The Anak Dalam Sungai Beruang say the Wilmar Group subsidiary, Asiatic Persada, forced them off their ancestral homelands.

According to Kim's office, Bulgaria has much growth potential as South Korean firms' gateway into southeastern Europe, and Ukraine, boasting fertile farmlands, could grow into a viable partner for South Korea in agriculture.

Land investments displace rural populations, often without any notice, and diminish their access to land, jobs, and food.

Farmland is an increasingly attractive investment for pension funds, but some have held back from buying due to ethical and environmental concerns, and a fear of negative public perception.

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh's meetings with a delegation from Kenya, Karuturi and Ethiopia were focused on agriculture development and possible areas of work for mutual benefit.

Buddhist monks across Cambodia have been ordered by their superiors not to give food or shelter to the Venerable Sovath Luon, whose only crime has been to stand up against brutal land seizures.

As foreign investors descend on Africa to develop large-scale palm oil plantations, the survival of local people is being threatened as they lose control of the land and water on which they depend for their food production and livelihoods

Adecoagro SA, the South American farm venture backed by billionaire George Soros, pulled out of a project to build a dam and grow rice in Argentina after the government said the development may harm the environment.

Video of the panel on land grabbing featuring the Anuak Survival Organisation, FIAN and the Transnational Institute.

This 2011 trapca Trade Conference will be held in Arusha, Tanzania, on 24-25 November 2011

New research accuses the World Bank Group's policies of facilitating land grabs in Africa and favouring the interests of financial markets over food security and environmental protection.

Land and water grabs spell disaster for rural people and rivers