The food crisis and recent droughts have confirmed that controlling the source of food—the land and the water that flows under or by it—are equally or even more important.
El fin es que no reaparezca el conflicto armado tras un acuerdo de paz. Por su parte, las FARC propusieron limitar la extranjerización del agro y garantizar la seguridad alimentaria e insistieron con la idea de convocar a una Asamblea Constituyente.
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs says his country can be a logical partner for resource-rich Gulf countries as a producer of food in places like Africa, where experts say half of the potential agricultural land is under-utilised.
The most comprehensive publication to date on land concessions and leases in Lao PDR has been presented to the public.
A day-long conference will be held on Feb. 6, 2013 at the India International Centre, New Delhi to deliberate on the ongoing land takeover in India and in African countries like Ethiopia by Indian companies.
Au Sénégal, entre 2000 et 2010, entre 30 et 40 % de réserves fonciers ont fait l’objet de transactions foncières à grande échelle, « un transfert massif de terres paysannes vers les investisseurs »
«Si on nous enlève notre terre, autant mourir», assène, en se tranchant symboliquement la gorge d’un doigt, le chef d’un des villages de la communauté rurale de Gnith, au nord-ouest du Sénégal.
L’UPA insiste sur la nécessité du gouvernement de « bouger dans le dossier » de l’accaparement des terres par les spéculateurs. « Sinon, les terres agricoles vont devenir la propriété de ces fonds-là », ce qui tirera vers le haut le prix des produits agricoles et alimentaires
"Si nos quitan nuestra tierra, antes morir", asegura cortándose simbólicamente la garganta con un dedo, el jefe de uno de los poblados de la comunidad rural de Gnith, en el nordeste del Senegal.
"Aujourd'hui, la partie la plus visible de l'iceberg reste l'accaparement de terres agricoles. Mais il ne faut pas oublier l'accaparement plus général des ressources puisque les populations locales sont privées de leur terre mais aussi de l'accès à des ressources vitales : eau, sous-sol, forêt..." explique Catherine Gaudard de CCFD-Terre solidaire
An increasing number of investors are looking at their feet as they cast around for returns in a zero interest rate environment. Farmland is likely to become a more and more attractive asset class as food scarcity worsens and land becomes a precious commodity.
With a need to import 100m tonnes of grain each year by 2020, Beijing needs to invest in global agricultural markets, experts say
A 'villagisation' programme that has been linked to the leasing of large tracts of land for commercial agriculture has left people from Ethiopia's Gambella region bereft of land and loved ones, casting donor support in an unflattering light
Valiance, a London-based asset manager, launched a fund in May 2012 that aims to invest in Brazilian farmland through a joint venture with Bovespa-listed farming company SLC Agrícola
As much as 10% of Romanian farmland could be in the hands of multinational businesses, but there are no official statistics to establish the full extent of the corporate takeover.
