Farmland ownership rules in Saskatchewan - which are among the most restrictive on the continent - could be getting tighter to prevent further purchases of farmland by institutional investors.

The story of the defaulted company Mriya Agro Holding shows what risks investors and creditors are willing to take in the pursuit of profit in Ukraine’s agribusiness.

Les investissement chinois dans l'agroalimentaire montent en puissance. Objectif: assurer l'indépendance alimentaire du pays.

The “blood sugar” plantations in Cambodia have been accused of violently evicting villagers in order to raze farmland and build their plantations. Representatives from Coca-Cola and Pepsi said they are not aware of sugar in their supply chain supplied by rights violators.

Investors and hedge funders paying next to nothing for vast tracts of land in some African countries is a worrying trend and puts into context the Zimbabwe land policy and reform.

Eight Eastern Africa governments under their umbrella organization IGAD have been urged to ensure tenure security for customary land rights because it is an essential element for sustainable development.

South Africa’s proposed laws to restrict foreigners from owning land will apply to farms and exclude residential property, Rural Development and Land Affairs Minister Gugile Nkwinti said.

Une loi en préparation à Pretoria prévoit de limiter la surface des grandes propriétés et d’en interdire l’accès aux étrangers. Le texte concerne surtout les terres agricoles.

La ONG destacó que Cartes "no se ha manifestado públicamente sobre el caso de acaparamiento" y afirmó que continúa habiendo irregularidades en el proceso judicial abierto.

Company says it will invest part of the new $275 million into its cow farms, raising its current herd of 30,000 cows to 200,000. Another part will be used to pay debts and for its palm oil projects.

A land grab twice the size of France is under way in Ethiopia, as the government pursues the seizure of indigenous lands to turn them over to dams and plantations.

On February 11, Chai Bunthonglek, a land rights activist from Klong Sai Pattana village and member of the Southern Peasant Federation of Thailand was gunned down. Four locals have been slain in similar attacks since 2010.