Israeli-owned Innovative Agro Industry has mobilised $200m-worth of foreign investment to build a network of 16 dairy, poultry, hydroponic and other farms scattered across the country.
- FDI Intelligence
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03 July 2023
For almost ten years, AP Pension has bought farms for DKK 700 million. Now the private equity fund Erhvervsinvest will take over the administration and "develop" the portfolio.
The Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund’s portfolio includes high-quality berry, citrus and soft-leaf vegetables, agri-infrastructure, and vineyard assets across five states.
Communities are calling for a resumption of dialogue with a view to resolving the land conflicts and compensating the damage suffered.
Co-operative societies plan to lease part of the 500,000 acres of land that the government is seeking to give out to potential investors under a public-private partnership for large-scale agriculture.
- Business Daily
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26 June 2023
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t work the land on his Hawaii ranch, but he and other wealthy landowners still benefit from huge agricultural tax breaks.
Foreign investors have been grabbing land from Sierra Leone's small farmers for decades. New laws are now aimed at preventing this.
The Lahore High Court struck down a decision by the interim government of Punjab to hand over 45,000 acres of land in three districts to the army on a 20-year lease, saying that the agreement was beyond the mandate of both — the caretakers and the military.
A grievance assessment mission commissioned by Belgian oil palm and rubber company Socfin has been rejected by communities affected by the company’s operations in several African and Asian countries.
Canada’s CDPQ has invested in two, large farm operations in Australia through its new A$200m sustainable agricultural platform with Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Comunidades rurales del estado brasileño de Piauí denuncian un aumento de la violencia contra sus líderes y de la deforestación en el Cerrado, la mayor sabana tropical del mundo.
1MT Nation OU, which restores lands in Africa and develops carbon credits, has set a mission to restore at least one million hectares of land by 2030 by planting local bamboo species.
- Baltic Times
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19 June 2023