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Olam to invests $100m in commercial rice production
- Guardian (Nigeria)
- 16 July 2014
Olam reveals plans to expand its rice farm in Nigeria to 10,000 hectares.
Brazil’s agribusiness lobby pushes back against indigenous land recognition
- Free Speech Radio News
- 16 July 2014
Agribusiness interests in Brazil are facing off against indigenous peoples calling for official recognition of territorial claims.
Congo launches agri-business park in move to revamp farming
- Reuters
- 16 July 2014
The government spent $83 million setting up the 75,000 ha Bukanga Lonzo park, where a South African consortium called Africom has been handed the management contract.
Ethiopian farmer takes UK to court over 'brutal' resettlement policy
- Guardian
- 15 July 2014
Legal battle launched after man claims he was evicted from his farm and beaten under villagisation scheme funded by UK aid
African overdrive: Move to widen Indian investments in continent
- Business Standard
- 15 July 2014
A delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry is in Ethiopia to meet with the Agriculture Investment and Land Administration Agency and other government agencies to discuss business opportunities.
Philippine: Large oil palm plantation not feasible in Paquibato
- Sun Star
- 14 July 2014
District is not feasible for Malaysian company seeking a 20,000 ha oil palm plantation but a 10,0000 ha site found in neighbouring Marilog District, as another Malaysian investor still has plans for 30,000 ha.
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan commissions Olam’s integrated rice mill
- Olam
- 14 July 2014
The integrated rice milling facility is situated at the heart of Olam’s 6,000-hectare greenfield irrigated and mechanised paddy farm in Nigeria’s Nasarawa State.
After KDC clashes, rage burns in Cambodia
- Phnom Penh Post
- 14 July 2014
In their latest bid to end a long-running land dispute with KDC International, residents of Kampong Chhnang province’s Lorpeang village yesterday cast a curse on the politically connected development company.
Buyout firms look for cash cows in agricultural assets
- Preqin
- 14 July 2014
According to data provider Preqin, there are 25 private equity funds targeting agriculture investments, with a total target of $1.1 billion.
The project for Nacala Corridor: Economic development strategies in the Republic of Mozambique (Version 3)
- JICA
- 11 July 2014
The third version of the PEDEC-Nacala strategies report, July 2014.
When Wall Street went to Africa
- Foreign Policy
- 11 July 2014
A New York tycoon won a sweetheart deal to build a massive "sustainable" palm oil plantation in Cameroon. What followed were accusations of intimidation, corruption, bribery, and deceit.
Fonterra accelerates China drive with Abbott deal
- Agrimoney
- 11 July 2014
New Zealand-based Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, said that it and Abbott would invest a combined $300m in setting up a so-called "farm hub" in China, to produce "high quality dairy".