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China owns little US agricultural land
- China Daily
- 29 August 2023
Fears of China buying up farmland in the United States have been grabbing headlines despite the fact that China owns less than 1 percent of foreign-owned land.
Responsible land based investments, rising benefits, reducing conflict
- IPP Media
- 29 August 2023
Behind a process to transfer land and hand over 14,173 hectares to three villages stands Landesa, a land rights organization that designed the modality of the transfer process and coordinated the negotiations.
Twiga tycoon Peter Njonjo transfers Ruto’s 20,000-acre deal to private company - Business Daily
- Business Daily
- 29 August 2023
Twiga Foods boss Peter Njonjo transferred 20,000 acres handed to him by President William Ruto’s administration in the Galana-Kulalu scheme to his private company, the Business Daily has established.
Menonitas en Colombia: acumulación de tierras y deforestación no se detienen en Los Llanos Orientales
- Mongabay
- 28 August 2023
Una colonia menonita compuesta por tres sectores (Liviney, Las Piedras y Australia) en el municipio de Puerto Gaitán, Meta, ha acumulado cerca de 38 mil hectáreas de tierra.
The US$16M dairy farm project in Guyana well underway
- SFCN
- 28 August 2023
Work is progressing on the joint venture between Demerara Distillers Limited and the LR Group of Israel, with land clearing and preparation of the first 100 acres currently in progress.
Cultivating change: India’s exploration of contract farming in Latin America for enhanced food security
- Financial Express
- 28 August 2023
A delegation of agriculture and MSMEs agriculturists is set to travel to Paraguay, driven by the prospect of procuring land and initiating farming ventures.
Ondo cocoa farmers protest alleged destruction, sales of farmland
- The Tribune
- 27 August 2023
Hundreds of farmers from the Ilua community of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state have protested over an alleged encroachment, destruction, and sales of their cocoa plantations by the state government to foreign companies.
Xi urges China, Africa to join hands for modernization
- Xinhua
- 25 August 2023
China will launch the Plan for China Supporting Africa's Agricultural Modernization to help Africa expand grain plantation and encourage Chinese companies to increase agricultural investment in Africa.
Arizona government retiree fund benefiting from UAE alfalfa farm
- AZ Family
- 24 August 2023
Corporate and property records show a winding path of ownership for the lands of the Al Dahra farm that leads from the city of Phoenix to an investment fund that includes the Arizona State Retirement System.
Carrefour compra carne de frigorífico abastecido pelo ‘maior desmatador da Amazônia’
- Repórter Brasil
- 23 August 2023
Fazendas da família Heller vendem gado para o frigorífico Frialto, fornecedor da rede de supermercados de origem francesa. Bruno Heller e parentes já receberam R$ 27 milhões em multas ambientais
Israeli coworking farm hub in Rwanda to ensure food security
- Israel21c
- 23 August 2023
Eleven investors plan to start farming on 4,000 hectares in the fourth quarter of this year, at the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub-- designed by Israel's Netafim and funded by Rwanda’s government.
Whispers of injustice: Socfin’s decade of legal battle echoing in communities across Cameroon
- Pulitzer Center
- 23 August 2023
For villagers whose ancestral lands have been lost to the expansive reach of Socapalm’s plantations, the passage of time has failed to bring about the restitution they so desperately seek.
Rwanda : une ferme agricole irriguée de 74 millions $ entrera en service d’ici la fin 2023
- Agence Ecofin
- 22 August 2023
« The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub », un domaine agricole de 15 600 hectares, est une joint-venture avec l’entreprise israélienne Netafim spécialisée dans les solutions d’irrigation de précision.
Carbon forestry is pushing up farm prices out of reach
- Stuff
- 22 August 2023
A report commissioned by Beef and Lamb said the amount of farm land converted to carbon farming was twice what the Climate Change Commission showed in a 2021 demonstration path would be needed for New Zealand’s path to net-zero.
Investing in farmland to buffer inflation
- Barron's
- 22 August 2023
To give a wider swath of investors access to farmland as an asset class, Nuveen Natural Capital is opening its Global Farmland Strategy to qualified retail investors through an evergreen private-market fund.