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New Zealand outlines rules to curb large-scale carbon farming
- Bloomberg
- 04 December 2024
New Zealand has outlined new rules aimed at slowing the rate at which farmland is being converted into forestry for carbon credits.
Towards sustainable rice production: Jospong Group of Companies woos investors at COP29
- Graphic Online
- 04 December 2024
The Asean African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, has acquired 200,000 acres of land across the country in a revolutionary move to boost rice production.
Alertan incremento del 223% en deforestación de la Amazonía colombiana
- El Nuevo Siglo
- 03 December 2024
Actividades ilegales como el narcotráfico, la minería ilegal y el acaparamiento de tierras son detonantes de la problemática.
$120m palm oil investment deal: Abia govt, investor sign MoU
- iKenga
- 03 December 2024
Nimbel Shaw is an Oil Palm Company based in Nigeria but is in partnership with PHC (Plantations et Huileries du Congo), which is the largest palm plantation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Saudi dairy firm plans growth as nation seeks food self-reliance
- Bloomberg
- 03 December 2024
Almarai is venturing into seafood and red meat as part of a nearly $5 billion programme to expand its food empire
Toesca Asset Management and Astarte Capital Partners launch $350mn regenerative agriculture investment platform in Latin America
- Astarte
- 03 December 2024
Toesca Permanent Crops II aims to invest US $350mn in a portfolio of permanent crops based on regenerative and sustainable practices, in Chile, Peru and other Latin American countries.
Saskatchewan auditor concerned with tracking foreign ownership of farmland
- Regina Leader-Post
- 03 December 2024
Saskatchewan’s auditor says the Canadian province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland
Foreign investors set sights on Việt Nam's food processing sector
- Viet Nam News
- 03 December 2024
Japan's Sojitz is collaborating with Vinamilk and Vilico to invest in a 10,000 cattle farm and beef processing and distribution facilities.
Macquarie Asset Management takes majority share in Australia's Fresh Produce Group
- Fruitnet
- 03 December 2024
FPG owns and operates approximately 1,200ha of premium farmland across Australia where it grows table grapes, citrus, and berries.
Pakistan: Landless peasants resisting land grabbing for corporate farming projects under the Green Pakistan Initiative
- La Via Campesina
- 03 December 2024
The government’s corporate farming policies have led to the allocation of lands to private companies and investors, which has led to more transnational agribusiness corporations entering into different agricultural ventures.
EBRD makes €50 million equity investment in Croatia’s Podravka Agri
- The Sting
- 03 December 2024
EBRD makes a €50 million equity investment in Croatia’s Podravka Group to support the acquisition of Fortenova Group’s agricultural division, which owns 32,000 ha of farmland and pig and cattle breeding farms
Pakistan : Des paysan·nes dénoncent l’accaparement massif des terres dans le cadre de l’initiative Pakistan verte
- La Via Campesina
- 02 December 2024
Les politiques gouvernementales telles que l’Initiative Pakistan Vert et l’agriculture industrielle ont conduit à l’attribution de terres à des entreprises privées et à des investisseurs, et de plus en plus de grandes entreprises agroalimentaires transnationales entrent dans diverses entreprises.