As African leaders, many out to line their own pockets, sign away their people's land to foreigners, the continent's people face not having enough food to eat.

The Asian Peasant Coalition and Peasant Movement of the Philippines slam World Bank’s “seven principles”.

Video of a speech by Dave Ramaswamy of Allied Venture about the opportunities for India to outsource its agriculture to Latin America.

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund agricultural company launched Hassad Australia last year, aimed at ensuring that livestock and grain needs for Qatar, from Australian farmland, are met.

Recently, Kanayo Nwanze, head of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, told a news conference: "It is the wrong language to call them land grabs. They are investments in farmland--like investments in oil exploration."

Companies from the kingdom are meeting with representatives of the state of Western Australia to discuss buying equity in farms and investing in the wheat supply chain.

Members of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development , undeterred by low world wheat prices, plan a fresh wave of deals to lease farmland abroad,

La lutte contre l’accaparement de terres a au Mexique une longue histoire. Le rejet du “Procede” dans les communautés indigènes, l’occupation de grandes propriétés au Chiapas à la suite du soulèvement zapatiste, la résistance des paysans d’Atenco et tant d’autres conflits montrent que l’initiative de la Banque Mondiale dans notre pays ne passera pas.

Saudi Arabian investors are looking at opportunities to buy into farmland in Algeria, says the Saudi Agriculture Minister.

After trumpeting Chinese investment in "a very large agricultural project" in the Bahamas that would be up and running by September, senior government officials are now backing off the subject.

If the UN is serious about ending hunger then it must heed its own advice, stop the advance of agribusiness in Africa and implement food sovereignty immediately, says Friends of the Earth.

Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI) mengatakan program food estate di Merauke, Papua akan memberikan empat kerugian implikasi.

Nnimmo Bassey from Nigeria said that these principles legitimize a new form of colonialism with grave dangers for millions of local livelihoods and the environment.

Friends of the Earth International warns that voluntary principles on land acquisitions announced by the World Bank and supported by the UN will legitimize and promote land grabbing in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Le Bénin offre à l’Arabie Saoudite des possibilités d’investissement dans divers domaines agricoles, comme le riz, le coton, l’huile végétale et la production d’oléagineux.