India and Mauritius have resumed discussions over a proposal to hand over the twin islands of Agalega to India for tourism development and possibly agriculture.

Australians are in danger of becoming servants, not masters, of their own food resources.

Qatar está en conversaciones preliminares con los gobiernos de Argentina y Ucrania para comprar tierras agrícolas destinadas a la producción de cereales.

Pas un seul pays n’a répondu aux demandes de la société civile d’examiner la proposition d’un moratoire pour mettre un terme dès aujourd’hui à l’accaparement des terres. Beaucoup de pays mettent en avant de fausses solutions prétendument ‘gagnant- gagnant’ et refusent de se soumettre à la moindre autocritique sur les conséquences de leurs pratiques.

It is clear that land-grabbing is an inherent part of the agribusiness model promoted by institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, IFAD, the FAO or the EU.

Qatar is in preliminary talks with the governments of Argentina and Ukraine to buy farmland for cereals production, the head of the Gulf Arab state's national food security programme said on Wednesday.

Representantes de agricultores de África y Asia y América Latina se congregaron en Roma para pedir a la comunidad internacional que cese el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de inversionistas privados y países que buscan aprovisionarse de materias primas y alimentos.

The UAE controls more than 2,800 square kilometers [280,000 ha] in farms in Sudan -- more than triple the area of Bahrain -- as a result of its decision to invest in agricultural projects in fertile Arab nations to slash its soaring food import bill

Farmers from the developing world called on governments this week to curb a global land rush in which millions of hectares of their terrain are being taken over by foreign private investors.

Translation of Document：Why We Oppose the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI)

UAE investors are pumping huge funds into the agricultural sector given the availability of vast arable lands and water and production inputs along with a large market which can serve as a gateway to European and African markets.

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