de la région. Sur son lit de mort, l’entreprise doit restituer ses terres aux communautés du Sénégal, du Niger et de Mauritanie.
Demise of a land grabbing US-agribusiness: The latest in failed scams to dispossess Africa
- Oakland Institute
- 09 October 2024
The downfall of US-based firm African Agriculture is being closely watched by Senegalese communities who have struggled for years for the return of their lands.
The incredible £263m farm that's the biggest in Europe - but owned by the Middle East
- Express
- 08 September 2024
The Agricost Farm in Romania, covering an incredible 57,000 hectares of land, was purchased from a Romanian businessman by UAE-based Al Dahra investment in 2018.
A military drone fell in the area of the Filipoiu farm in Insula Mare a Brailei - the first images
- Agro Intel
- 29 Mar 2024
A military drone fell in the Big Island of Brăilei, in the area of the Filipoiu Farm within the Al-Dahra Agricost holding. The incident is considered by specialists to be the most serious for Romania since the beginning of the war launched by Russia against Ukraine.
Rwanda : The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub accueillera des projets d’investissement de près de 40 millions $
- Agence Ecofin
- 02 February 2024
The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub est un projet du gouvernement avec l’entreprise israélienne Netafim dont la première phase prévoit l’exploitation de 5 600 hectares de terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers et locaux
Rwanda: 7 firms to invest over Rwf50bn in Gabiro Agribusiness Hub
- New Times
- 02 February 2024
Seven firms from different countries are expected to invest more than Rwf53 billion in large-scale commercial farming within the 15,600 hectare, Gabiro Agribusiness Hub.
UAE in talks to buy more African land to aid food security
- AGBI
- 31 January 2024
With 56 deals under its belt, the UAE has 14 more farmland acquisition deals in the pipeline in 2024, mainly in Africa
Vectr Holdings reaches 27,000 hectares of agricultural land in Romania following new acquisitions
- Romania Insider
- 17 January 2024
With these acquisitions, Vectr Holdings’ farming operations in Romania now encompass roughly 27,000 hectares of agricultural land.
Al Dahra and Agreena announce carbon farming project on the EU’s largest arable farm at COP28
- Agreena
- 12 December 2023
A partnership between UAE agribusiness, Al Dahra, and Danish climate agtech company, Agreena, will see the largest consolidated arable farm in the European Union transition to regenerative agriculture.
Danish investor pays EUR 10 mln for 1,370 ha farm in Romania
- Romania Insider
- 14 Mar 2023
Danish investors from the Romania Farm Invest bought a farm of 1,370 hectares in Romania for EUR 10 million through one of their companies registered here – JD Agro Cocora.