Certaines sociétés chinoises achètent ou louent des terres en Afrique et même en Europe. Pour sécuriser ses approvisionnements, la Chine a aussi recours à la contractualisation. Quatre millions de tonnes de maïs ont ainsi été réservés sur deux ans avec l’Ukraine.

European companies must invest more in Africa's agricultural sector to keep pace with growing interest from countries such as China and Brazil, the bloc's top farm official said on Wednesday.

La Via Campesina, Transnational Institute, World March of Women and some other organizations approved a statement supporting the struggle against land grab in Hungary.

La Banque mondiale mettra un accent plus fort sur les questions de régime foncier et des investissements agricoles durables aux plans social et environnemental, a-t-elle annoncé lundi à Washington.

Sidy Ba, secrétaire général du CCPA, fait un exposé sur l'accaparement des terres lors de l'atelier de partage et de réflexion «La sécurité alimentaire face aux enjeux liés aux OGM et à l'accaparement des terres»

Con ocasión de la reunión de alto nivel sobre hambre, seguridad alimentaria y nutrición que Naciones Unidas celebra en Madrid, la Plataforma Rural -en la que participa Ecologistas en Acción- reivindica la lucha contra la agricultura industrial, el robo de tierras y la especulación financiera.

Hassad Australia chief executive Tom McKeon said the company employed people from local communities, supported local businesses and paid tax. The company owns 11 farms over 250,000ha in Australia, including three in WA.

Les terres agricoles sont bradées sur l’ensemble du territoire béninois.

Private Egyptian investors to plant sunflower on 210,000ha of land earmarked for joint agricultural projects under a deal reached by President Mohamed Mursi and President Hassan Omar al-Bashir.

Tanzania's The Citizen says land grabbing is a potentially explosive issue that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency before it leads to widespread violence and bloodletting.

Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa's food system, but, as corporations buy up huge swathes of rural land, they are losing out at every turn. Marc Wegerif introduces a new Oxfam briefing paper.

Horizon Plantations, an emerging agro-specialized business owned by Sheikh Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi, plans to compete with world’s leading banana producers following acquisition of several state enterprises.