Canadian pension funds PSP Investments and OMERS were earlier named as potential ­bidders for the beef, sheep and cropping operations, along with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung says Vietnam's upcoming revised Land Law will allow unlimited land consolidation and will not restrict compaies, creating optimal conditions for businesses with sufficient resources to apply technology to large-scale production.

Vietnam's central province called on UAE investors to participate in planning specialized agricultural zones and committed to allocating land funds and offering preferential policies to become a strategic supplier for the UAE market.

A new cross-border investigation found that subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected over €71 million (£61 million) in just six years for farmland it controls in Romania, Italy and Spain.

The entire portfolio, including 18,250 megalitres of water entitlements, would be of interest to pension and sovereign wealth funds from Europe, the Middle East or North America, said sources with knowledge of the sale who were not authorised to speak publicly.

Overseas farmland investment surged by 34 per cent last year, with 46 deals worth $2.5bn approved in just three months.

Katushabe Charles is one of hundreds facing uncertainty after Masindi-based businessman Ahamed Ssewagudde surfaced claiming ownership of their land, on which they have lived for decades.

Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported.

The Haryana state government, India has signed MoU for 100,000 acres of farm land in Tanzania. The MoU said to enable Indian farmers and entrepreneurs to pursue agricultural ventures in the East African country.

This acquisition of 58 acres of agricultural land in Chom Bueng District represents Plantations International's fifth mango plantation within Thailand

US Senator Cory Booker is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation by reintroducing the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.

Signed between 2018 and 2021 by community representatives from five participating Bousra villages and the companies, the 26 agreements address four land-related issues within the concession areas and were kept confidential until now.