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China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.
- Politico
- 20 July 2021
Bipartisan pressure is building to stop foreign nationals from purchasing American farm operations and receiving taxpayer subsidies.
New booklet: Nine reasons to say NO to contract farming with palm oil companies
- WRM
- 19 July 2021
Why do peasant farmers lose out when they produce for the palm oil industry? A publication based on experiences from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
Dole plans Philippine expansion
- BusinessWorld
- 19 July 2021
Dole Sunshine Co, which grows pineapples and other produce across more than 30,000 hectares of farmland in the Philippines, says it plans to increase its farm production area in the country
Danish investor in farming land continues divestment of Romanian properties
- Romania Insider
- 19 July 2021
The Danish farming company FirstFarms announced that it reached an agreement to sell its assets in northwestern Romania, some 2,400 ha of land, for nearly EUR 14 mln, Profit.ro reported.
Fonterra completes sale of China JV farms
- COOP News
- 19 July 2021
Dairy giant Fonterra has sold two joint venture farms in China to Singapore-based AustAsia Investment Holdings for US$115.5m.
Stanbic to auction Karuturi assets over Sh1.8bn loan
- Business Daily
- 19 July 2021
Stanbic Bank, in Kenya, is now free to auction assets of Karuturi Ltd over a debt of USD 16.6 million after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by its shareholders and guarantors.
How farmland fits in the investment portfolio of the future
- GAI
- 16 July 2021
Global AgInvesting held its 13th annual gathering in the US with a special optional golf tournament at the exclusive Sleepy Hollow Country Club, bringing together ag investors, asset managers and agribusiness executives.
Bunong, Bollore land dispute overruled by French tribunal
- Phnom Penh Post
- 15 July 2021
A joint statement issued by 97 Bunong indigenous families in Mondulkiri province expressed disappointment in the Tribunal of Nanterre in France which overruled their complaints concerning 2,386ha of disputed land with French company Bollore. The families from Pech Chreada district’s Bou Sra commune said they would grant lawyers the right to file an appeal in France.
Korindo: Korean palm oil giant stripped of sustainability status
- BBC
- 15 July 2021
Korean palm oil giant, Korindo has been rejected from the world's green certification body in the wake of a BBC investigation. Korindo controls more land in Papua than any other conglomerate. The company has cleared nearly 60,000 hectares of forests inside its concessions - an area the size of Chicago or Seoul.
Chinese companies corralling land around world
- Nikkei
- 13 July 2021
In Japan, concerns are growing that emerging and developing countries, as sources of supply for food and natural resources, will fall under China's sway.
The oil palm: a sad harvest
- Financieel Dagblad
- 13 July 2021
Investigation into the controversial palm oil sector in Liberia, the role of Dutch finance and impacts on local communities
LSU AgCenter, African Agriculture Inc. partner for training, tech transfer for Senegal
- LSU
- 13 July 2021
The Louisiana State University's AgCenter has signed a collaborative agreement with African Agriculture Inc. to work at the NY-based company's 62,000-acre "farming complex" in St. Louis, Senegal