Burma’s parliament approves foreign investment rules

• RFA
• 18 Mar 2013

The new rules allow foreigners to own up to 80% of agriculture ventures, triggering fears of a potential land grabbing epidemic

As crop prices surge, investment firms and farmers vie for land

• New York Times
• 18 Mar 2013

In November, an investment unit of the big Swiss bank UBS bought 9,800 acres of Wisconsin farmland for $68 million

Land for those who work it

• International Viewpoint
• 17 Mar 2013

The land is a source of wealth for a few, whether it's here in the Spanish State or on the other side of the planet, writes Esther Vivas.

Development or land grabbing? Legal challenges to the global land rush

• PIEL
• 15 Mar 2013

Keynote Speaker 'International Investment Law: Reconciling Policy and Principle': Prof. Surya Subedi, OBE (University of Leeds) (video)

Basta con la speculazione delle banche sulle materie prime alimentari

• Il Fatto Alimentare
• 15 Mar 2013

Oxfam lancia una campagna e i primi istituti cominciano a fare marcia indietro.

Qatar ponders investment in Sarawak halal hub

• 14 Mar 2013

Qatar will build a hub at Tanjung Manis in Sarawak, Malaysia, which is home to more than 77,000 hectares of agricultural land, mainly for the production of pharmaceuticals and halal food.

Cameroonian farmers find justice in Fair Fruit

• IPS
• 14 Mar 2013

“Fair Fruit is grown by Cameroonian farmers who were forced off their land by a transnational company seeking to establish its vast plantations."

Hassad Food eyes new investments in Pakistan

• Gulf Times
• 14 Mar 2013

Qatar has plans to expand its food security options in Pakistan and the state-owned corporation, Hassad Food, has opened an office in Lahore, Pakistan’s ambassador Mohamed Sarfraz A Khanzada told Gulf Times in an exclusive interview.

Swedish Black Earth?

• FarmLandS
• 14 Mar 2013

"I’ve put together a table with what I think are the main Swedish land investments in Russia and Ukraine," writes Brian Kuns. "In doing this, I ran into some of the known difficulties associated with monitoring the phenomenon of large-scale land-acquisition."

Velcourt Group plans farmland investment projects in Romania

• Bloomberg
• 13 Mar 2013

UK farm management company Velcourt Group said it’s planning to invest in farmland in Romania in a joint venture with Mintridge International.

Tanzania: Villagers cry over land grabbing

• The Citizen
• 13 Mar 2013

Bagamoyo villagers are up in arms over the government supporting an investor they accuse of grabbing about 6,000 hectares of their land in the district.

The G8 and land grabs in Africa

• GRAIN
• 13 Mar 2013

The G8 countries are implementing a New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in six African countries that will facilitate the transfer of control over African agriculture from peasants to foreign agribusiness.