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Agro-industrial investments in Cameroon: Large-scale land acquisitions since 2005
- IIED
- 10 April 2015
A new study examines large-scale land acquisitions by the agro-industrial sector in Cameroon since 2005.
New Mexico SIC looks at hiring 2 firms to take in $375 million
- P&I
- 10 April 2015
New Mxico's SIC makes its second investment into an agriculture-related fund this year by investing $75 million in Brookfield Brazil AgriLand Fund II, after it approved a $200m commitment to a TIAA-CREF fund in February.
Donors share operational guides to implement the VGGT
- Donor Platform
- 10 April 2015
The Global Donor Working Group on Land provided an overview of ongoing work to develop operational guidance for the private sector to implement the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land.
Top Rubada officials in Sh2.6bn scandal
- The Citizen
- 09 April 2015
The Tanzanian government sacked senior officials of the Rufiji Basin Development Authority (Rubada) over the disappearance of more than Sh2.3 billion funds, some of which were for the acquistion of lands.
Saudi, Egyptian officials discuss Sudan’s proposal for Arab food security
- Sudan Tribune
- 09 April 2015
Sudan is hosting the agriculture ministers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia for discussions on a proposal made by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir to use his country’s vast fertile lands to achieve Arab food security.
Ghana Trade Minister leads team to investment forum in Dubai
- Spy Ghana
- 09 April 2015
The meeting brought together Economic and Trade Ministers from the UAE, Ghana, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Macedonia to discuss how direct investment could be channeled into agribusiness to achieve food security and prosperity.
EBRD boosts Tunisia’s agricultural sector €4 million investment to Sanlucar Flor’alia
- Jordan Vista
- 09 April 2015
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €4 million loan to Spanish-owned Sanlucar Flor’alia, the first large-scale raspberry plantation ever established in Tunisia.
Land seizures speeding up, leaving Africans homeless and landless
- IPS
- 08 April 2015
Land grabs in Africa are helping to perpetuate economic inequalities similar to the colonial era economic imbalances.
Get ready for Chinese overseas investment in agriculture
- Choices
- 07 April 2015
As China becomes a large importer, its food security strategy calls for gaining control over imports from their source.
Fonterra eyes rival farmers with agricultural funding fix
- Financial Review
- 07 April 2015
New Zealand dairy giant will launch a fund that will pool capital from investors such as sovereign wealth funds and pension funds to invest in land and fixtures of dairy farms through a farm-owning entity.
Head of London-listed company linked to illegal clearing of Peru rainforest
- Guardian
- 07 April 2015
The CEO of Cayman Islands-based United Cacao is looking to expand his agricultural plantations by acquiring 450 units of private property in the Amazon and 97,000 hs from the Peruvian government.
Time to sow the seeds of land reform in Cambodia
- Establishment Post
- 07 April 2015
A growing number of reports link Cambodia’s land titling campaign with land grabbing and deforestation, particularly in indigenous communities.