Nigeria

Confluence Sugar partners Big Group on N77bn project
- Daily Newswatch
- 23 September 2013
Project is led by International Trans Oil USA and the BIG Group of the USA and Ukraine and inlcudes a 32,000 hectare sugar plantation in Ibaji, Kogi state.
How Edo is attracting investors in agric
- Daily Trust
- 29 August 2013
Commissioner for Agriculture of Nigeria's Edo State says his government gave 10,000 hectares to Ekha Chemical Company two weeks ago for cassava production, while two other companies have asked for 25,000 hectares each for palm oil and rice.
Flour Mills of Nigeria notifies NSE on agreement with Adecoagro
- Business Day
- 28 August 2013
Adecoagro will assist FMN in the management and development of Kaboji Farm, one of the largest commercial farms in Nigeria, comprising 10,000 ha of maize and soybean.
FGV scouts for land in Asean, Africa
- Business Times
- 27 August 2013
FELDA Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) is scouting for oil palm land in the Asean region, Cameroon and Nigeria.
The Rockefeller Foundation highlights Olam rice initiative as a ‘catalytic innovation’ in African agriculture
- 4-traders
- 01 August 2013
The Rockefeller Foundation says the 10,000 ha rice farm and outgrower scheme that Olam is constructing in Nigeria is a win-win land project.
Sifca to invest $417 million in West Africa palm-oil expansion
- Bloomberg
- 21 July 2013
Sifca Group, which owns Africa’s biggest palm-oil refinery located in Ivory Coast, said it plans to spend $417 million in the next five years on plantations and factories in Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia.
Blumberg grain executes letter of intent to expand its agricultural investments to Nigeria with $250 million commitment
- Miami Herald
- 18 July 2013
Miami-based company's investment deal includes the acquisition of farmland and establishment of private farms. Similar deal signed the previous week with Ghana.
On accapare bien les terres
- Le Monde
- 20 June 2013
"Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai fait de mal ?" Mercredi 5 juin, à Puteaux, Vincent Bolloré s'enveloppe d'une candeur inhabituelle pour un capitaine d'industrie aux dents longues, dont le chemin vers la réussite est jalonné des cadavres de concurrents plus tendres que lui
Stallion Group to invest in rice production in Edo
- This Day
- 20 May 2013
A private initiative, Stallion Group, has indicated its readiness to invest in rice production in Edo State, just as the state government assured it of a conducive environment.
Nigeria: Taraba govt, Dangote Group to establish suger factory in Lau
- Nigeria News
- 01 May 2013
"We have also approved the allocation of 20, 000 hectares of land to a Chinese company for rice production," says state governor, Alhaji Garba Umar.
FG, Olam partner to arrest impending hike in price of rice
- This Day
- 05 Mar 2013
The Federal Government and Singapore's Olam, which has 6,000 hectares under cultivation of rice, announce collaboration towards managing the impact of an imminent rice crisis in Nigeria.
Indonesia plans to expand palm oil, cocoa plantations to Nigeria
- Xinhua
- 13 February 2013
"Nigeria has offered land for us, no matter how large we need," says Indonesian Industry Minister MS Hidayat