Food prices are soaring again and the highest risks of farmland expropriation remain in Latin America, while the greatest impact of the recent rally could be on land deals in Africa.
Affected rural poor communities and their allies are not likely to simply accept the land grabbing process in the way the World Bank and its supporters might suppose.
O solo cultivável é o novo objectivo na corrida aos recursos naturais. Mas são os países ricos a ganhar mais com isso
Rien n’est pire, selon Enda Tiers monde, que la stratégie choisie par la Banque mondiale pour amortir les conséquences de l’accaparement des terres en Afrique
The future of Sudan's small farmers looks uncertain
Argüimos que la dinámica política en torno a la tierra pone en creciente evidencia lo inapropiado del ‘conjunto de herramientas’ para la ‘gobernanza de la tierra’ que promueven de forma implacable las corrientes preponderantes.
A controversial new farms policy has led to a number of arrests and the killings of 10 local farmers, say local activists.
As wealthy investors continue to buy up agricultural land in the developing world, stakeholders disagree over how to regulate such transactions.
Agri-Vie, a private equity fund focused on food and agribusiness investments - including farmland - in subSaharan Africa, closed its first fund with participation from Kellogg Foundation, NorFund, IFC and AfDB.
Olam CEO says his company utilises political risk insurance from the World Bank and other sources for its agri-investments in Africa.
La Banque mondiale a organisé une vidéo conférence la semaine dernière sur « la problématique de l’accaparement des terres : quelles implications pour les collectivités locales » dans le cadre du programme Forum d’animation pour la Gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone.
What is to be done? Obviously, we need an immediate moratorium on land grabs.
