European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants Wilmar International, according to new research released today by Friends of the Earth Europe.
Animation from Oxfam showing how families are being unfairly evicted from their land and left with no way to grow food or earn a living as a result of big land deals in poor countries.
Translation of an interview given by the coordinator of the consulting firm responsible for developing the ProSavana master plan and coordinating private sector investment.
A Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits.
A private initiative, Stallion Group, has indicated its readiness to invest in rice production in Edo State, just as the state government assured it of a conducive environment.
Agricultural investment firm GLB presented its Sudan alfafa production project, which produces feed for animals in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to participants at the agriculture investment conference in Sudan.
The Liberia Land Commission is making significant headway, say land experts, but non-conflict related land disputes are increasing, most of them as a result of weak land laws.
Wisconsin state legislators have blocked an effort by Gov. Scott Walker to lift the state's long-time limits on foreign ownership of farmland.
Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia.
África se está convirtiendo en un goloso pastel para las grandes empresas planetarias en su incesante y despiadada búsqueda del lucro, ahora que otros continentes están agotados.
Can contemporary large-scale land investments play a role in reducing poverty and inequality? If so, what influences the outcomes? A new research project is gathering data on three farming models – contract farming, plantations and commercial farming areas – in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia.
Les témoignages que l'on entend dans les villages de Ndiael, au Sénégal, nous narrent une histoire bien connue.
A critical analysis of five claims about environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
A pochi chilometri dal confine con la Mauritania, dove la natura sembrerebbe offrire solo sabbia e poca erba secca, centinaia di migliaia di girasoli e lunghi canali artificiali riempiti d'acqua appaiono davanti a noi.
L'impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope 2013. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l'Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la Chine va renforcer ses achats de terres et de céréales sur le continent.
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Paraguay: Huge beef farm hits market
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Obsolètes, les réformes agraires ?
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