Quand le gouvernement éthiopien a proposé à Thwol Othoy de déménager vers de nouvelles terres, il a accepté, séduit par la promesse d'une meilleure vie: une terre à cultiver, non loin d'un centre médical et d'une école pour ses enfants.

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, has called for swift action by States to combat impunity for attacks and violations against people trying to resolve land conflicts or denounce land grabbing and evictions

Around 400 companies submit applications for licenses for farmland in Ethiopia each month with a growing number of them from Europe.

Proyectos. Hay dos iniciativas para restringir la compra de campos

Los movimientos sociales se mostraron en desacuerdo con las conclusiones del reporte final "Dinámicas en el mercado de la tierra en América Latina y el Caribe" elaborado por la FAO

Ethiopia’s Agriculture Ministry has transferred 100,000 hectares in Benishangul to commercial farmers, and is offering a further 981,000 hectares, about one-fifth of the state’s land.

Meeting of delegates from eight districts and twenty chiefdoms affected by large scale land acquisitions for agribusiness in Sierra Leone ends with formation of a coalition to serve as a watchdog on land issues in the country.

Chayton already produces 10% of Zambia's soya and 5% of the country's wheat. Over the next 12 months, production will increase to at least 35% and 15% respectively.

El Presidente de la República, José Mujica, volvió a remarcar su postura contraria a la existencia de sociedades anónimas vinculadas a la compra de tierras.

The Government clearly hopes the Crafar Farms' controversy will be put to bed before China's fourth-ranked leader Jia Qinglin visits Christchurch and Wellington in mid-April.

Against a backdrop of rising world wheat prices, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has chosen Kazakhstan as the destination for its first ever equity investment in farming.

For millions of indigenous villagers and pastoralists land grabbing means forced relocation, loss of livelihoods, and a death blow to their ancient cultures.