Kenya

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Villagers vow to resist as wildlife vanishes and they are driven from their land to make way for water-thirsty crops.

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 ?

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.

Hundreds of Lamu farmers are up in arms against chiefs and district officers they claim collude with unscrupulous buyers to sell off their land.

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

The government of Bangladesh has also been looking for farmland abroad -- in Burma, Kenya, Uganda

Video about the US agribusiness Dominion Farms in Kenya.