Canada

An updated report from Canada's National Farmers Union on the threat posed to family farms and food sovereignty by the corporate buy-up of farmland, rising farm debt and agribusiness financing of inputs.

À quelques jours du début des audiences sur l’accaparement des terres agricoles, les partis politiques se seraient entendus pour confier à la Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec le mandat de créer un registre des transactions.

Farmland deserves special attention because it involves much more than just land: the people who own and work the land form the basis of rural communities.

Si le président de l'Union des producteurs agricoles est heureux que la Commission de l'agriculture tienne enfin des audiences sur l'accaparement des terres agricoles par les fonds d'investissement, il craint le manque de volonté politique pour faire changer les choses.

There has been a marked change in Saskatchewan farmland ownership over the past two decades, according to a new study. Investment funds, pension plans and megafarms own an increasing amount of Saskatchewan dirt.

Farmers in Saskatchewan are worried that outside investors are artificially inflating land prices and keeping regular farmers from expanding their operations

Le fonds d'investissement Pangéa fait de nouvelles acquisitions au Kamouraska, au Québec.

Farmland ownership rules in Saskatchewan - which are among the most restrictive on the continent - could be getting tighter to prevent further purchases of farmland by institutional investors.

Saskatchewan’s Farm Land Security Board has issued its second decision on a case that could transform the way land is bought and sold in the province.


Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America's strictest rules for purchasing farmland as the Western Canadian province looks to fend off big money managers.

Non-Canadian owned Skyline Agriculture Financial Corp’s plan could open Saskatchewan to more foreign investment in farmland.

Les fonds d'investissement qui se portent acquéreurs des terres agricoles au Québec se retrouveront au coeur d'un examen parlementaire en 2015.