Land grabs in poor countries set to increase

• IPS
• 08 September 2010

The World Bank report calls for global implementation of investment principles it drafted last year but notes that enforcement mechanisms do not exist.

Large-scale farm deals endanger local control, World Bank says

• Bloomberg
• 08 September 2010

Foreign purchases of agricultural land from Mozambique to Cambodia pose “significant risks” to the livelihoods of farmers in countries with “weak land governance,” the World Bank said in a report.

World Bank: Despite benefits, large farm deals wreak harm

• Dow Jones
• 07 September 2010

Around 45 million hectares of farmland deals were announced by the end of 2009, according to the Bank, with many of them providing little, if any, compensation to rural communities for the loss of land rights

World Bank backs investment in global farmland

• Financial Times
• 07 September 2010

The World Bank has backed the controversial practice of countries selling large tracts of agricultural land to overseas investors but is urging vendors to demand much more to increase their farming productivity and peoples’ livelihoods.

New World Bank report sees growing global demand for farmland

• World Bank
• 07 September 2010

A new World Bank report says volatility in food prices has been a key factor behind a rising tide of large scale farmland purchases in the developing world, which can pose social and environment risks, if not well managed.

Indian firms foray into Latin America's agri business

• Economic Times
• 07 September 2010

Indian companies are increasingly getting a foothold into South America, acquiring assets and land not just to get entry into its lucrative agricultural market but also to export commodities such as sugar, pulses and edible oils back to India.

Red corn for a food-secure future

• Phnom Penh Post
• 07 September 2010

HLH Agriculture is a Singaporean firm running 10,000 ha project in Cambodia to produce corn for export to Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand.

UN casts eye on GCC's farmland investment

• Bahrain Tribune
• 07 September 2010

Abu Dhabi finalises scheme to purchase 29,400 hectares of land in Sudan

Burry, predictor of mortgage collapse, bets on farmland, gold

• Bloomberg
• 07 September 2010

Michael Burry, the former hedge-fund manager who predicted the US housing market’s plunge, said he is investing in farmland. “I believe that agriculture land -- productive agricultural land with water on site -- will be very valuable in the future.”

World Bank report to be released on 8 September

• Global Donor Platform
• 06 September 2010

The World Bank report on land grabbing, entitled 'Rising Global Interest in Farmland – Can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?', will finally be released on 8 September 2010.

Egypt signs deal to allow farmland access in Sudan

• Reuters
• 06 September 2010

Egypt's government signed a deal to allow Egyptian companies access to 400,000 hectares of farm land in Sudan, the first deal of its kind between the two countries

Mozambique bread riots may be warning sign on African food security

• Christian Science Monitor
• 06 September 2010

As global wheat prices rise, Africans are feeling the pinch when buying something as simple as bread. Mozambique bread riots could be a warning sign for African nations who have leased fertile agricultural land to foreign countries.