A draft of the first-ever international code of conduct for farmland deals should be ready by the end of the year, the head of the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development said.

While food security may be the aim of land acquisitions for many Gulf investors, KCIC sees Asian agribusiness purely from a commercial standpoint.

The FAO's response to the acquisition of land by foreign entities will be a separate process from the development of voluntary guidelines on land tenure, but will also address issues of governance and the need for effective and fair institutions.

De Jager is most excited about an impending Agri SA fact-finding mission to Libya at the invitation of President Muammar Gaddafi. "If we succeed there, we can succeed anywhere in Africa."

This study, published by Misereor and Heinrich Boell Foundation, has given a first regional overview of the development of FDI inflows over the last decade in Ethiopia.

L’atelier a approuvé le rapport de l’étude sur « la question foncière rurale face aux défis de l’intégration régionale dans l’espace UEMOA » et a a formulé des recommandations spécifiques sur l’accaparement des terres

Entretien avec Paul Mathieu, expert foncier à la FAO

Qatar's Hassad Food is eyeing a stake in Russia's PAVA and has signed a deal potentially worth $1 billion to develop land in Sudan as it looks to grow through acquisitions and joint ventures, its chairman said on Thursday.

Aujourd’hui la ruée sur nos terres arables a atteint une proportion inquiétante et pose un problème de gouvernance dans notre pays.

En Afrique et en Asie, plus de 30 millions d’hectares sont désormais contrôlés et cultivés par des intérêts étrangers. Une catastrophe pour les paysans locaux.

Asked why he was attracted to Sudan, where Citadel got 200,000 ha of farmland betting on a continued global commodities rally, Chairman Ahmed Heikal said: "Almost free land, available water, fantastic climate, fantastic land quality -- why not Sudan?"

In many parts of the developing world, legislation allowing compulsory acquisition of land in the public interest has been used to make land available not for schools or hospitals, but for commercial projects – in the mining, petroleum or agriculture sectors.