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.
El primer mandatario criticó a congresistas señalados por presunto acaparamiento de tierras baldías, en medio del debate sobre la jurisdicción agraria
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.
- Dredge Wire
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21 December 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”.
- Joy Online
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19 December 2025
Le plus grand fonds de pension suisse a exclu le groupe Bolloré de son champs d'investissement à cause de son lien avec le groupe Socfin
Edo State Governor brokered peace between host communities and three companies (Nimbel Shaw Limited, Professional Support Farms Limited and Steve Integrated Limited) over the use of government forest reserve land for oil palm cultivation in parts of the state.
Ghana's Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, and a delegation of 12 officers visited the farm's seven Zimmatic centre pivot systems, collectively irrigating 815 acres of grain fields under maize, soybean, and sorghum cultivation.
- Goshen Porsche
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18 December 2025
The largest Swiss pension fund has excluded the Bolloré Group from its investment portfolio due to its links with the Socfin Group.
Presco Plc has announced the acquisition of 10,000 hectares across the Nsadop and Boki plantations in Cross River State to expand its oil palm plantations in Nigeria
- Investors King
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18 December 2025
Dalam pengarahan ke kepala daerah se-Papua dan Komite Eksekutif Percepatan Pembangunan Otonomi Khusus Papua (16/12/2025), Prabowo mempertegas “daerah Papua harus ditanam kelapa sawit untuk BBM, tebu dan singkong untuk etanol” semua bertujuan demi swasembada energi. Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat mengidentifikasi ada 94 perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit di Papua dengan luas 1.332.032 hektar. Ironisnya, perkebunan sawit dimaksud hanya dikuasai dan dimiliki segelintir korporasi yang dekat dengan penguasa.
- Pusaka Bentala Rakyat
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17 December 2025
This famine in Sudan is not merely a product of the war that began in April 2023 but is the culmination of a decades-long structural shift: the systematic reorientation of Sudan’s fertile land and water toward export-oriented agriculture serving Gulf food-security systems.
- Al-Akhbar
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17 December 2025
El fondo brasileño de inversión Patria, conjunto con el fondo estadounidense Lexington Capital, está entrando en el mercado de tierras agrícolas en México, tomando control de AgroFibra
- Comunicae
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16 December 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.
- Ministère de l'Agriculture (France)
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15 December 2025
La República Argentina atraviesa hoy una disputa central sobre su territorio. Una decisión política concreta que define quién puede apropiarse de la tierra y bajo qué reglas.
This acquisition also acts to solidify Unifrutti’s position as a leading grape grower and exporter in the Southern Hemisphere, giving the company control of 4,300 hectares of table grape farms producing approximately 15 million boxes, or 120,000 metric tons of fruit per year.
Historiquement, le Burkina Faso a été confronté à de larges vagues d’accaparement des terres par des opérateurs privés et financiers qui ont profité d’un cadre légal flou et permissif. Face à cela, M. Nakande souligne que «grâce à la volonté des autorités de s’attaquer à ce phénomène via la révision des lois pro-accaparement, une meilleure re-distribution des terres est en voie d’être rendue possible».
- Le Courrier
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14 December 2025
Lors de l’enregistrement public d’un épisode du podcast « Mon œil ! Le podcast engagé de Public Eye » le 2 février 2026 à 19 heures au Cazard à Lausanne, nous aborderons en profondeur les questions liées aux structures coloniales, à l’exploitation sexuelle et à la responsabilité des multinationales.
- Public Eye
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13 December 2025
La compra del 100% de Safco marca un nuevo paso en la estrategia de Unifrutti, propiedad del fondo soberano emirati. Safco opera cerca de 560 hectáreas de uva de mesa en Ica, una de las principales zonas productoras del país.
- Redagrícola
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12 December 2025
Citrosuco has announced that Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board will join its shareholder group, as it pursues an orchard expansion programme focused on areas near São Paulo's citrus belt.
- Fresh Plaza
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12 December 2025
El Gobierno de Argentina presentó un paquete de cambios legislativos que incluye una reescritura casi total de la Ley 26.737 (Ley de Tierras) y la adhesión del país a UPOV 1991.
- Bichos del Campo
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10 December 2025
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed measures limiting foreign ownership of farmland in response to concerns about Chinese nationals and companies buying agricultural land in the state, but with carve-outs that specifically exempt Smithfield Foods.
- Investigate Midwest
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10 December 2025
The company plans to wind down local trading operations in 2026 after posting losses in three consecutive years, but will continue to operate its farming and fertilizer businesses.
- Bloomberg
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09 December 2025
One of Europe's top pension fund managers buys two New Zealand forestry plantations stretching over 45,000 ha, citing interest in long term development of carbon sequestration.
GRAIN objects to the Land Matrix's exclusion of “community- or farmer-based projects” from its recent report on global land deals for carbon projects.
- Mongabay
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08 December 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.
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, CON, is in Beijing to conclude talks with the Chinese Government on the Model Integrated Poultry Development Project, a major investment expected to create about 350,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate over $450 million annually.
- Newspointer
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07 December 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.
- Bichos del Campo
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07 December 2025
U.S. company NCH Capital said on Friday that it has no plans to sell major Russian agricultural producer AgroTerra, after the head of Russia's second-largest bank said it was in talks to buy the firm, which cultivates 265,000 hectares in Russia
A Inter IKEA Group, proprietária da marca IKEA e denunciada por comprar madeira de desmatamentos de florestas raras, vai comprar mais de 20 mil hectares de floresta na Letónia e na Lituânia tanto para aumentar o processamento de madeira nos países bálticos como para reduzir pela metade as emissões de carbono em sua cadeia de valor até 2030.
- Sicnoticias
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04 December 2025
Además de los 28.000 hectáreas ubicadas en Treinta y Tres y Rocha, la operación incluye las 2 plantas en Treinta y Tres y el establecimiento La Madrugada en Rocha, con su respectiva planta.