January 17th, 2023
Via Wisconsin Public Radio, an article on new legislation proposed by Senator Tammy Baldwin demanding more transparency around foreign ownership of U.S. farmland: A legislative win for Wisconsin’s U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin could mean more transparency around the foreign companies and people who own farmland in the United States. Under a 1978 law, foreign entities […]
Read more »UAE Invests in Kurdistan’s Agriculture and Livestock Sectors
January 6th, 2023
Via Iraq Business News, a report on UAE’s planned agricultural investment in Kurdistan: The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Investment Board met with a delegation from the Emirati Al Abrar Company to discuss enhancing cooperation in the Kurdistan Region’s agriculture and livestock sectors. “In the past, we have we conducted more than 10 research projects in the Kurdistan […]
Read more »January 5th, 2023
Via High Country News, an article on Saudi agribusiness company Fondomonte’s agreement to pump groundwater from Phoenix’s water reserves: In August, Arizona’s attorney general called for an investigation into a 2015 sweetheart deal between the Saudi agribusiness company Fondomonte and the Arizona State Land Department, which had allowed Fondomonte to lease desert farmland west of Phoenix at one-sixth […]
Read more »Brandenburg: New Law To Prevent Outside Investors From Buying Farmland
January 5th, 2023
Via Indo & NY, an article on Brandenburg’s Agriculture Minister Axel Vogel (Greens) desire to use a new law in 2023 to prevent investors from outside the industry from buying up a large part of the agricultural land: Brandenburg’s Agriculture Minister Axel Vogel (Greens) wants to use a new law in 2023 to prevent investors from […]
Read more »December 24th, 2022
Via World Politics Review, commentary on the growing threat of conflict over ocean fisheries: Last month, a U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessel off the coast of Ecuador was forced to take evasive action when a Chinese fishing boat tried to ram it to avoid being boarded and inspected. The incident highlights the growing risk for conflict over fishing […]
Read more »Mauritania and African Agriculture Agreement for Commercial Farming In Senegal-Mauritania River Valley
December 24th, 2022
Via PR Newswire, an announcement of a new agreement in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, between the communities of Boghé and African Agriculture for commercial farming development and phased investment of up to $500mm on expanse of Senegal-Mauritania River valley with potential of over 500,000 hectares of arable land: African Agriculture (AAGR), a Delaware domiciled […]
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