La controverse sur l' accaparement des terres n'empêche pas l'arrivée massive des grands investissements étrangers pur l'exploitation agricole en Afrique, un continent disposant d'environ 22 millions d'hectares de terres arables encore en friche.

Perusahaan manufaktur makanan ini rajin mengakuisisi sejumlah perusahaan di sektor pertanian dan perkebunan

Foreign ownership of farm land is a sensitive issue in Australia and "across the ditch" in New Zealand.

Islamic Development Bank and Rabobank team up to launch fund that intends to invest 5-10% of its funds in global farmland.

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En los últimos 10 años de burbujas especulativas reventadas, una nueva fórmula de inversión está expandiéndose. El capital más capitalista está acaparando toda la tierra fértil que le cabe en sus bolsillos.

Our conception of land-grabs and global discussions on the phenomenon are informed too much by contentious, large-scale land deals in Africa and too little by examples from other regions. This has led to many unfounded assumptions about the nature of land-grab.

GRAIN looks behind the current scramble for land in Africa to reveal a global struggle for what is increasingly seen as a commodity more precious than gold or oil - water.

Le Président de Cevital envisage d’investir 1 milliard de dollars de dollars en Côte d’Ivoire dans les cinq prochaines années et négocie avec le Premier Ministre ivoirien la concession de 300.000 hectares afin d’investir dans la culture du riz et du cacao.

As Europe's debt crisis rattles global equity market confidence farming is being increasingly championed by many as a sound, long-term bet for investors needing a safe haven for their money - particularly superannuation funds.

Despite the lucrative returns that foreign investors can achieve by investing in African agriculture, the on-the-ground realities of operating in the continent is often less rosy.

Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim, minister for agriculture for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, speaks to This is Africa about the government's strategy in Africa.