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12 Feb 2026
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Community complaints in limbo as Socfin cuts ties with Earthworm Foundation Mongabay | 10 Feb 2026
After eight years, multinational plantation company Socfin and the environmental consultancy Earthworm Foundation have cut ties.
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Investors commit $5-billion to Farm Credit Canada for farming and food innovation G&M | 10 Feb 2026
FCC has convened a coalition of more than 20 investment organizations, including venture capital, private equity and Royal Bank of Canada. It will connect these investors to opportunities in land acquisition, manufacturing and new ag-tech startups, among other projects.
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How LPs are pushing real assets like farmland and timber closer to 401(k) plans GAI | 09 Feb 2026
As 401(k) plan sponsors look to improve diversification and long-term outcomes, real assets such as timber and farmland are moving closer to the center of the conversation, alongside private markets like real estate and private credit.
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Dubai-based firm bets $1.6 billion on Africa’s AI data centres and farmland Business Insider | 06 Feb 2026
A Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Maser Group, is making a major strategic pivot into agriculture and artificial intelligence infrastructure across Africa, committing $1.6 billion to farmland development and data centres in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next two years.
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Al Dahra signs US$100M deal with TISEZA to expand irrigated farming in Tanzania Milling MEA | 06 Feb 2026
The partnership aims to identify and develop large‑scale agricultural land, targetting an initial 10,000 hectares of irrigated farmland, with a potential expansion to another 10,000 hectares.
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Egypt’s Nile Sugar to invest $450M in Uzbekistan's project Caspian Post | 06 Feb 2026
The project envisions cultivating sugar beets on about 52,000 hectares that Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Agriculture has already designated in the Gallaorol and Farish districts for sugar beet cultivation.
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Confusion and alarm over ASC Impact’s carbon plantations in Gambella, Ethiopia REDD-Monitor | 06 Feb 2026
A Swiss company called ASC Impact GmbH is developing a tree planting project in the Gambela region of Ethiopia covering a total area of 27,500 hectares, with about 20,000 hectares to be planted with eucalyptus and acacia trees.
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Land and the right to food UN HRC | 06 Feb 2026
Report by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, outlines the problems of the immense concentration of land in the hands of corporate actors and the important legal tools to counteract this destructive force.
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Green Lions seeks Verra approval for carbon credits on 8,289 ha in eastern Cameroon Business in Cameroon | 05 Feb 2026
Led by Terraformation, Green Lions is launching on an initial area of 8,289 hectares located within the communal forests of Ndélélé and Bétaré-Oya where it will combine native forest restoration and cocoa-based agroforestry.
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UAE group aims to invest USD 500 million in Angola Africa Press | 24 Jan 2026
Al Dahra officials are visiting several provinces in search of land up to 10,000 hectares with abundant water for irrigation, improved access, and electricity for project implementation.
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Souveraineté foncière : Tahirou Sarr propose une loi pour réserver la terre aux Sénégalais Xalima News | 08 fev 2026
Le député non-inscrit Tahirou Sarr a transmis au président de l’Assemblée nationale une proposition de loi visant à protéger le foncier national et à instaurer une véritable souveraineté foncière au Sénégal. Cette initiative intervient dans un contexte de multiplication des acquisitions foncières par des entités étrangères.
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Les terres sénégalaises «bradées» aux étrangers Seneplus | 06 fev 2026
Qu’elles soient Danone (France), Senegindia (Inde), Ovidi Tender (Roumanie), China Agricultural Development (Chine), India Agri Ventures (Inde), Senegal Agricorp (États‐ Unis) ou Franck Timis (Roumanie), ces entreprises étrangères ont été largement servies. Une proposition de loi de Tahirou Sarr exige entre autres la révocation de ces titres fonciers en titres révocables et précaires ouvrant la voie à une renationalisation.
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Eséka : la Socapalm restitue plus de 8 mille hectares à l'Etat La Voix du Koat | 03 fev 2026
Selon les conclusions validées par les autorités, sur une superficie initiale de 13 954 hectares, 5 119,92 hectares demeurent exploités par la Socapalm ; 8 834,08 hectares ont été restitués à l'État du Cameroun.
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Angola: Un groupe des Émirats arabes unis souhaite investir 500 millions de dollars au pays Angola Press Agency | 22 jan 2026
Le groupe AL DAHRA, basé aux Émirats arabes unis, recherche 10 000 hectares en Angola pour y produire à grande échelle du maïs, du soja, des haricots et du tournesol pour la fabrication d'aliments pour animaux destinés à l'exportation vers les pays arabes.
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Tshopo : des blessés graves lors des affrontements entre une frange de la population de Lokumete et les gardes de la société PHC à Basoko Actualité.CD | 09 jan 2026
À Lokumete, dans le territoire de Basoko, en RDC, des accrochages sanglants ont opposé jeudi 8 janvier la population locale aux gardes industrielles de la société PHC. Ces affrontements ont impliqué les éléments de la police et ont fait 4 blessés graves dont une femme enceinte.
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Socfin interrompe i contatti con Earthworm Foundation: lamentele della comunità rimangono irrisolte Sicilia News | 10 Feb 2026
Dopo otto anni, la società multinazionale Socfin, specializzata nelle piantagioni, ha interrotto il suo legame con l’Earthworm Foundation, una consulente ambientale. Socfin si era rivolta a Earthworm dopo aver ricevuto accuse di violazioni dei diritti umani e impatti ambientali negativi nelle sue piantagioni in Africa e Asia sudorientale. Rappresentanti delle comunità e attivisti ambientali in Liberia sostengono che le raccomandazioni di Earthworm non siano state implementate in modo adeguato.
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