Cashed-up Australian and overseas buyers are battling for prime farmland as agriculture values surge toward a record $100bn, with mega farm sales up to $500m recorded.

The collaboration between Al Dahra and the international ports operating arm of AD Ports Group is expected to enhance agricultural supply chains, strengthen food security, and promote sustainable growth in Egypt’s fast-developing regions, particularly in the east and south regions.

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has acquired 40,000 acres of land from the Yeji Traditional Council to advance the Feed the Industry programme, part of the broader Feed Ghana Initiative, by attracting investors like Spain's GB Foods that "want litigation-free lands”.

Edo State Governor brokered peace between host communities and three companies (Nimbel Shaw Limited, Professional Support Farms Limited and Steve Integrated Limited) over the use of government forest reserve land for oil palm cultivation in parts of the state.

Ghana's Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, and a delegation of 12 officers visited the farm's seven Zimmatic centre pivot systems, collectively irrigating 815 acres of grain fields under maize, soybean, and sorghum cultivation.

The largest Swiss pension fund has excluded the Bolloré Group from its investment portfolio due to its links with the Socfin Group.

Presco Plc has announced the acquisition of 10,000 hectares across the Nsadop and Boki plantations in Cross River State to expand its oil palm plantations in Nigeria

This famine in Sudan is not merely a product of the war that began in April 2023 but is the culmination of a decades-long structural shift: the systematic reorientation of Sudan’s fertile land and water toward export-oriented agriculture serving Gulf food-security systems.

This acquisition also acts to solidify Unifrutti’s position as a leading grape grower and exporter in the Southern Hemisphere, giving the company control of 4,300 hectares of table grape farms producing approximately 15 million boxes, or 120,000 metric tons of fruit per year.

Citrosuco has announced that Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board will join its shareholder group, as it pursues an orchard expansion programme focused on areas near São Paulo's citrus belt.

Oklahoma lawmakers have passed measures limiting foreign ownership of farmland in response to concerns about Chinese nationals and companies buying agricultural land in the state, but with carve-outs that specifically exempt Smithfield Foods.

The company plans to wind down local trading operations in 2026 after posting losses in three consecutive years, but will continue to operate its farming and fertilizer businesses.