ILC

Qui rachète l’Afrique ?
- TerraEco
- 30 August 2012
La carte des terres achetées par des investisseurs étrangers depuis 2000 montre que le business de la parcelle frappe avant tout l'Afrique.
Growing Africa's land
- This is Africa
- 02 July 2012
"Africa will be more food insecure if these investments go to other parts of the world and Africa has to turn to those places to buy food," according to Dr Ousmane Badiane of IFPRI
Great resource rush
- Zawya
- 07 May 2012
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the top four countries on a massive investment spree to acquire agricultural resources.
The facts about ZTE in DR Congo
- Rural Modernity
- 03 May 2012
With publication of the Land Matrix, the inaccurate claims of a 2.8 million ha land deal by China's ZTE in Congo are alive again. Here's a look at the facts.
"Zombie" Chinese land grabs in Africa rise again in new database!
- China Africa Real Story
- 30 April 2012
Last week, the Land Matrix "land grab" database was released. On paper, they have a strong methodology and strict criteria about projects to be included. In practice, they seem to violate their own rules, at least when it comes to Chinese "projects" in Africa.
Land rush continues, deals target poor, group says
- Bloomberg
- 27 April 2012
The global rush to buy farmland continues, and international investors are focusing on the poorest countries with weak land-rights security for deals, according to a report by the Land Matrix research group.
The Land Matrix: Much ado about nothing
- Rural Modernity
- 27 April 2012
Exploring the fundamental data flaws in the Land Matrix dataset
La course aux terres ne profite pas aux pays du Sud
- Le Monde
- 27 April 2012
Le projet Land Matrix s'est donné pour but d'insuffler un peu de rationalité et d'approche scientifique dans les débats sur les achats et locations de terres agricoles à grande échelle.
International land deals: who is investing and where - get the data
- The Guardian
- 27 April 2012
An international coalition of NGOs and research groups has published the world's largest database of land grab deals struck since 2000, offering unprecedented detail on who's investing, where and what for.
Ruée sur les terres du Tiers-Monde: des retombées modestes sur l'emploi
- AFP
- 27 April 2012
Les achats massifs de terres par des investisseurs étrangers dans le Tiers-Monde, vantés comme un moyen de sortir leurs populations du sous-développement, n'ont eu jusqu'à présent que de rares retombées sur l'emploi local, selon un rapport publié vendredi.
Dealing with Disclosure: Improved transparency in decision-making over large-scale land acquisitions, allocations and investments
- Global Witness, OI, ILC
- 24 April 2012
Report looks at why it is vital to transform the secretive culture behind large scale land deals and sets out in detail what tools governments, companies and citizens can harness to ensure that this happens.
L'achat de terres agricoles étrangères, un marché en pleine expansion
- AFP
- 25 Mar 2012
"C'est une bombe qui peut exploser si on ne s'en occupe pas", prévient Paul Mathieu, expert auprès de la FAO