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TotalEnergies abandons its carbon plantations in the Republic of Congo
- REDD-Monitor
- 28 May 2025
According to an article in Reporterre, TotalEnergies has quietly abandoned the project, with only 12.5% of the proposed trees planted.
Madagascar partners with Israel on $90M smart agriculture plan
- Ecofin
- 28 May 2025
The project with Israeli firm LR Group will develop a large farming hub spread over 10,000 hectares to grow rice, maize, and soybeans using advanced tools and techniques.
Land dispute escalates between palm oil company and Cameroon’s Apouh community
- Global Voices
- 27 May 2025
A long-standing land dispute has recently escalated between a subsidiary of the European holding company Socfin and the Indigenous Apouh à Ngog (Apouh) community in Cameroon’s Littoral region.
Qatar’s Al Rayyan Agricultural eyes major investment in Algeria’s agri-food sector
- Dzair Tube
- 27 May 2025
During the exchange, the Qatari representatives expressed to the Algerian Investment Promotion Agency their strong interest in entering the Algerian market and affirmed their serious intent to launch a large-scale agricultural investment project.
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.
Un Agropole de 10 000 hectares verra le jour à Madagascar
- Orange.mg
- 26 May 2025
Le Secrétariat d’État chargé de la Souveraineté alimentaire et le groupe israélien LR Group ont signé le 25 mai 2025 une convention de partenariat portant sur la mise en place d’un Agropole d’une superficie de 10 000 hectares sur le territoire malgache.
Agriculture en Afrique : Dangote annonce un grand projet
- La Nouvelle Tribune
- 26 May 2025
Le groupe Dangote va construire une nouvelle rizerie au Nigeria où il cherche à occuper tout l’écosystème, du champ à la transformation.
El empresario Eduardo Elsztain y el banco Santander, señalados por la deforestación de miles de hectáreas de bosque en Salta
- elDiarioAR
- 26 May 2025
Cresud, con financiación de Santander, ha deforestado más de 170.000 hectáreas en Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia y Paraguay desde 2001, según informe de Global Witness.
« Poursuites-bâillons » : victoire des ONG face à Fabri et Bolloré
- CNCD-11.11.11
- 26 May 2025
Après une longue bataille judiciaire, les ONG et militant·es poursuivi·es diffamation ont été totalement acquittées. Le jugement rendu par la justice luxembourgeoise est très net : les accusations étaient infondées.
Romania's DN Agrar to double milk production capacity by 2030
- SeeNews
- 26 May 2025
The Dutch-owned company that already holds 16,000 cows and more than 7,000 ha of cultivated land is planning the construction of a new 5,000-head cattle facility.
Hong Kong tycoon snares carbon project in outback WA
- AFR
- 26 May 2025
One of Hong Kong’s wealthiest tycoons, Li Ka-Shing, whose interests include energy and agricultural investments in this country, has forged into the carbon market, acquiring a vast Western Australian landholding earmarked for a ‘regenerative agriculture’ project.
Kenya: Investor embroiled in legal battles over Galana Kulalu land arrested
- The Standard
- 26 May 2025
The director of Sahal Agro-Holdings Limited, who is embroiled in a fierce legal battle over a 100,000-acre parcel of land at Galana Kulalu, was arrested on Friday.
La mafia del desmonte
- El cohete a la luna
- 25 May 2025
En Argentina, denuncia a la Justicia Federal presenta probas que funciona desde hace décadas una maquinaria público-privada diseñada para desmontar, saquear y ocultar legalizando el ilegal a escalas industriales a empresas nacionales y extranjeras.
Forestales alertan que nuevo decreto abre la puerta a desmontes y apropiación de tierras
- El Deber
- 25 May 2025
Nuevo decreto en Bolivia disminuye la responsabilidad del Estado sobre tierras fiscales, facilitando la legalización de ocupaciones ilegales, permitiendo que terceros accedan a la propiedad de tierras fiscales sin un proceso transparente ni justo con el avance del desmonte.
Sugar master plan to save Nigeria $1b yearly – NSDC
- Guardian
- 23 May 2025
The BUA Group says it has "developed a nearly 50,000-hectare sugar plantation, with 20,000 hectares already under cultivation, and we’re acquiring another 50,000 hectares"
European, African bishops demand end to land grabs and exploitation
- OSV News
- 23 May 2025
Catholic bishops from Europe and Africa have issued a strong joint statement warning that Africa is once again becoming a “battleground for external interests” — particularly over land, resources and Europe’s climate agenda.
