Egyptian PM Ibrahim Mahlab met with UAE Minister of State Ahmed Al Jaber and officials of Al Dahra Agriculture to assure them that the Egyptian government is removing obstacles to the company's projects in Toshka.

Investment Corp. of Dubai in tie-up with Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote that "could run into billions of dollars" and involves ventures in agriculture.

Un muy claro ejemplo de una empresa europea que justifica el acaparamiento de tierras con argumentos poco creíbles acerca de la energía a partir de biomasa es el de African Plantations for Sustainable Developments (APSD).

O presidente da União Nacional dos Camponeses de Moçambique (UNAC), Augusto Mafigo, acusou o Governo de violar a lei de terras em vigor no país, por conceder grandes extensões de terra a investidores estrangeiros sem realizar consultas comunitárias.

Farmers held a demonstration at a branch of the ANZ Royal Bank in Phnom Penh on October 1, 2014 to protest against the bank’s financing of sugar plantations.

Betapa luas perkebunan sawit di indonesia dan di dunia, namun seberapa besar kesejahteraan rakyat yang diberikan oleh sektor ini? Sangat sedikit kalau tak boleh dikatakan sebaliknya, bisnis industri minyak sawit kerap memperparah kemiskinan yang ada.

Plusieurs ONG belges manifesteront le 10 octobre prochain à Bruxelles pour dire «stop aux stratégies destructrices de la Banque mondiale» qui encouragent l’accaparement des terres dans les pays les plus pauvres

Cambodian authorities have taken back thousands of hectares of land concessions from eight private companies, in order to create a national park

Chinese investors are eying the potential of multi-million dollar investments in banana and other tropical fruit plantation projects in Saravan province, according to the provincial deputy governor.

UNAC espera que a Conferência International Camponesa sobre Terra seja um espaço de partilha de pautas de luta e formas de resistência, com o objectivo de realçar e fortificar a luta dos camponeses a nível mundial pela reforma agrária e soberania alimentar

Indonesia’s attractiveness for being the preferred destination of Malaysian oil palm planters has been shaken by reports of the country’s plan for a plantation bill that will limit foreign ownership to 30% from the present 95%.

Discussion paper for the workshop ‘Mapping the State of Play on the Global Food Landscape’ Waterloo, 25-27 September 2014.