Qatar has been investing in large areas of farmland overseas to ensure access to food supplies, but it also aims to produce most of its food domestically by spending massively to boost crop yields and convert semi-desert into agricultural land.
Fertile soil and good water supply – but lagging development – present a compelling opportunity for agriculture investors, finds Stephanie Schwartz-Driver
PensionDanmark's DKK 320 million (EUR 43 million) farmland investment will focus on agricultural production in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique
A review (in Italian) of the book "Land Grabbing" by Stefano Liberti published by the magazine Internazionale
Arab Authority for Investment calls for cooperation between governments and private sector to establish gigantic agricultural projects based on strategies aiming to boost food security across Arab World.
Cargill's hedge fund acquires major stake in company acquiring plantations in Mindanao, the Philippines to produce rice, corn, banana and vegetables.
Over nine per cent of South Sudan's land has already been acquired for large-scale investment. Now, the government is trying to undo deals done without its, or the community's knowledge, before people rise up to free it again.
Un nouveau rapport de la coalition internationale pour l'accès à la terre (ILC) sur l'accaparement des terres remet en perspective une pratique vouée à perdurer.
Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi talks to the Times of India about his African safari.
Government plan to revive economy by selling fertile land to investors sparks anger. Al Jazeera reports.
Konstantin Grishchenko met with Saudi businessman Suleiman Al-Rajhi to explain his government's efforts to attract foreign investment by softening regulations, adding that it helps foreigners to own land in Ukraine.
Land has been the play-thing of centralising authoritarians throughout Ethiopia's recent history.