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German farming business faces land-grab allegations in Zambia
- AFP
- 28 October 2025
German human rights activists accuse Berlin-based agricultural company Amatheon Agri of violently forcing Zambian farmers off their land and seizing their livestock.
Kenya partners with South African agribusiness investor to boost poultry production
- Citizen Digital
- 27 October 2025
Nouvelle Blooms is helping investors access 1.8 million acres [728,434 ha] of Kenyan government land for large-scale farming, particularly for maize and soya beans that are critical for poultry feed formulation.
Uganda seeks Qatari investments in 4 key sectors, says envoy
- Gulf Times
- 27 October 2025
Uganda is inviting Qatari investors to participate across the value chain—from livestock farming, agro-processing, oil storage, and medicine, to exporting high-value products such as citrus, coffee, vanilla, avocado, grapes, and tea, its ambassador tells Uganda-Qatar Business Forum.
Governor Radda visits Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, strengthens partnership on halal meat exports, ranching, and Llivestock modernization
- Katsina State
- 27 October 2025
Nigeria's federal minister of livestock development says plans are underway to convert 123,000 hectares of grazing reserves in Katsina into modern ranches to develop halal meat exports to the Middle East through public-private partnerships
The land sold to Al Dahra is being repurchased by the state at 13 times the original price
- Serbian Monitor
- 24 October 2025
The Serbian government bought 11 hectares from UAE's Al Dahra to build a stadium. This is the same land that the government sold to Al Dahra seven years ago during a privatisation process, but it has now been repurchased at a price 13 times higher.
SPAC Brava Acquisition files for a $75 million IPO, targeting agriculture in Latin America
- Renaissance Capital
- 24 October 2025
The blank check company registered in the Cayman Islands plans to target businesses within the food production and agribusiness sector, including in land cultivation and aqua culture, in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile.
Fear grips Indonesian palm oil industry as military seizes plantations
- Reuters
- 23 October 2025
Around 3.7 million hectares of oil palm plantations have been seized by Indonesian military, with nearly half transferred to nascent state firm Agrinas Palma Nusantara, catapulting it into the world's largest palm oil company by land size. A sweeping military-backed takeover that has sent a chill through the world's biggest palm oil producer and its 16-million-strong workforce.
The green grab: Is carbon offsetting the new scramble for Africa’s land?
- Reconcile
- 23 October 2025
According to a new 2025 Land Matrix Initiative report, millions of hectares are being acquired for carbon offset projects. In Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo are epicenters, with over a million hectares each already under contract.
Nigeria: NALDA, firm seal investment deal to boost agribusiness
- Tribune
- 20 October 2025
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has signed an MoU with agribusiness firm Arzikim Noma for the management and financing of the 5,000 hectare Renewed Hope Mega Farm Estate in Ora, Kwara State.
Mormon Church investment arm buys Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard
- RNZ
- 19 October 2025
The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints owns farms and orchards in 29 of 50 US states and 10 countries across the Americas, Europe and most recently Australasia.
Finance Minister meets IFC over planned oil palm policy for Ghana
- Graphic
- 19 October 2025
Ghana's finance minister says large-scale agricultural transformation requires patient capital, and that is why his government is working closely with the World Bank, IFC, and other development partners to mobilise financing and catalyse private sector participation.
Gov't seeks land to establish palm oil mill and nursery in Busoga
- SoftPower
- 19 October 2025
The Mayuge hub — which also covers Bugiri and Namayingo districts — marks the first phase of an oil palm cultivation project in Busoga, following years of preparation and feasibility studies.