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Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co Ltd (CBA), a Chinese enterprise, harvests Cavendish bananas from 500 hectares of plantations in Cambodia, and aims to expand on another 200 hectares by 2026.

The "Green Pakistan Initiative" is fast tracking Gulf agribusiness deals. Saudi & UAE firms are investing billions in Pakistani farmland, while local communities warn of land grabs & water shortages.

Near the edge of the Sahara Desert, in Egypt’s West Minya, Chinese drillers bore deep into the earth, tapping groundwater to irrigate a once 500-hectare stretch of desert – now home to the world’s largest beet sugar factory, owned by UAE investors.

One of Hong Kong’s wealthiest tycoons, Li Ka-Shing, whose interests include energy and agricultural investments in this country, has forged into the carbon market, acquiring a vast Western Australian landholding earmarked for a ‘regenerative agriculture’ project.

Lao Red Loong Durian is leasing 500 hectares of land in Vientiane province, Laos and has completed the development of a first-phase 60-hectare pilot zone, planting over 7,000 Black Thorn durian trees.

O memorando assinado às vésperas da COP30 tem o objetivo de compartilhar conhecimento, dados e tecnologias em restauração de pastagens e florestas, como metodologias de medição de sumidouros de carbono. A iniciativa integra os esforços do Brasil para cumprir as NDCs até 2030 com a restauração de 12 milhões de ha.

Redirecionamento de mercados beneficia o agronegócio e começa a transformar o mercado imobiliário rural impulsionado pela necessidade de ampliar áreas para pecuária, soja e milho. Lei brasileira que limita compra e arrendamento de terras por estrangeiros oferece barreira.

Farmers in Uzbekistan say the government is forcing them to surrender land to Chinese businesses under the guise of state-backed development, taking thousands of hectares of fertile cotton and wheat fields out of the hands of locals.

Agricultural ventures feature prominently, with Shandong Jialejia Agriculture committing Sh3.9 billion to a 500,000-hen egg farm in Kajiado, Zonken Group investing Sh41.6 billion in a 300-acre aloe vera processing plant in Baringo and Sh10.4 billion for a 72-acre grape vineyard.

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) and Chinese conglomerate, SINOMACH have agreed to jointly develop a large-scale sugarcane cultivation and processing project in Nigeria.

Despite persistent rumors, only 4% of Chinese investment in Uzbekistan goes into agriculture. Foreign investors cannot purchase land, it can only be leased for a maximum of 25 years through open auctions.

According to Cambodian media, the Ratanakiri Provincial Information Bureau recently issued a notice announcing the approval of 17 foreign-funded enterprises to obtain economic land concessions (ELC) in the province, covering agricultural planting, agro-industrial integration and beef cattle breeding. Among foreign companies that have obtained economic land concessions, Vietnamese companies dominate, followed by Chinese and Indian companies. In addition, 10 local companies have also obtained land investment with a total area of ​​146,366 hectares.