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Klimat X intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone beyond the 57,000 ha that have been secured to date to at least 100,000 hectares and will transfer the same model to other countries across Africa, starting in Ghana and Liberia

En 2023, des groupes financiers ont acquis des exploitations espagnoles pour 2 milliards d’euros. Le principal syndicat des petits agriculteurs s’inquiète d’une ubérisation des campagnes, tandis que d’autres tentent de vendre au meilleur prix.

The Regenerate European Sustainable Agriculture Fund will invest €40 million to establish blueberry farms in Central and Southern Portugal under the name Regen Blue

New report by EIA shows cacao and palm oil companies have systematically contributed to clearing at least 13,000 hectares between 2012 and 2021 in Peru’s most forest-rich regions of Loreto and Ucayali.

Cibus Capital intends to buy degraded land and generate revenue with regenerative agriculture, sustainable timber, carbon credits or by making it more productive before selling it.

Global private equity investment firm Bregal Investments announced its first venture into impact investing with the launch of Bregal Sphere Nature Strategy, a dedicated natural capital platform with a focus on agricultural supply chains.

The Pension Fund has made an initial commitment to Nuveen’s flagship Global Timberland strategy, with the potential for further allocations in both forestry and farmland.

British sugar company Tate & Lyle enriched itself off the harvest of stolen land. More than 12,000 Cambodians have been forced off their land, leaving them to suffer through years of destitution.

MPE is buying 8,350 hectares from P.T. Agro Bumi Kaltim and P.T. Nusantara Agro Sentosa, of which 1,686 hectares are managed on behalf of associated smallholder co-operatives.

The mediation process is set to collapse, unless strong measures are taken to ensure adequate, safe, independent and truly inclusive participation of the local communities and their representatives.

La médiation risque d’être un échec si des mesures fortes ne sont pas prises pour assurer un processus adéquat, sur, indépendant et réellement inclusif pour les communautés locales et de leurs représentants.

A ‘UK Global Company’ which interfaced with the state government last week is to establish moringa tree farms in Ogoja, Yala, Boki, Biase and Etung Local Government Areas of Cross River State.