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Maple Agro Farms Corporation announces letter of intent to acquire 50-year renewable leasehold interest covering approximately 10,000 acres of agricultural land in Ghana
- Maple Agro Farms
- 17 July 2026
Maple Agro Farms Corporation announces it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Traditional Authorities for the proposed acquisition of a 50-year renewable leasehold interest over 4,690 hectares of agricultural land located near Begoro in the Eastern Region of Ghana to develop oil palm plantations
La Mitis : l’accaparement des terres agricoles se poursuit
- Journal Le Soir
- 14 July 2026
L’acquisition des terres agricoles par des investisseurs de l’extérieur de la région se poursuit dans La Mitis, au Quebec. Actuellement, la MRC estime que près de 12 % de son territoire agricole est concentré dans les mains de grandes organisations de capitaux privés.
Australia: Canadian giant Manulife lists prized Riverina farm portfolio for more than $200m
- Weekly Times
- 13 July 2026
Manulife Investment Management has listed nearly 20,000 hectares of prime NSW farmland, 53,227 megalitres of water rights and a mature almond orchard, which it purchased from the Harvard University endowment fund in 2020 in a deal worth more than $120 million
A tiny BC farming town’s fight against billionaire speculators
- The Tyee
- 13 July 2026
A US company’s pursuit of farmland in British Columbia, Canada has reignited calls for stiffer foreign ownership rules.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan takes full ownership of Mitolo Family Farms
- FruitNet
- 01 July 2026
Ontario Teachers’ other Australian farm investments include Aroona Farms (almonds in Victoria and South Australia), Jasper Farms (avocados in Western Australia) and Montague Farms (apples, stonefruit, cherries, table grapes and citrus in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania).
US: Public or private? The future of East Maui’s water is at stake
- Civil Beat
- 30 June 2026
Critics say the owner of East Maui Irrigation, Canada's PSP Investments, has a broader goal of acquiring water rights for irrigation at relatively low prices in places where the natural resource is becoming increasingly scarce and eventually selling them for much more.
HSBC and IFC lead BRL 7 Billion investment in ‘green’ plant criticized by quilombola communities
- Reporter Brasil
- 22 June 2026
Acelen already has macaúba plantations in the municipality of Cachoeira (Bahia), where quilombola and shellfish-harvesting communities say the installation of fences and signs restricts access to areas historically used by them for economic activities and religious practices.
Altora Ag to merge with Australian Food & Fibre creating massive annual cropping business
- AIM
- 18 June 2026
When combined, Altora Ag and AFF, both owned by Canada’s PSP Investments, will farm on over 270,000 hectares across Australia.
Global capital heads to Brisbane for world’s largest ag investment conference
- Australian
- 25 May 2026
Investors expected to attend the Global AgInvesting event include APG Asset Management, one of Europe’s largest pension investors, Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank.
For many Canadian farmers, selling land can be more profitable than farming it
- The Narwhal
- 25 May 2026
Farmland prices are higher than ever, perhaps due to the increased interest of investors. Add in tariffs, climate change and high prices and the financial squeeze is ruining many farmers — small and large
Producers must stay vigilant on farmland ownership rules
- Western Producer
- 11 May 2026
The financial woes Monette Farms is tangled in raises the spectre of how both Canadian agriculture and Prairie culture could increasingly come under pressure from mega-farms.
Bidding war for $3bn Paraway Pastoral empire heats up with property tours
- Australian
- 10 May 2026
Canadian pension funds PSP Investments and OMERS were earlier named as potential bidders for the beef, sheep and cropping operations, along with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.