This acquisition also acts to solidify Unifrutti’s position as a leading grape grower and exporter in the Southern Hemisphere, giving the company control of 4,300 hectares of table grape farms producing approximately 15 million boxes, or 120,000 metric tons of fruit per year.
Historiquement, le Burkina Faso a été confronté à de larges vagues d’accaparement des terres par des opérateurs privés et financiers qui ont profité d’un cadre légal flou et permissif. Face à cela, M. Nakande souligne que «grâce à la volonté des autorités de s’attaquer à ce phénomène via la révision des lois pro-accaparement, une meilleure re-distribution des terres est en voie d’être rendue possible».
Lors de l’enregistrement public d’un épisode du podcast « Mon œil ! Le podcast engagé de Public Eye » le 2 février 2026 à 19 heures au Cazard à Lausanne, nous aborderons en profondeur les questions liées aux structures coloniales, à l’exploitation sexuelle et à la responsabilité des multinationales.
La compra del 100% de Safco marca un nuevo paso en la estrategia de Unifrutti, propiedad del fondo soberano emirati. Safco opera cerca de 560 hectáreas de uva de mesa en Ica, una de las principales zonas productoras del país.
Citrosuco has announced that Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board will join its shareholder group, as it pursues an orchard expansion programme focused on areas near São Paulo's citrus belt.
El Gobierno de Argentina presentó un paquete de cambios legislativos que incluye una reescritura casi total de la Ley 26.737 (Ley de Tierras) y la adhesión del país a UPOV 1991.
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed measures limiting foreign ownership of farmland in response to concerns about Chinese nationals and companies buying agricultural land in the state, but with carve-outs that specifically exempt Smithfield Foods.
The company plans to wind down local trading operations in 2026 after posting losses in three consecutive years, but will continue to operate its farming and fertilizer businesses.
One of Europe's top pension fund managers buys two New Zealand forestry plantations stretching over 45,000 ha, citing interest in long term development of carbon sequestration.
GRAIN objects to the Land Matrix's exclusion of “community- or farmer-based projects” from its recent report on global land deals for carbon projects.
Kenya has become a global hotspot in the rapidly expanding market for land-based carbon offsets, with more than 5.4 million hectares now tied to projects that benefit foreign investors far more than local communities.
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, CON, is in Beijing to conclude talks with the Chinese Government on the Model Integrated Poultry Development Project, a major investment expected to create about 350,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate over $450 million annually.