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 […]
Read more »December 13th, 2022
Via FarmlandGrab.com, a report on how a $15b agriculture giant snapped up a $71m Australian macadamia orchard: Global agricultural investor Nuveen Natural Capital has joined a growing pool of institutional fund managers targeting Australia’s burgeoning macadamia sector, after buying one of the country’s largest orchards near Bundaberg for more than $70 million. Macadamia Enterprises, […]
Read more »Food Security Is National Security
December 13th, 2022
Via Eco Business, commentary on link between food security and national security: Despite containing 60 per cent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa has been a net food importer for decades. According to the most recent estimates, food imports are the biggest budget item for many countries across the continent. Amid surging food prices and an […]
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