Ghana

Locals cry foul as foreign firm grab land for rice cultivation
- LandJustice4wa
- 30 January 2015
Jokplenu, an old community in the Volta Region of Ghana, owns lands on which Brazil Agro Business Group has taken over for a large scale rice farm.
Fighting the injustice of landgrabs in Africa
- NCR
- 08 December 2014
Imperialism today is no longer conducted by nation-states but, instead, by multi-national corporations but the essence of the saga is unchanged: A poor continent is being raped by powerful, wealthy Westerners.
Consultants endorse land banks for GCAP
- GhanaWeb
- 29 November 2014
The Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP) commissioned a study on the creation of land banks in Ghana to facilitate the acquisition of land for commercial agricultural investment.
Investigating Herakles Farms in Ghana: AFJN’s Report
- AFJN
- 29 October 2014
This story from Ghana’s Volta Region is a warning to landowners in Africa and irresponsible African leaders who are carelessly mortgaging future generations’ inheritance during this global rush for land in Africa.
Ghana offers land to Punjab farmers
- SME Times
- 01 August 2014
Ghana has offered to settle progressive farmers from Punjab to give a push to the agricultural sector in the western African country, a Punjab government spokesman said Thursday.
USD$10 million investment to boost food production and security in Ghana
- ModernGhana
- 03 June 2014
Magcor is investing $10 million USD to boost food production and security in Ghana after investing in Agricon Global last year.
Mauritius' Omnicane to invest $250 million into Ghana's sugar plantations
- Africa Report
- 27 May 2014
A Mauritius sugarcane firm Omnicane is set to invest $250 million into sugarcane plantations in northern Ghana
Databank's fund targets agric projects across Africa
- GhanaWeb
- 01 April 2014
The Ghana-based fund already has investments in farms in Zimbabwe and Cameroon, a fertiliser plant in Madagascar, a beverage company in Zambia and a bakery in Nigeria.
Foreign investors often blamed for Africa land grabs conducted by local ruling elites
- Reuters
- 27 Mar 2014
Studies raise serious concern about a process of land conversion that favours a small, but growing middle and upper class of Africans who are starting their farming ‘careers’ with relatively large land holdings.
German agriculture boss endorses foreign investment in African farming
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 19 Mar 2014
Amatheon has already invested €30m in farming projects in Zambia and Uganda, and plans to spend an additional €350m in the coming two years in other African countries, such as Ghana and Mozambique.
Ningxia Province to invest in rice production at Weta
- Diamond Radio
- 17 Mar 2014
Under an agreement between the Volta Regional Coordinating Council and China's Ningxia Province, the Ningxia Agricultural Development Group will begin investing in 100 hectares acquired at the irrigation site.
Ghana hopes G8 New Alliance will end long history of food insecurity
- Guardian
- 18 February 2014
Critics of the initiative, however, fear the commercialisation of agriculture will not benefit small-scale farmers