A handful of wealthy countries are responsible for most international farmland acquisitions - what some critics term "land grabs" - in a trend that is redrawing the global map of land ownership.
The mammoth Biocom sugarcane project is a prime example of the Angolan government’s multi-faceted plan to open up the country’s interior to economic activity and increase agricultural production.
The grazing lands of the Maasai community in East Africa are being viewed as the next frontier for land grabbing.
Locals say land grabbing is on the rise because of the Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport corridor.
Agricultural Asset Management, which aims to make farmland as an asset class more accessible, will invest in farmland in the U.S., UK, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Republic of Congo today invited Indian farmers and food processing sector to explore business opportunities there, saying it is ready to offer all "possible support" in this regard.
China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, the largest privately owned juice producer in China, plans to invest in the agricultural resources in Australia by acquiring one or two farms.
AgDevCo and African Agricultural Capital Fund announce investments in a 518 ha Malawian macadamia farm.
Osun State Government signed agriculture partnerships over the weekend with investors from Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
La transaction, dont le montant n'a pas encore été dévoilé, porte sur 180 ha de foncier dont 57 ha de vignes, répartis en AOP Corbières et en IGP, avec un potentiel de production de 3 300 hl.
L’Union des producteurs agricoles et la Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec réclament que le gouvernement impose pendant 3 ans que chaque acheteur ne puisse acquérir plus de 100 ha par année.
KKR and Bunge have expressed interest in buying 88% of PT Golden Plantation, which owns 49,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in Kalimantan, Riau and Sumatra, Indonesia
Le gouvernement camerounais cède le complexe sucrier de Justin Sugar Mills de 32 000 ha à d'autres investisseurs.
"In a country like Liberia, it is not possible to do large-scale sustainable plantations". Silas Siakor explains the link between the Ebola epidemic and the ruthless exploitation of forest resources in the region.
The EU is currently witnessing a massive land grab, which has a direct impact on 25 million of its citizens, changing the way lands are being managed and how food is being produced.
