A group of 24 deputies, most of them from the National Liberal Party (PNL) have initiated a law draft that aims to impose stricter conditions for foreigners who want to buy farmland in Romania.

Several other title deeds for farms with total 549,000 hectares in Morogoro region have been forwarded to the Ministry of Lands and Human Settlement Developments for revocation.

C’était une promesse de campagne importante des ultraconservateurs du parti Droit et justice, arrivé au pouvoir il y a six mois en Pologne : protéger les terres agricoles polonaises contre l’achat par des étrangers ou des institutions financières à des fins de spéculation.

Denmark’s AP Pension is expanding its exposure to agricultural land in a proposed new deal to buy farmland in eastern Romania and lease it back to the Danish company operating farms on the land.

Une réunion des partenaires au niveau de l'océan Indien pour faire de Madagascar "le grenier de la zone OI" s'est tenue le 26 avril au siège de la FAO à Ankorahotra.

Le régime d’acquisition foncière par les étrangers mérite d’être clarifié, selon un atelier tenu dans les locaux de la Banque Mondiale à Anosy, du 19 au 21 avril dernier.

Agri All Africa client-farmers convened to discuss the implementation of agriculture investments in priority destinations: Zambia, Nigeria, DRC, Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Namibia and Sudan.

Protest in Kazakh city of Atyrau comes as public fears grow that changes in the Land Code could allow sales of land to foreigners, though the government has said this will not happen.

New land law makes it almost impossible for foreigners to buy Polish farms. But it’s difficult for Poles, too.

Russia’s geopolitical conflicts, anemic oil prices and weakened ruble are working out rather well for the country’s biggest publicly traded farming company, which trades on the London Stock Exchange.

Africa-focused private equity firm 8 Miles has picked up “a significant minority stake” in Ethiopian agribusiness Verde Beef Processing.

Agriterra, an Africa focussed agricultural company, announces that Phil Edmonds has stepped down as chairman of the company.