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Shalimar Flowers gets nod to buy Karuturi land
- The Standard
- 29 November 2022
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has approved the sale of more than 100 hectares of Karuturi Flower Farm in Naivasha by Shalimar Flowers.
Klimat X completes first phase of Sierra Leone reforestation planting
- Klimat X
- 29 November 2022
Total project area covers 25,000 hectares and will produce up to 17 MM tCO2e over life-of-project, with a further 37,000 hectares secured reforestation rights in Sierra Leone
Colonialism actuel : comment un agricole suisse blanchit l'accaparement des terres au Cambodge avec le soutien de la Suisse
- FIAN Suisse
- 29 November 2022
C'est désormais chose faite : l'appropriation illégitime de terres indigènes par le groupe agricole Socfin au Cambodge est terminée - blanchie en apparence par un processus de médiation plus que douteux
Shalimar flower farm to take over Karuturi flowers
- The Star
- 28 November 2022
The Competition Authority of Kenya has given a ray of hope to more than 3,000 workers of Karuturi Flowers (200 ha) after it approved its purchase by Shalimar Flowers Kenya Limited.
Fresh fruits from the Andean region
- GAI
- 28 November 2022
Frontal Trust develops strategic alliances with local agribusiness operators with the objective of structuring investment vehicles to fund their growth plans, and connecting capital to investment opportunities in Latin America farmland.
AU Summit showcases Common African Agro-Parks
- EABW News
- 28 November 2022
The five regional, mega agro-industrial parks "must become the horse on which the African Continental Free Trade Area must run".
New Zealand family buys 200-year-old Tassie farm Vaucluse for $100m
- AFR
- 28 November 2022
For Minneapolis-based Proterra Investment Partners, the sale represents a second lucrative exit in its agricultural funds, after it sold a 22,386-hectare cropping portfolio in Victoria and South Australia last year.
Canadian Mounties super fund snaps up Casella vineyards
- AFR
- 28 November 2022
A large Canadian pension fund which counts the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and defence force workers as members has acquired 35 vineyards in Australia from wine group Casella
Investor to pump in Sh20b to reclaim Yala swamp, create 2,000 jobs
- The Standard
- 28 November 2022
Despite objections by numerous community organisations and representatives, Siaya Kenya's National Land Commission will provide Lake Agro Ltd 17,250 acres of land at the Yala Swamp for agricultural use in a 66 years lease agreement.
El Sáhara Occidental no está en venta
- El Salto
- 27 November 2022
Para desarrollar el sector agrícola, Marruecos ha colocado invernaderos en gran parte del territorio, y tiene la intención de ampliar los terrenos de plantación en 5.000 hectáreas más
Kpong Left Bank Irrigation Project produces banana plantation - Set to create employment for 600
- Graphic
- 27 November 2022
Compagnie Fruitier in Ghana hopes that issues of land allocation to local farmers would be expedited to avoid the problem of encroachment on lands already allocated.
Maloi : Lutte contre l’accaparement des terres et des conflits fonciers à Siby
- Malijet
- 27 November 2022
« Après ce jour, on ne doit plus dire que c’est l’Etat, les plus riches sont venus prendre nos terres » a souligné Massa Koné, le secrétaire général de l’UACDDDD
Saskatchewan farmers, researchers worry investor-bought land 'empties out the countryside'
- CBC
- 26 November 2022
Farmers and researchers in Canada say this trend could speed up rising costs and force smaller, local farmers to expand or get out of the industry altogether.
Karuturi assets on sale as two banks seek to recover Sh1.6 billion
- Business Daily
- 25 November 2022
Assets up for grabs include a 70-hectare piece of land and greenhouses sitting on 26 hectares of land
Le Cameroun a traité des dossiers sur plus de 65 000 hectares de terres sollicités en concessions foncières en 2022
- Investir au Cameroun
- 24 November 2022
Dans un contexte de contestations de plus en plus récurrentes par les populations et les ONG, le ministre des Domaines, du Cadastre et des Affaires foncières du Cameroun révèle qu’en 2022 l’État a traité des dossiers relatifs à l’attribution en concessions foncières, d’une superficie totale de 65 200 hectares de terres.