The Arizona Republic’s Rob O’Dell explains why a Saudi Arabian company’s deal for Arizona water raises questions for taxpayers, water users, the Legislature and the governor.
Communities in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria where Olam Rice Farm is located, have said they are in pain and sorrow due to the activities of the multi-national farming company.
When will be the time when policies and ideas are centered on helping the population in rural areas to utilize their land for themselves and not hand it over to foreigners to exploit for their own profit?
A legal battle launched by several organisations to force Bolloré to remedy land and other rights violations around the Socapalm plantations in Cameroon moves ahead as the appeal judge rules again in favour of the plaintiffs.
Records show that the Campbell potato farming group has transferred more than $13 million worth of farmland to entities tied to Bill Gates, who is reputedly the largest farmland owner in the US.
Dewji, owner of the MeTL Group, said the new company will produce grains and edible oils in Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and the Central African Republic
Pumping public dollars into the destructive industrial meat sector is neither climate-resilient nor climate-smart, say Kari Hamerschlag and Peter Stevenson. It's also fuelling land grabbing.
"Reducing the risk of land conflicts and offering opportunities for investments are critical for Sierra Leone," says the Bank's representative
“Growing row crops is an excellent way for Fresh Del Monte to leverage its idle lands,” said Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO, Fresh Del Monte.
Canada’s largest pension fund manager has acquired a 75 percent stake in HFE Berries Perú SAC – owner of 100 percent of the Olmos field farming operation which has a planted area of 397 hectares.
US pension fund manager TIAA provides an introduction to carbon markets for land-based investments in order to evaluate how carbon can be incorporated into land-based investment strategies.
In a bid to boost local palm oil production in the country and also support the Federal Government’s backward integration policy, JB Farms Limited has unveiled its new 10,000 hectares of oil palm plantation in Ore, Ondo State.
