Des ONG demandent de faire plus contre la faim

• La France Agricole
• 12 October 2010

La réunion de la FAO doit « proposer des mesures concrètes » pour freiner l'accaparement des terres, a demandé le mouvement paysan Via Campesina.

Le Japon, à l'origine d'une course mondiale aux ressources ?

• Reuters
• 12 October 2010

L'idée qui germe au Japon de consacrer une partie des énormes réserves de change du pays à l'achat de matières premières industrielles est susceptible, si elle est appliquée, de provoquer des bouleversements économiques et financiers.

Actionaid calls on UN to control land grabbing, food speculation in Africa

• APA
• 12 October 2010

“We are calling for a moratorium on land grabbing until much tougher rules are in place to safeguard the human rights of poor communities on the ground,” ActionAid says.

UN turns focus on global hunger

• Bua News
• 12 October 2010

"I look forward to watching the [CFS] evolve and address issues such as land acquisition," says UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

As World Food Day approaches, NGOs warn of increase in land grabs

• OpEd News
• 12 October 2010

Cambodia “future of world rice”

• Phnom Penh Post
• 11 October 2010

Indian rice exporter Amira Group plans to acquire 25,000 hectares of agricultural land in Cambodia, and is discussing further farnland acquisitions with the governments of Angola and Sierra Leone.

Cameroun : Somdiaa sucre les droits

• Peuples Solidaires
• 11 October 2010

Cette exploitation de plus de 20 000 hectares est emblématique du phénomène mondial d’accaparement de terres dans lequel l’agrobusiness menace la sécurité alimentaire des populations locales

Expert: Investors no longer believe fairytales about Ukrainian agriculture

• Kyiv Post
• 11 October 2010

Foreign investors are already knee deep in Ukrainian agriculture, with full or partial stakes in around half of the country’s top 60 agricultural holdings.

Iran to build agro-industry complex in Sudan

• Tehran Times
• 11 October 2010

A plot of land has been chosen for Iran to establish an agro-industry complex to produce wheat and sugar in Sudan

Africa shouldn't rush into land deals: FAO

• Reuters
• 11 October 2010

African governments should avoid rushing into big land lease deals with foreign investors or risk deepening poverty and ramping up social tensions, an official at the UN's Food and Agriculture Office said

Indian firm leases Gambella plot for rice

• Addis Fortune
• 11 October 2010

Sannati Agro Farm Enterprise Plc received a 10,000ht plot of land in Dimi District, Gambella Region, for the cultivation of rice, pulses, and cereals, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on October 1, 2010.

Egypt: Seeking to grow cereals on African farmland

• IRIN
• 11 October 2010