Swiss global ag investment boutique EBG Capital is expanding its Iberian kiwi project through the acquisition of two orchards (one being the only island in the world entirely dedicated to kiwi production) in Northern Spain.
The Commissioner of the Gambella Regional State Investment Commission says the 14,000 ha rice project’s pace has not matched initial expectations despite its status as a flagship commercial rice initiative.
Foreign investors held registered interests in 50.262 million hectares of Australian agricultural land at 30 June 2025, according to new data tabled in Federal Parliament.
A new joint venture between Nippon Steel Trading and Energreen Australia will establish a large scale pongamia plantation near Emerald, aimed at supporting biofuel production and strengthening trade ties with Japan.
- Food & Beverage
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26 Mar 2026
A palm oil company is ramping up its destruction of forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of Borneo, according to satellite imagery and government sources.
Uzbekistan's Kashkadarya Region plans to deepen cooperation with Belarus' Vitebsk Region in the field of food security and launch a major beef production project, the Head of the Department of Investments, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan's Kashkadarya Regional Administration, Shahrier Toshmurod Khamzaev, announced.
- The Caspian Post
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26 Mar 2026
Saudi-Arabian farming company Fondomonte wants a judge to pause a lawsuit against it, arguing new groundwater protections could resolve the issues in the case. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes disagrees.
Kenya's Irrigation Secretary said the government will be promoting the utilisation of idle land by opening it up to private investors for agricultural development. "If you go to the coastal belt, cutting across the Tana River, we have more than two million acres, which have been lying idle for a long time."
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has signed an MoU with UK‑based Asset Green Limited for a $496 million large‑scale integrated dairy operation that will combine a 20,000 hectare forage farm and a 10,000‑milking cow dairy barn.
- Business Post
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19 Mar 2026
The Mauritius-based subsidiary of the Export Trading Group acquires dairy processor Dendairy, including its two dairy farms in Kwekwe and network of contract farmers.
The Company has mapped an initial area of 5,000 ha and the tree planting project could be expanded to at least 25,000 ha in total size.
- Globe Newswire
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18 Mar 2026
As Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf state's strategic farmland investments across Africa face a reality check
- New Lines Magazine
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17 Mar 2026