President of Senegal intends to impose the acceptation of foreign investment by locals as a pre-requisite for awarding or leasing them lands.

Economic Commission for Africa and African Union representatives agree on the need for agricultural investment models that minimize land transfers and lead to shared prosperity at local and national levels.

Russia's sovereign wealth fund and the Israeli investment company LR Group have agreed to co-invest $100 million into dairy farming and milk processing in Russia.

Peasants in Honduras have sued a branch of the World Bank over its financing of the corporation Dinant, which has vast palm oil plantations in Bajo Aguán valley

Delle banche svizzere sono implicate nel controverso commercio di olio di palma in Indonesia, denunciano due organizzazioni umanitarie elvetiche.

Des banques suisses sont impliquées dans le commerce controversé de l'huile de palme en Indonésie, dénoncent deux organisations d’entraide helvétiques.

Lands Minister Benny Allen is blocking the implementation of government decisions to end the SABL land grab and return stolen land to its customary owners.

Some Chinese investors plan to shutter their banana farms in Laos and relocate to other countries while others plan to replace the yellow herbaceous fruit with other agricultural crops after sustaining losses.

Palm oil, rubber, cacao, and coffee were among the farm products that would be sought ​by investors, he said. Their target farmland will be in Paquibato and Marilog districts of the city.

Le président du Sénégal exhorte les populations locales à permettre aux investisseurs comme Senegindia de mettre en valeur leurs terres

Face à l’accaparement des terres dans les pays du Sud, les banques et les établissements financiers suisses doivent prendre conscience du fossé qui sépare leurs déclarations d’intention de la réalité du terrain

«Ce nouveau véhicule d’investissement devrait acquérir des petites fermes», a déclaré le directeur de Polar Star, indiquant que le fonds vise un taux de rendement interne situé entre 8 et 12%.

Les acquisitions de terres ont-elles atteint l’ampleur décrite par Land Matrix ? Africa Check a vérifié.

By far the largest current risk to this uniquely valuable ecosystem in the Congo is a giant concession issued to Malaysian firm Atama Plantation for the development of palm oil.

Cape Town-based Polar Star Management Ltd plans to use its own money to buy small farms and processing companies in South Africa this year.