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Anambra attracts N60bn agric investments
- Vanguard
- 14 October 2017
Triton Group is partnering with China's Choice International Group on a 4,000 ha commercial agriculture project in Anambra State, Nigeria
Shedding light on domestic investments in sub-saharan africa
- Donor Platform
- 13 October 2017
On 9 October the Platform's Global Donor Working Group on Land organised a side event at the Committee on World Food Security in Rome to draw attention to this still little understood phenomenon.
Indian lender finally puts Karuturi on the market
- The Standard
- 13 October 2017
ICICI Bank has put Naivasha-based Karuturi Ltd up for sale over a disputed Sh4 billion loan. The planned sale could mark the end for the erstwhile world’s largest rose flower producer.
Angola : l’Etat va récupérer les terres agricoles concédées et inexploitées
- Agence Ecofin
- 12 October 2017
Le président de la République d’Angola a annoncé que les exploitants agricoles qui ne mettent pas en valeur les terres obtenues en concession, perdront le droit de les exploiter
The making of a palm oil fiefdom
- The Gecko Project
- 11 October 2017
The story of money, power and politics behind the devastation of a forest-rich district in Indonesian Borneo.
Indonesia for Sale: in-depth series on corruption, palm oil and rainforests launches
- Mongabay
- 10 October 2017
The investigative series Indonesia for Sale, shines new light on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis. The stories expose the role of collusion between palm oil firms and politicians.
Sprott and Ceres Partners to launch institutional farmland fund
- Marketwire
- 09 October 2017
Companies launch the Ceres - Sprott Institutional Farmland Fund to provide institutional investors the opportunity to participate in the North American farmland investment market.
Securing land rights in Africa
- Project Syndicate
- 06 October 2017
Across the continent, insecure rights to land are robbing millions of financial stability and long-term prosperity.
Tampieri Financial Group has sold all its shares in Senhuile SA (communique)
- Ndar Info
- 05 October 2017
Tampieri Financial Group has sold all the shares it held in Senhuile SA to Mr. Gora Seck, who had already taken over as company president, according to a communique
NZ Super Fund takes stake in Australian beef stud
- NZ Herald
- 04 October 2017
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has made its first offshore farm investment, taking a stake in Australian beef stud Palgrove for an undisclosed amount.
World Bank names key principles of farmland turnover bill
- Interfax
- 04 October 2017
"The moratorium on agriculture land sales is a major impediment to attracting investment and unlocking productivity in Ukraine's agricultural sector," says World Bank.
Chinese investment in farmland soars as politicians urge closer eye on foreign ownership
- ABC
- 04 October 2017
Chinese investment in Australian farmland has risen over the past year from about 1.5 million hectares to almost 14.5 million hectares.