A controversy over land in Kenya’s Rift Valley has captured public imagination and ignited debates about foreign investment, sovereignty, history, and geopolitics. At the centre of the controversy is a 520-acre agricultural and residential project developed by Israeli investor Erez Rivkin in Solai, Nakuru County.

Le rapport qui vient d’être publié est le premier état des lieux mondial complet de la question foncière détaillant les modalités de détention, utilisation et gouvernance des terres.

Se confirmó la próxima visita del presidente emiratí Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, con el objetivo de avanzar en la compra de extensas superficies de tierras en la región.

FAO's first "baseline report" on control over land for food production says the top 10% of the largest landholders, worldwide, control 89% of agricultural land today.

London-based food and agriculture investor, Cibus Capital, is preparing to offload its 1000ha orchard portfolio, capable of producing 3.7 million kilograms of almonds annually.

"We need to adjust taxes, regulations, and finance so that holding farmland for real estate speculation or investment becomes ‘futile.’ We must lower land prices.”

Homestead, a company that focuses on investing and operating farmland in the US, and global investment manager Barings announced their shared closing on a $300 million asset-based finance program that will expand Homestead’s loan origination in key production regions

As part of the restoration, the UK company has planted more than 1.8 million trees in Sierra Leone since 2023, and the long-term goal is to plant over 10 million trees across 15,000 hectares of degraded community land.

La concentración de proyectos de adquisición de tierras en países de bajos ingresos, donde los sistemas de gobernanza de la tierra suelen ser débiles, favorece el acaparamiento de tierras por parte de empresas que aprovechan las oportunidades económicas creadas por los mercados de carbono

A mobilização de organizações sociais em solidariedade garantiu a suspensão da ação de grileiros no território Grinalda do Ouro.

Land grabbing has grown bigger, more widespread, and more sophisticated. It is now global, and instead of being led by local or national elites, some of the biggest financial companies in the world like pension and retirement funds are moving to acquire global farmland as a new financial asset class.

La longue séquence de tensions entre la société Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) et les communautés vivant autour de ses sites d’exploitation semble entrer dans une phase décisive.