Kenya

Mauritian firm to build Sh16.5 bn sugar factory at Coast
- Business Daily
- 05 September 2011
The company, which is listed in Stock Exchange of Mauritius, would form a joint venture with local investors — giving it access 17, 000 acres of sugar cane.
Kenya: Dominion Farms chief fears for his life
- Nairobi Star
- 30 August 2011
Calvin Burgess recorded statement to police over threats on his life after he was chased by angry villagers who were protesting eviction from their farms which the company insists belongs to them.
Ethiopie - La famine n’arrête pas l’Inde
- Slate Afrique
- 26 August 2011
Les affaires sont les affaires: des entreprises indiennes d’agroalimentaire sont prêtes à investir plus d’un milliard d’euros en Ethiopie, Tanzanie et Ouganda
Menos tierra, más hambre
- Blog de Esther Vivas
- 23 August 2011
En los últimos años, la oleada creciente de privatizaciones de tierras en África (su compra por parte de gobiernos extranjeros, multinacionales agroalimentarias o fondos de inversión) ha hecho aún más vulnerable su precario sistema agrícola y alimentario.
Terres fertiles, pétrole : le Sud-Soudan, pays neuf à vendre
- Rue89
- 08 July 2011
Le Sud-Soudan devient formellement indépendant samedi. Ravagé par la guerre, convoité pour son pétrole, le nouveau pays dispose d'un fort potentiel agricole. Et les investisseurs étrangers l'ont bien compris.
Biofuels land grab in Kenya's Tana Delta fuels talk of war
- The Guardian
- 02 July 2011
Villagers vow to resist as wildlife vanishes and they are driven from their land to make way for water-thirsty crops.
Land grabbing in africa and the new politics of food
- Future Agricultures
- 22 June 2011
A short article on the land grab phenomenon: What are the drivers? Who is doing the grabbing? What are the main issues? What implications for the future ?
Dominion Farms and food security in Kenya
- State of Affairs
- 10 June 2011
Most of the current and past conflicts over Dominion Farms’ development of the Yala swamp can be traced back to three structural problems: poor communication, cultural and social misunderstanding and political involvement.
Kenya: Lamu farmers accuse chiefs of land grab
- Nairobi Star
- 08 June 2011
Hundreds of Lamu farmers are up in arms against chiefs and district officers they claim collude with unscrupulous buyers to sell off their land.
Q+A: Palm oil, growth and Indonesia's forest clearing ban
- Reuters
- 26 May 2011
Indonesia, the world's No.1 palm oil producer, signed into law a 2-year freeze on new permits that may prompt palm oil firms to seek new ways to grow supply to meet rising demand from India and China, such as buying more land in Africa
Food security and quest for foreign land
- Financial Express
- 11 May 2011
The government of Bangladesh has also been looking for farmland abroad -- in Burma, Kenya, Uganda
Dom Farms
- YouTube
- 31 Mar 2011
Video about the US agribusiness Dominion Farms in Kenya.