The Minister for Food and Agriculture disclosed that the government had completed advanced satellite-based mapping of rice-suitable lands across the country to provide investors with reliable, location-specific data to support investment decisions and agricultural expansion.

The Overseas Investment Office has granted a consent for American businessman Sjerp William Ysselstein to buy 288 hectares of farmland in Marlborough’s Kenepuru Sounds to construct a feedlot.

Farmers in Navbahor district of Navoi region have accused local authorities of forcibly seizing agricultural land, destroying productive wheat fields shortly before harvest, and pressuring farmers to surrender plots obtained through legal auctions and long-term lease agreements.

Discussions focused on ways to strengthen cooperation between the two parties and explore opportunities for partnership and investment in Sudan's productive and developmental sectors, particularly agriculture, food security, and agro-industries

Turkish industrial venture Özmert Algeria is planning to build Algeria’s first major integrated farm on 22,000 hectares

Nigeria's Lagos state government intends to pursue intensive farming on at least 500,000 hectares of land through collaboration with other state governments and the Federal Government to strengthen food supply chains into Lagos.

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.

Tanzania's government told parliament it is negotiating a takeover of over 2,000 idle hectares of Mo Dewji's MeTL tea estates in Mbeya to restart production and protect farmers, despite MeTL's US$24mn loan from the AfDB.

The UAE delegation included representatives from Silal, Elite Agro Holding and Agthia Group. Emirati investments in Serbia now cover more than 600,000 hectares of farmland through projects led by companies including Al Dahra and Al Rawafed.

Two men have been ordered to pay a combined $440,000 after illegally purchasing sensitive farmland and attempting to bypass New Zealand's overseas investment rules.

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

Dutch companies Alpine Greens and Van Der Hoeven Horticultural Projects are investing US$200 million to develop greenhouse operations in the highlands of Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico.