The Ministry of Agriculture has signed a 23.7 million Br land lease contract with Toren Agri Plc, a Turkish company, for large scale production of cotton at its head quarters at Asmera road

Katar Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası’nın “Mükemmeliyet ve Başarının 40 Yılı” adlı hatıra kitabında yayımlanan bir makalede Hassad Gıda Şirketi yerel ve uluslararası yatırımlarla Katar’a makul fiyatlarla gıda sağlamakta hevesli olduğu belirtiliyor.

Les parlementaires africains ont débattu leur rapport sur l’accaparement des terres

La commission de l’économie rurale, de l’agriculture, des ressources naturelles et de l’environnement a présenté un rapport sur la question de l’accaparement des terres lors de la session ordinaire du Parlement panafricain (PAP) le 12 octobre 2011 en Afrique du Sud.

Pan-African Parliament calls for a moratorium on large-scale land acquisitions.

Governments and companies involved in leasing land claim it is little used and that the projects will bring food security, create jobs and boost tax revenues – none of which is true

"People are having their land stolen from them, literally, without even being aware it has happened, let alone consenting."

A group of twenty Dutch companies visited Juba this week, looking for business opportunities. In the South Sudanese capital they bumped into a 50-member strong delegation from Japan, who was there for exactly the same purpose. Meanwhile, the Indians are on their way.

The so-called “global land grab” continues the historic process of land enclosures described by Sir Thomas More in Utopia as “sheep eating men,” when English peasants were evicted from the commons to make room for private estates.

Notes from the October 11 press conference organized by the Italian Committee on Food Sovereignty in Rome.

A study of sub-Saharan Africa raises concerns that large-scale commercial agriculture could cause unforeseen but disproportionate impacts on access to water by small-scale producers.

Victims of "land grabbing" have joined 800 of the world's leading environment and development groups to press the UN to establish strong guidelines to protect communities affected by large-scale land investments.

Husband and wife team founded Emergent Asset Management, which has led controversial farmland acquisitions in southern Africa.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture plans to conduct a media tour accompanied by officials next week in Gambela to increase public awareness surrounding land grabbing issues.

Developers hover as 5 million hectares, and national pride, are signed away in 99-year leases that have raised fears of corruption.