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farmlandgrab.org weekly archives

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08 Jan 2026
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Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits The Gist | 06 Jan 2026

Arizona officials are considering a plan to start regulating groundwater pumping in the rural area 100 miles west of Phoenix, where Fondomonte, part of the Saudi dairy giant Almarai, operates a massive alfalfa farm

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Kenya signs Sh40 billion deal with Chinese firm to build Galana Kulalu dam, boosting food security China Daily | 05 Jan 2026

The flagship project will be developed at Galana Kulalu in the Tana River and Kilifi counties and is designed to irrigate up to 120,000 hectares of land, marking a decisive shift from rain-fed agriculture to large-scale, irrigation.

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Indonesia's Prabowo tightens grip on plantations, mines with vast land grab Bloomberg | 04 Jan 2026

Indonesia's defense minister has overseen a drive that has brought an area the size of Switzerland under state control, with the central government taking more than 4 million hectares of plantations, mine concessions and processing facilities.

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Australian agriculture to top $100bn as global investors target farmland ABN | 02 Jan 2026

Cashed-up Australian and overseas buyers are battling for prime farmland as agriculture values surge toward a record $100bn, with mega farm sales up to $500m recorded.

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Noatum Ports signs MoU with Al Dahra Agriculture to advance Egypt’s logistics Ccapabilities Dredge Wire | 21 Dec 2025

The collaboration between Al Dahra and the international ports operating arm of AD Ports Group is expected to enhance agricultural supply chains, strengthen food security, and promote sustainable growth in Egypt’s fast-developing regions, particularly in the east and south regions.

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Ghana: Government secures 40,000 acres in Yeji for Agro-Industrial Expansion Joy Online | 19 Dec 2025

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has acquired 40,000 acres of land from the Yeji Traditional Council to advance the Feed the Industry programme, part of the broader Feed Ghana Initiative, by attracting investors like Spain's GB Foods that "want litigation-free lands”.

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Carbon: the new frontier in the scramble for land in Kenya SOMO | 08 Dec 2025

Kenya has become a global hotspot in the rapidly expanding market for land-based carbon offsets, with more than 5.4 million hectares now tied to projects that benefit foreign investors far more than local communities.

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Tanzania secures 1.6tri/- landmark cassava investment deal Daily News | 02 Dec 2025

The investor, Pan-Tanzania Agriculture Developments Limited, has been allocated 62,000 acres in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, where it will cultivate cassava and process it locally for export to China

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Jord secures 300 hectares in Senegal for large-scale biofuel project Ecofin | 27 May 2025

Swedish energy company Jord AB has secured 300 hectares of land in Sakar, southern Senegal, to develop a large-scale solid biofuel project, in a first phase of a broader program that aims to cover up to 1,000 hectares.

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Sécurité alimentaire : ambitions, paradoxes et stratégies des pays du Golfe Ministère de l'Agriculture (France) | 15 dec 2025

Afin de réduire la vulnérabilité des approvisionnements, les pays du Golfe cherchent à contrôler l’ensemble des étapes des chaînes de valeur. Les investisseurs publics et parapublics, relayés par le secteur privé, se tournent ainsi vers la production agricole offshore au sein de pays riches en eau et en terre.

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‘Han matado, desalojado a millones de campesinos y aún siguen apropiándose de las tierras de la nación’: presidente Petro RTVC | 23 dic 2025

El primer mandatario criticó a congresistas señalados por presunto acaparamiento de tierras baldías, en medio del debate sobre la jurisdicción agraria

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Discriminado por provincias y departamentos, un mapa interactivo muestra en qué zonas del país se concentra la mayor extranjerización de tierras, algo que el gobierno pretende liberar Bichos del Campo | 07 dic 2025

Dentro del menú de reformas que el gobierno argentino baraja para los próximos meses, la avanzada sobre la Ley 26.737 de Protección al Dominio Nacional sobre la propiedad, posesión o tenencia de las tierras rurales, más conocida como Ley de Tierras, es una de las que se ubica al tope de la lista.

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