Hungary holds the Presidency of the European Union. But it is currently risking conflict with the EU. It has forbidden sales of agricultural land to foreigners.

German investors have splashed out more than $100 million in a month buying thousands of hectares of dairying land in the South Island.

'Indian farmers can avail the opportunity of vast farming land set aside by Ethiopia,' says Ethiopian Agriculture Minister.

The large-scale purchasing of agricultural products and assets are the main targets of the UAE delegation visit to the Ukraine.

Many South African farmers have indicated an interest to start operations in Mozambique, according to agricultural union Agri SA.

A l’occasion de la foire aux semences organisée à Fandène, les organisations paysannes se sont penchées sur la question relative à l’accaparement des terres et l’avenir de l’agriculture familiale au Sénégal.

Report provides legal analysis of twelve land deals from different parts of Africa, and discusses the contractual issues for which public scrutiny is most needed.

China is gearing up for a multi-billion-dollar investment push into the Australian agricultural sector to secure food supplies after a senior official admitted the country would face pressure supplying farm produce to its 1.3 billion people over the next five years.

Mauritian-listed JPT Capital Agrifund intends to invest Stg50 million ($A80 million) in wheat farms in Australia.

German investors have bought 11 dairy farms covering more than 3,600 hectares in New Zealand's South Island

The EBRD is providing a working capital facility worth USD$25 million to Mriya Agro Holding, which controls 220,000 hectares of land in the Ukraine.

In a recent letter to the Ministry of Agriculture, Girma urges the Ministry to stop giving land to an Indian company, warning that such a deal would damage Meles Zenawi’s “good reputation” on the campaign against global warming.