How we made it in Africa speaks to Chris Isaac, chief investment officer at AgDevCo, about the continent’s agribusiness opportunities and the investment lessons he has learnt.
Lebih dari 50 warga Suku Awyu melakukan aksi unjuk rasa di Kantor DPRD Boven Digoel dan Kantor Bupati Boven Digoel menuntut pemerintah mencabut izin perkebunan kelapa sawit yang telah beroperasi dan sedang merencanakan perluasan lahan perkebunan di wilayah adat Suku Awyu.
Once again, the police in Kiryandongo district, Uganda are under the spotlight for the arbitrary arrest and detention of land rights defenders and activists
This transaction is the second major agricultural investment in Romania by TC Capital, which is managed by Turkish businessmen Ali Capa and Ertugrul Karaevli.
Rural Funds Management has announced the sale of its Mooral almond orchard to Boston-based Hancock Agricultural Investment Group
For the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund a minority stake in one of the largest grain traders could boost food security for the United Arab Emirates, amid concerns brought on by disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
A private collection of some of the world’s fanciest cars, belonging to Hubert Fabri, a Belgian millionaire and co-owner of the plantation company SOCFIN, will be auctioned at a sale at the Hampton Court Palace in London.
Cerca de 30 mil personas del distrito de Kiryandongo, Uganda, están siendo desalojadas violentamente de sus hogares y fincas para dar paso a los proyectos de agricultura industrial de tres empresas extranjeras: Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar y Great Season SMC.
On estime à 30 000 les habitants du district de Kiryandongo, en Ouganda, à être violemment expulsés de leurs maisons et de leurs champs pour laisser la place aux projets d'agriculture industrielle de trois sociétés étrangères – Agilis Partners, Kiryandongo Sugar et Great Season SMC.
Indonesia's Minister of State-Owned Enterprises said that the aim was to boost food security in the country and improve the quality of domestically grown products to give them export value, with a view to exporting to countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Une lettre ouverte de 200 organisations à l'AFD souligne qu'"il n’est plus à démontrer que les activités des banques publiques de développement ont alimenté des violations des droits humains (telles représailles, accaparement de terres et expulsions forcées) sans que les communautés affectées ne puisse accéder à quelconque remède utile."
Israeli and Dutch firms, backed by the Dutch export credit agency, have signed a €108mn deal to construct four agriculture production and training centres across Côte d’Ivoire. The scheme is devised by Green 2000, an Israel-headquartered company that specialises in agriculture projects. It involves the construction of four agriculture services and training centres, which provide land, facilities and machinery for producing fruit, vegetables, fish and other products.