Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura said that the expansion would lead to corporate exploitation of oil palm leaseholders and growers and to land grabbing from peasants and Indigenous peoples.
The government has ordered two subcontracting firms operating within the Liberian Agriculture Company (LAC) concession to pay thousands of US dollars in retroactive wages to more than 500 workers, following an investigation that uncovered years of minimum wage violations.
At the centre of the company’s rollout strategy is a 400-acre estate in Kogi State, where individual investors acquire one-acre parcels priced at ₦6 million.
As a result of the war between Russia and Ukraine, more than 600,000 hectares of land owned by agri-food companies from the TOP-100 ranking are in territories controlled by the Russian army.
The Kempen SDG Farmland Fund has expanded its Pacific Northwest presence through the acquisition of two blueberry operations: the Pan American farm in Oregon and the Othello farm in Washington state.
À ce jour, environ 100 000 hectares ont déjà été mis à disposition d’investisseurs, principalement via des baux de location longue durée
A controversy over land in Kenya’s Rift Valley has captured public imagination and ignited debates about foreign investment, sovereignty, history, and geopolitics. At the centre of the controversy is a 520-acre agricultural and residential project developed by Israeli investor Erez Rivkin in Solai, Nakuru County.
Le rapport qui vient d’être publié est le premier état des lieux mondial complet de la question foncière détaillant les modalités de détention, utilisation et gouvernance des terres.
Se confirmó la próxima visita del presidente emiratí Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, con el objetivo de avanzar en la compra de extensas superficies de tierras en la región.
FAO's first "baseline report" on control over land for food production says the top 10% of the largest landholders, worldwide, control 89% of agricultural land today.
London-based food and agriculture investor, Cibus Capital, is preparing to offload its 1000ha orchard portfolio, capable of producing 3.7 million kilograms of almonds annually.
"We need to adjust taxes, regulations, and finance so that holding farmland for real estate speculation or investment becomes ‘futile.’ We must lower land prices.”
