Fred Pearce, author of the new book The Land Grabbers: The New Fight over Who Owns the Earth, reports on how food shortages and price spikes are leading speculators and agribusiness interests to buy up vast tracts of land around the globe.
Farmland is "an obvious no-brainer choice for most pension funds," according to Savills director of residential research Yolande Barnes.
Llamamiento común de mas de 60 organizaciones de la sociedad civil
Déclaration commune de plus de 60 organisations de la société civile
Laos will not allow any new investments in mining or grant further land concessions for rubber plantations until 2015 at the earliest, due to concerns about land encroachment and the environment
Joint statement released by more than 60 civil society organisations against the role of pension funds and other financial instutions in land grabbing
Not everyone is thrilled about the new breed of investors making a pure financial play on farmland in the US
International development and environment charities to protest against 'land grab' outside Agriculture Investment Summit
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering making an equity investment of up to $15.9 million to acquire a minority stake in ED&F Man Ukraine Investments BV
Africa's agricultural sector offers a great opportunity for international investors, an official with the OECD said Tuesday, but risks remain over controversial issues such as "land grabbing."
Australia's federal government has set up a working group to assist with the development of a Commonwealth register of foreign owned agricultural land.
Desde la Alianza Biodiversidad condenamos el golpe que ha recibido el rechazo de todo el pueblo paraguayo y denunciamos a las grandes corporaciones del agronegocio con Monsanto y Cargill a la cabeza como responsables, junto a los grandes terratenientes locales y los políticos cómplices, de este golpe.
