Saudi Arabia is attempting to strengthen its position in what seems certain to be a growing competition for food among the nations of the Middle East.

"Our country has rich agricultural resources, which could provide steady food security to Saudi Arabia," said Akinde Rene Robert

The Omani government is weighing options for securing part of the country's requirement of strategic staples through offshore farming

Os chineses até tentam esconder, mas não conseguem: planejam comprar mais terras no Brasil para produzir soja e milho, como confirmou ontem Zheng Qingzhi, presidente da China National Agricultural Development Group Corporation (CNADC), uma empresa estatal que já tem investimentos agrícolas em 40 países

An upcoming World Bank (WB) report aims at giving legitimate cover to agricultural land grabbing in Pakistan.

The worsening of hoarding of land and oceans by economic groups, corporations and both state and private speculative capital are some of the most serious and imminent attacks faced by people.

Reportage sur la conférence de presse organisée par Synergie Paysanne, le 26 avril 2010 à Cotonou, Bénin

Des associations environnementales, d'agriculteurs et des organisations de solidarité ont lancé lundi un appel pour un arrêt immédiat de l'accaparement des terres par des Etats et des investisseurs privés, à l'occasion de la conférence annuelle de la Banque Mondiale sur le foncier.

Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development, says that while foreign investment in agriculture is increasing, “We have to recognize that potential risks, such as land grab, may pose serious threats to developing country farmers.”

I am worried. A consensus is emerging among international institutions about the need to guide investment in agriculture. But at the same time, many civil society groups and farmers’ organisations, including the most representative among them, denounce ‘land-grabbing’.

The fund aims to deliver long-term returns by investing in agribusiness companies (those involved in the production, processing, distribution and marketing of agricultural products).

"Future agriculture hectares for Saudi Arabia will be outside of the country," says president of agricultural services company ARASCO.