Le gouvernement brésilien a révisé une loi qui limitait l'achat de terres par des étrangers mais dont une brèche a permis à beaucoup d'entreprises étrangères d'acheter des milliers d'hectares de terres pendant plus de dix ans

Includes incidences of land grabbing in the region, land grabbing from the supply and demand sides, community resistance to land grabbing, what should be done on land grabbing, way forward.

Para evitar uma guerra jurídica, a Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) garantiu nesta terça-feira que o novo parecer impondo limites à compra de áreas rurais por empresas brasileiras controladas por estrangeiros não terá validade para negócios já formalizados.

Brazil's essential role as a provider of food for the world's expanding population is at risk if the government makes good on threats to curtail foreign investment in farmland.

The Brazilian government has tightened restrictions on unfettered land purchases by foreigners, authorities said on Tuesday, renewing concerns among investors.

As empresas controladas por estrangeiros não poderão adquirir a partir de agora propriedades rurais no Brasil com mais de 50 módulos de exploração, uma área que varia entre 250 e 5.000 hectares dependendo da região do país.

Le revers de la médaille, c'est la ruée sur les terres arables de certains Etats et groupes privés qui mettent à mal le développement d'une agriculture paysanne, pourtant seule à même de répondre aux problèmes de la faim et de pauvreté des pays du Sud.

African governments need to raise their level of accountability and ensure that they improve and protect their own food security through quid pro quo side-agreements negotiated when they lease or sell their arable land to foreign interests, says Keith Mullin of Thompson Reuters

Since the food crisis of 2008, food justice activists have warned that governments in concert with multinational corporations have accelerated a worldwide "land grab" to buy up vast swaths of arable land in poor countries.

Un collectif d’hommes d’affaires néo-zélandais a lancé une campagne médiatique contre l’achat des terres kiwis par des investisseurs étrangers.

Olam International raised its offer for NZ Farming Systems Uruguay to 70 cents from 55 cents a day after the target company disclosed a third bidder is looking at the dairy farm develope

The creation this week of the 'Save our Farms' campaign to block foreign ownership of New Zealand farm land has fired up a debate that needs to be had.