The refugee who took on the British government

• Guardian
• 12 January 2016

Despite important legal victories, Anuak of Gambella continue to face land evictions and repression to clear their lands for foreign and domestic investors.

Karuturi challenges Ethiopia decision to cancel farm project

• Bloomberg
• 11 January 2016

Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company.

After having wasted more than 560 million yen on the drafting of the ProSavana Master Plan, governments resort to co-opting Civil Society

• ADECRU
• 11 January 2016

The ProSavana coordination team, together with the governments of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan, has resorted to enticement and has set out to co-opt national civil society organisations.

Saudi dairy company Almarai buys land in California to grow fodder

• Reuters
• 10 January 2016

Almarai, which already owns land in Arizona, said the purchase was part of efforts to secure high-quality hay from outside Saudi Arabia, in line with Saudi government policy.

Philippines islanders unite to resist "land grab" palm oil companies

• Truth-out
• 10 January 2016

Farmers on Palawan are being tricked into giving land away to palm oil companies with local government support. Those who resist the land grabs are now in fear for their lives following the murder of a prominent campaigner.

Host countries should be watchful on foreign land sales

• Dominion Post
• 08 January 2016

Foreign buying of land is not going to stop any time soon. It is up to the host country to look after itself.

What is land grabbing? A critical review of existing definitions

• Eco Ruralis
• 08 January 2016

Eco Ruralis presents a definitional framework for land grabbing and an overview of other definitions and ideas, drawing attention to their gaps and weaknesses.

How a project with good aims delivered bitter outcomes in Sierra Leone

• The Conversation
• 07 January 2016

Reports about land-grabs in Africa often attack the corporations that stand to profit from such projects. But little is said of the international development banks that fund the projects.

Land grabs in crosshairs as Ecuador passes major land reforms

• TeleSur
• 07 January 2016

The law prohibits the concentration of rural land for speculative, commercial or monopolistic ends and specifies that foreign state companies may only invest in farming in conjunction with a state enterprises or Ecuadorean business.

Chinese company Weihai Station to buy large farm west of Auckland

• Stuff
• 06 January 2016

The Overseas Investment Office has granted consent for Weihai Station to buy 595 hectares of land at 152 Baker Rd, Waikaretu - about 100km southwest of Auckland, New Zealand.

Land grabbing in Niger Delta: Govts, community leaders indicted

• Tribune
• 06 January 2016

The issue of indiscriminate allocation of community land to companies in the Niger Delta region has been brought to the front burner by stakeholders on environmental and human rights issues in the area.

S. Korean firm to invest $40 million in plantation

• Khmer Times
• 06 January 2016

South Korean-owned Welt Bio Co. Ltd. is investing $40 million in a black pepper plantation in Mondulkiri, Cambodia, which is being described as the largest in the world.