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Saudi dairy company Fondomonte ceases water pumping in far west Arizona
- KTAR
- 11 Mar 2024
A Saudi dairy company that once pumped water through a lease on local farmland in far west Arizona has officially ceased operations.
Abu Dhabi-owned Unifrutti eyes further Latam growth after fresh acquisitions
- Reuters
- 09 Mar 2024
The company has reached a deal to buy both AvoAmerica Peru and Bomarea from U.S.-based Solum Partners and Alpine Fresh, it said on Saturday, following its January acquisition of Verfrut, which produces fruits in Chile and Peru.
Carbon Done Right buys London Carbon Exchange ahead of AIM listing
- Investing News
- 08 Mar 2024
The Company intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone and will transfer the same model to Ghana and Liberia and other countries across Africa, where approximately 90% of land suitable for restoration is held by smallholders.
Sampofu seeks investors to put up green schemes in Zambezi region
- Namibian
- 05 Mar 2024
Zambezi's appeal to investors for developing green schemes over fertile land aims to transform Namibia into a food basket, marking a significant step towards sustainable agriculture and food security.
Agribusiness financialization grows, deepens old problems, and creates new ones
- Brasil de Fato
- 05 Mar 2024
Fiagros are a new type of fund that can allow foreigners to circumvent legal restrictions and acquire land in Brazil.
Company name change, vertical integration into technology enabled project monitoring, and intention to dual list on London's AIM Market
- CNW
- 04 Mar 2024
Klimat X intends to expand operations in Sierra Leone beyond the 57,000 ha that have been secured to date to at least 100,000 hectares and will transfer the same model to other countries across Africa, starting in Ghana and Liberia
Legal battles escalate between shareholders of PHC oil palm plantations in DRC
- Oakland Institute
- 01 Mar 2024
While top executives stand accused of multimillion dollar fraud, communities living near the plantations suffer from being deprived of their lands and violent harassment by PHC’s security forces.
SA and Saudi Arabia partner for billions in agricultural exports
- Food for Mzansi
- 29 February 2024
Saudi Arabia and South Africa discussed agriculture investment possibilities following agreement on a protocol for red meat exports, with the South African side aiming to expand domestic production on over 2 million hectares.
Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
- Grist
- 28 February 2024
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price
From farm to fuel: inside Eni’s African biofuels gamble
- T&E
- 27 February 2024
Eni is pursuing agricultural production for biofuels in six African countries, including the Republic of the Congo where collaboration with ‘Big Agri’ companies risks land dispossession and environmental degradation.
Arizona communities sink after Saudi Arabia pumps water out of the state: ‘It’s horrific’
- The Cool Down
- 27 February 2024
“The Emiratis are farming and have withdrawn so much water from the ground that the entire town of Wenden has sunk by four feet,”
Consortium including Driscoll's completes takeover of Costa Group
- GAI
- 26 February 2024
Purchase of Australia's largest fruit grower by Driscoll's and US and Canadian private equity and pension funds includes six blueberry farms in Morocco and four berry farms in China.