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A farmland investment primer by GMO
- Value Walk
- 21 July 2014
Farmland total returns tend to be uncorrelated with financial asset returns, offering genuine portfolio diversification for institutional investors.
Japan’s Nitori postpones construction of textile complex in Mozambique
- Macauhub
- 21 July 2014
Japanese company drops plans to establish a 4,000 ha cotton farm in Mozambique's Nampula Province, within the Nacala Corridor.
Serbian village raises complaint about UAE purchase of farmland
- The National
- 20 July 2014
Farmers in Kula, Serbia have made formal complaints about an Abu Dhabi company, Al Rawafed Agriculture, which is trying to acquire land.
More individuals are looking to invest in farmland and timberland
- WSJ
- 18 July 2014
Interest in land from high-net-worth investors is up at a time when stocks hover near record highs and bonds could be hurt by rising interest rates.
Liberia - communities join to fight the palm oil land grab
- The Ecologist
- 18 July 2014
Liberia's Jogbahn Clan is at the forefront of efforts to resist the grab of land and forests for palm oil plantations. But the country's President says they are only 'harrassing and extorting' international investors.
Sudan reaffirms commitment to provide land for agricultural investment
- Sudan Vision
- 17 July 2014
Minister of Agriculture confirmed, during his meeting with China's ambassador to Khartoum, the Sudanese government's commitment to providing land for agricultural investment
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.