Many governments in the region have been trying to address the food security concern by investing in farmlands overseas such as Sudan and Malaysia. John W Power, president, LSC International, feels this is unlikely to solve the problem in the long term, especially if the indigenous population is short of food.

L'Ethiopie a délimité 1,6 million d'hectares de terres arables qu'elle réserve à des investisseurs, souvent étrangers, pour qu'ils y développent des exploitations agricoles, a déclaré mercredi un responsable.

Kuwait China Investment Co (KCIC), a firm linked to the Gulf Arab state's sovereign wealth fund, is eyeing investments in Asia's agriculture sector, the company's managing director said on Wednesday.

"The government has verified and delineated 1.6 million hectares of virgin land suitable for large-scale commercial farming in different parts of the country," Esayas Kebede, Director of the recently formed Agricultural Investment Support told Reuters.

Full text of the agreement for a rubber and oil palm concession between Liberia and Malaysia's Sime Darby, covering 311,187 ha.

These investments in some of the most productive agricultural land threaten to further undermine food security and sustainable rural economic development in the developing world.

The land grab is a soft option that entails grave long-term consequences for the countries that sell their land, as commercial exploitation will leave its disastrous trails adding to global warming, leaving them to pick up the tabs later.

La ONU hace sonar la alarma después de que se hayan comprado 30 millones de hectáreas.

The Lao government says it's determined to improve the lives of its people by attracting foreign money. But in a country where simply putting food on the table is a daily challenge for many, their foreign investment may hinder more than help.

Regierungen und Investmentfonds erwerben in Afrika und Asien Ackerland, um Nahrungsmittel anzubauen – ein lohnendes Geschäft, weil die Preise rasch steigen. Das Milliarden-Monopoly führt zu einem modernen Kolonialismus, dem sich viele arme Länder notgedrungen unterwerfen.

Thai farmers were justified when they told television news they did not agree with the proposal of letting the Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) start its own farms in Thailand.

L’affaire Daewoo, comme le dossier Varun, ne représente que la partie immergée de l’iceberg.