The continuous hyping of large and unverified figures does a disservice to the important issues that are at stake.

Entretien avec le Sénégalais Madiodio Niasse qui dirige l’International Land Coalition, une sorte d’observatoire qui traque les transactions foncières, sise à Rome.

“Land grabbing in Tanzania doesn't exist,” insists the executive director of the Tanzania Horticultural Association Ms Jacquiline Mkindi

Invitación a participar en el Observatorio de los Pastizales - para mejorar la toma de decisiones informadas y participativas sobre el uso de la tierra y la inversión en los pastizales.

A new study puts "land-grab" deals into the context of agricultural investments more generally.

Land rights advocates are hoping ASEAN will come up with a regulatory framework to check private sector investment in land, particularly for agriculture, as land grabs and land-related conflicts soar in the region.

La carte des terres achetées par des investisseurs étrangers depuis 2000 montre que le business de la parcelle frappe avant tout l'Afrique.

"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

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the top four countries on a massive investment spree to acquire agricultural resources.

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.

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.

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.