"Si nos quitan nuestra tierra, antes morir", asegura cortándose simbólicamente la garganta con un dedo, el jefe de uno de los poblados de la comunidad rural de Gnith, en el nordeste del Senegal.

"Aujourd'hui, la partie la plus visible de l'iceberg reste l'accaparement de terres agricoles. Mais il ne faut pas oublier l'accaparement plus général des ressources puisque les populations locales sont privées de leur terre mais aussi de l'accès à des ressources vitales : eau, sous-sol, forêt..." explique Catherine Gaudard de CCFD-Terre solidaire

An increasing number of investors are looking at their feet as they cast around for returns in a zero interest rate environment. Farmland is likely to become a more and more attractive asset class as food scarcity worsens and land becomes a precious commodity.

With a need to import 100m tonnes of grain each year by 2020, Beijing needs to invest in global agricultural markets, experts say

A 'villagisation' programme that has been linked to the leasing of large tracts of land for commercial agriculture has left people from Ethiopia's Gambella region bereft of land and loved ones, casting donor support in an unflattering light

Valiance, a London-based asset manager, launched a fund in May 2012 that aims to invest in Brazilian farmland through a joint venture with Bovespa-listed farming company SLC Agrícola

As much as 10% of Romanian farmland could be in the hands of multinational businesses, but there are no official statistics to establish the full extent of the corporate takeover.

As institutions and private investors show increased interest in farmland, prices are rising.

New Zealand's state pension fund is looking at buying overseas farmland amid growing demand for food in emerging markets, and it is also interested in assets offered by struggling European banks as well as catastrophe insurance.

Leurs terres cédées par le gouvernement aux planteurs malaisiens et indonésiens, des paysans du Liberia dénoncent des accords qui les ignorent: après 15 ans de guerre civile, des nouvelles luttes s'annoncent.

Um relatório do Banco Central sobre investimentos no País, nas mãos da presidente Dilma, informa que estrangeiros já compraram US$ 60 bilhões em terras no Brasil.

Los pequeños productores y trabajadores rurales de organizaciones de los departamentos uruguayos de Artigas, Salto y Paysandú reclamaron el cese de la extranjerización y concentración de la tierra