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RMG Concept Ltd acquires Babator Farming Company Ltd
- AgricInGhana
- 04 July 2017
Babator Farming Company Ltd is a 356 ha irrigated farming company established by AgDevCo Ghana Ltd as the first phase of the Babator Irrigated Farming Hub project.
Agro-processing SEZ moves closer to reality
- Phnom Penh Post
- 04 July 2017
A Chinese firm that plans to invest $2 billion into developing Cambodia’s first special economic zone (SEZ) dedicated solely to agricultural processing and storage has signed on a new partner to jumpstart the stalled project.
Foreign investment in U.S. farmland on the rise
- Demoines Register
- 03 July 2017
The value of the foreign-owned U.S. farmland soared from $17.4 billionto $42.7 billion, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Most of today’s foreign investment in agricultural land began to increase in 2005
IFC investments implicated in land grabs in Africa
- Brettonwood project
- 03 July 2017
IFC financial intermediary investments linked to land grabs and displacement in Africa. CSOs critique proposed changes to IFC lending policies
Assessing community consent in large scale land investments in Ghana
- Civic Response
- 01 July 2017
Civic Response study finds that large scale land acquisitions in the country, especially within the frame of Customary tenure do not meet the FPIC guidelines and the requirements of most of the laws and policies of the country.
Charoen Pokphand to build pig farm in China
- Global meat news
- 30 June 2017
Agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) is building a pig breeding farm for 500,000 pigs in remote western China.
The Amazon's new danger: Brazil sets sights on palm oil
- The Guardian
- 29 June 2017
Brazil’s ambition to become a palm oil giant could have devastating social and environmental impacts if the move is not carefully managed, say experts
Palm oil encroaching on protected areas in Chiapas, Mexico, driving “clandestine” deforestation
- IDM
- 29 June 2017
Illegal oil palm development is playing a leading role in deforestation in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Chiapas is both the most biodiverse state in Mexico and its biggest palm oil producer, responsible for 70 percent of the country’s total output.
Presidents of Zambia and Ghana cite Amatheon Agri as exemplary model of agricultural investment
- Lusaka Times
- 29 June 2017
Agribuiness partnerships with Africa are high on Germany’s agenda, says Amatheon Agri, which farms 3,000 ha in Zambia together with Toyota Group
Foreign investment in US farmland on the rise
- Successful Farming
- 28 June 2017
Over the past decade, foreign companies have been investing in agricultural land in the U.S. at a record pace, according to a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analysis of USDA data.
Land issues, if not addressed, will lead to conflict – ALLAT
- Awoko
- 28 June 2017
An NGO working in the land sector has called on the Government of Sierra Leone to take issues of land seriously so as to avoid possible conflict
Sierra Leone: Pujehun land rights activists freed
- Awoko
- 27 June 2017
Four land rights activists, members of Youth Affected by Socfin Agricultural Company, were freed from the custody of Pujehun Correctional Centre