A group of Namibian youth activists have condemned their government’s intention to approve the lease of 10,000 hectares of fertile land to a Chinese company to grow tobacco for export.

As the world reaches the limits of available farmland and water for irrigation, countries are turning to international markets to meet domestic food demand. New analysis explores trends and consequences in the international food market.

Des travailleurs de cette entreprise sénégalo-italienne s'insurgent contre leur directeur général suite à la décision de ce dernier de réduire leurs salaires et de licencier 83 d'entre eux.

Palm oil conglomerate criticised for multiple violations of RSPO requirements that lands can only be acquired from indigenous peoples and local communities with their free, prior and informed consent.

Four oil palm plantations connected to the same company are planning to clear more than 23,000 hectares of primary rainforest in the northern Amazon in order to cultivate oil palm.

Alors que Senhuile annonce avoir augmenté son capital à la vitesse lumière, ses pratiques d'une autre époque précarisent les travailleurs, font monter la colère des populations du Ndiael où sont implantées ses terres arables, et rendent à peine service à l'économie sénégalaise.

El Estado paraguayo había llegado a un acuerdo de compra con actual el propietario de los terrenos, ocupados hoy por la explotación ganadera Estancia Salazar, del estadounidense Roberto Eaton.

“Os investidores propõem uma mistura de produção, em grande escala, de produtos agrícolas e contratos com certos pequenos produtores. Ambas as coisas são projetadas para lhes dar o controle sobre a produção agrícola em grandes extensões de terra".

Malaysian oil palm planter Genting Plantations Bhd said it has entered into an agreement with Indonesia's Musim Mas Group to build a 300 million ringgit ($82.17 million) palm oil refinery in the Borneo island of Sabah.

Africa is seeing a new wave of colonialism as multinational corporations, aided by rich governments and financial institutions, vie to increase their control of land, seeds, water and other resources.

Sovereign wealth funds’ appetite for agriculture and fertilizer companies is growing as concerns about stable food supplies rise.

Jorge Herrera, presidente de la Conaie, dijo que la propuesta de su organización plantea alternativas para combatir el acaparamiento de la tierra y sugiere sanciones para los latifundistas