What can possibly be wrong about planting trees? This investigation digs deeper into a conflict unfolding in southern Madagascar, between the local community and an Italian multinational. As similar green projects multiply, this case highlights a critical challenge.

Les contrats controversés de la compagnie agro-pastorale du Congo ont déjà été annulés, a annoncé lundi à Kisangani, Acacia Bandubola, la ministre des affaires foncières.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has put one of the country's largest farmland holders and honorary consul of the Republic of Lithuania, Serhiy Tarasov, on the Wanted list for misappropriation of 12 thousand hectares of state land.

US-based Agrovision says this acquisition is “the first major step” in establishing “a 52-week cherry supply strategy,” and that the company intends to plant up to 500 hectares of proprietary cherry varieties in Chile.

A total 4,000 hectares of land was allocated by the Ekiti State governor to young farmers in the “Bring Back the Youth in Agriculture” scheme done in partnership with an investor, YSJ Farm in Oke Ako.

National elites and foreign investors in Africa will be protected by the AfCFTA. But the same cannot be said for local communities and their rights over agricultural land. In the name of climate, the AfCFTA will boost the development of land deals for carbon in Africa.

New Zealand has outlined new rules aimed at slowing the rate at which farmland is being converted into forestry for carbon credits.

The Asean African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has acquired 200,000 acres of land across the country in a revolutionary move to boost rice production.

Nimbel Shaw is an Oil Palm Company based in Nigeria but is in partnership with PHC (Plantations et Huileries du Congo), which is the largest palm plantation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Almarai is venturing into seafood and red meat as part of a nearly $5 billion programme to expand its food empire

Toesca Permanent Crops II aims to invest US $350mn in a portfolio of permanent crops based on regenerative and sustainable practices, in Chile, Peru and other Latin American countries.

Saskatchewan’s auditor says the Canadian province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland