Un partenariat international rassemblant universités, instituts publics de recherche et organisations non gouvernementales (ONG), le Land Matrix Partnership, s'est donné pour mission de dresser une véritable cartographie du phénomène d'appropriation foncière de terres agricoles par des investisseurs privés internationaux

Unfortunately, given the global nature of capital, even if the US were to completely shut down speculation, it would just move offshore.

La “nacionalidad” de los terratenientes en nuestro país no hace la diferencia entre los cientos de miles de hectáreas de las mejores tierras que tienen el italiano Benetton, el húngaro Soros o los argentinos Bunge y Born y Amalita Lacroze de Fortabat.

Stefan Christoff interviews Devlin Kuyek (GRAIN) on land grabbing

“Si una obra de riego va a beneficiar a una gran cantidad de productores, no se puede detener porque quizás alguno no quiera", sostuvo el secretario de Producción y Recursos Naturales de la provincia Humberto Iglesias.

Hardie Peni says joining the consortium with other iwi and agribusiness investors was the only way to get a chance to buy the land.

Le porte-parole du Ministère des Affaires étrangères Hong Lei nie les affirmations d'Oxfam

El creciente escándalo en torno a una nueva oleada de inversiones en tierras

Foreign-investor purchases of farmland in poorer nations are displacing local populations and adding little to a country’s wealth, even as agricultural prices increase, according to Oxfam International.

Four indigenous farmers won a legal battle Monday to have two controversial articles struck from a plantation law which they say prevent them from attempting to reclaim lost ancestral lands.

Recent steep rises in land prices worldwide, alongside rising food prices, are prompting more governments to introduce restrictions on overseas land ownership in an attempt to protect against perceived threats to domestic farming interests and food availability.

Die beiden neu veröffentlichten Dossiers „Landnahme in Kenia“ und „Landnahme in Äthiopien“ stellen Land Grabbing in diesen nahrungsunsicheren Ländern auf den Prüfstand des Menschenrechts auf Nahrung.