Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture has suspended the provision of land for investment purposes due to self-assessment.

"The CFS is expected to adopt the VGs in May. Then for part two: laws with an enforcement mechanism. National laws, because that is where it really counts. And multilateral rules, too, to discipline foreign investors," write IATP.

Via Campesina asks people to fill out poster with the name of local land grabbers and to send in pictures of protest actions on the International Day of Peasant's Struggle.

The million dollar question begging for answer is whether the country is deriving any benefit from these investments?

The bottom line is that it is the responsibility of the host governments to set policies and a legal framework that protect their citizens’ interests – by encouraging investment, and protecting the rights of affected individuals.

17 Abril: Día Internacional de las luchas campesinas

The Australian Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce is pushing for even tougher restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland and agribusinesses than those advocated by his party, fuelling Liberal anger at Tony Abbott's failure to rein in National Party ''freelancing'' on sensitive economic issues.

L’attacco all’uso agricolo della terra non è il risultato dell’equilibrio instabile e della competizione delle forze di mercato né, tanto meno, della spontanea iniziativa di sanguinari profittatori.

Où que vous soyez le 17 avril 2012, complétez cette affiche en y indiquant les accapareurs de terres de chez vous et envoyez-nous une photo de la manière dont vous l'utilisez pour protestez.

Vidéo de la marche organisée le 13 mars 2012, à Bamako, Mali, par l'Union des Associations et Coordination des Associations pour le Développement et la Défense des Droits des Démunis.

The £35bn BT Pension Scheme is seeking to replace its commodity future exposure with investment in agricultural land

Officials from Chongqing in southwest China plan to invest US$6 billion this year to develop agriculture in Brazil, Argentina, Canada and other countries.