Population growth and rising consumption by a minority of people around the world are fuelling global land acquisitions and Africa is a “prime target”, says the International Land Coalition.

Chairman of National Transitional Council says Libya will make major direct agricultural investments in Sudan and other countries close to Libya.

'Après avoir évalué les projets entre les deux pays, nous allons essayer de sauvegarder et de protéger ce qui est bon,' a dit le ministre libyen des Affaires étrangères, Ashors S. Ben Khaïal. La Libye dispose de plus de 100.000 hectares de terres au Mali pour la riziculture.

Les « sept principes de durabilité » prônés par les institutions internationales ne sont pas respectés.

La escasez y el encarecimiento de los alimentos en el norte de África y en Oriente Próximo están agravando el hambre en el África subsahariana, donde han desembarcado los países árabes más ricos comprando tierras, a bajo precio, con el objetivo de cultivar lo necesario para dar de comer a sus propias poblaciones.

Beaucoup pensent que des centaines de millions de dollars pourraient passer entre les mailles du filet. Parmi ces investissements : le bail controversé de terres agricoles dans le delta du Niger au Mali.

Accaparement des terres au Mali vue par David Solon, directeur de la rédaction de Terraeco.

The project funded by Col. Muammar Kadhafi with some US$30m to engage in mechanized production of rice has collapsed, and President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is now seeking a new investor to take over the project.

Other countries believe their agricultural expertise can kickstart an agrarian revolution across the African continent

Chinese and other eastern investors are looking to buy agriculture land and agribusiness across the globe, and Ukraine is increasingly on their radar.

"Only 12% of [the land investors have acquired in Africa in the last few years] is actually being farmed," Oxfam Senegal's Head of Economic Justice Lamine Ndiaye says. "The other 88% is just sitting there. It's just for speculation. You buy it, and three years later, you sell it at a higher price."

Project backed by the Libyan sovereign wealth fund wants to extend its land under cultivation to 5,000 ha so that it can undertake industrial scale production.