Land acquisitions, whether to produce food, biofuels, or other crops, raise questions about who will benefit. Even if some of these projects can dramatically boost land productivity, will local people gain from this?
Internally displaced Colombians face killings and widespread death threats for attempting to reclaim their land, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Cima Coffee Farms this week announced it has officially launched as a standalone real estate concern dedicated to the sales of prime agricultural property
A journalist's visit to South Omo, where rights groups say police have raped women and otherwise pressured locals to leave an area tagged to become a huge sugar plantation, was quickly curtailed by authorities.
An EU trade initiative intended to reduce poverty in the world’s poorest countries has driven thousands of Cambodian farming families into destitution and led to serious human rights violations, says new report
La question foncière est au cœur de la problématique RSE pour les entreprises forestières ou agro-alimentaires et elle doit être abordée de manière politique tant elle est délicate voire controversée.
A massive New Zealand farm the size of Christchurch has been sold to a North American investment group.
Saudi ag minister says his government is positioning itself as a facilitator for the Saudi private sector, seeking land and agricultural investments, and providing funds, credit, and logistics.
Un artículo en Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences precisa que el 47% de los terrenos apropiados se localizan en África y el 33%, en Asia.
La caída en la rentabilidad generó que muchos de estos emprendimientos agrícolas desaparecieran y que los productores hayan emigrado a otros países. Esto derivó en una caída en los precios de la tierra y en una mayor disponibilidad de campos. ¿Qué pasa con la inversión extranjera en el país?
La forêt des Indiens isolés du Paraguay est en train d’être détruite pour faire place à l’élevage de bétail destiné au marché européen.
Large multinational corporations are swooping into Laos to acquire the land — or the rights to the resources that the land holds — from the local, regional and national governments.
Las transnacionales toman el control de la alimentación en África
African countries should have ethical economic land policies to save the continent from land conflicts, an international land conference was told on Wednesday.
The proposed Africa fund from Tata Capital, which is part of India's biggest business house, would mainly focus on segments such as consumer goods and agriculture and agri-processing.
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