Carbon Done Right looks elsewhere to expand African ARR project, after BP declines option
- QCI
- 22 May 2025
Carbon Done Right Developments has dropped a 10,000 ha project in Ghana, put a 32,000 ha project in Sierra Leone on hold and is looking for new investors to expand its 25,000 ha rewilding project in Sierra Leone, after BP Carbon Trading did not exercise an option to pre-purchase carbon credits.
US: Michigan hopes to limit foreign land ownership. In UP, it’s already too late
- The Bridge
- 22 May 2025
The Rohatyn Group, a private equity firm based in New York, is now the largest owner of agricultural land in the state of Michigan, making acquisitions through offshore companies registered in Singapore
Congo ex-prime minister convicted of embezzlement in huge failed farm project
- Reuters
- 21 May 2025
A Congolese former prime minister was convicted of embezzling millions from a huge failed agriculture venture, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases brought under President Felix Tshisekedi against the government of his predecessor.
Why Chinese investors are racing to plant durians in Southeast Asia
- Think China
- 21 May 2025
Lao Red Loong Durian is leasing 500 hectares of land in Vientiane province, Laos and has completed the development of a first-phase 60-hectare pilot zone, planting over 7,000 Black Thorn durian trees.
Egypt: El-Sisi encourages private sector investment in land cultivation during harvesting season event
- Ahram Online
- 21 May 2025
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is calling on the private sector to invest in the 336,000 hectares that the Future of Egypt for Sustainable Development Authority plans to complete to make the land suitable for agriculture.
Affaire Bukanga-Lonzo: Matata Ponyo condamné à 10 ans des travaux forcés
- Radio Okapi
- 20 May 2025
L’ancien Premier ministre de la RDC a été reconnu coupable de détournements de 156.849.413 dollars américains avec l'ancien gouverneur de la Banque centrale du Congo, des fonds destinés au développement du parc agro-industriel de Bukanga-Lonzo, dans l’est de Kinshasa
Saudi berries among Egyptian private equity fund’s investments
- The Peninsular
- 20 May 2025
Growing berries in Saudi Arabia and a farming project by the Nile are among the first investments of a new private equity firm co-founded by the former chief of Egypt’s sovereign wealth fund.
Kenyan tycoons slow down on luxury, pivot toward agriculture and environmental conservation: Report
- Down to Earth
- 19 May 2025
Global property consultancy Knight Frank says 83% of the wealth managers in Kenya it asked about investment trends said their clients are now investing in farmland primarily for food production.
Nigeria: Lagos boosts food production with aquaculture centre
- The Guardian
- 19 May 2025
The Lagos Aquaculture Centre for Excellence initiative – a joint venture between the Lagos State government and Dula Agro-Services Limited, located on 35 hectares of land in Igbonla, Epe, is designed to serve as production facility for fish fingerlings, processing, and as an off-take facility for all fish farmers in Lagos
Investments in land, an elevator, and a plant: What does OKKO Group’s agricultural portfolio include?
- UBN
- 19 May 2025
OKKO Group, which has the largest gas station network in Ukraine, is expanding its agricultural assets in the country, acquiring 17,000 hectares in northern Ternopil.
Why Kenya handed Galana Kulalu project to private firms – Ruto
- The Star
- 18 May 2025
President William Ruto has defended the government’s decision to partner with three private firms in the revival of the multi-billion-shilling Galana Kulalu irrigation project.
US: A new type of investor is buying up California wineries. Here’s why it’s controversial
- SF Chronicle
- 17 May 2025
Private equity firms — notorious for buying up private companies, often with the goal of selling them quickly — have lately accelerated their investments in California wineries, targeting famous Napa Valley estates.
Indigenous West Papuans claim Indonesian government is 'land grabbing'
- RNZ
- 16 May 2025
West Papuans in Merauke claim the Indonesian government is stealing land to build its global "food barn" and feed its population of 280 million.
Govt to acquire 200,000 hectares for cocoa revival – Ato Forson
- CNR
- 16 May 2025
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson says the government will acquire vast tracts of land to establish large-scale plantation farms and restore annual production to one million metric tonnes.