Trois ans après la crise alimentaire de 2008, la question de la faim resurgit dans la Corne de l’Afrique. Parmi les causes de ce fléau se trouvent les investissements fonciers à grande échelle visant à établir des cultures vivrières et énergétiques.

The idea of combining the greed of investors with the fight against hunger as a mutually beneficial business venture has failed miserably

New study by SNV and the Royal Tropical Institute looks at rising farmland acquisitions by domestic agro-investors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Papua New Guinea has launched a Commission of Inquiry into foreign land grabs of pristine, indigenous owned primary rainforests for clearcut logging and supposed oil palm development.

Argentina's Congress is gearing up for a debate on a bill to limit the amount of farmland foreigners can buy, amid a surge of interest in land deals triggered by rising food prices.

The $23.6 billion Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System and the $600 million Tucson Supplemental Retirement System are currently exploring potential investments in farmland as a means of diversification.

Arias sostuvo además que tras la tierra está el interés de empresas transnacionales, y manifestó al ministro de Agricultura su preocupación por su promoción de la inversión privada y extranjera en el agro.

China's most powerful agricultural company Beidahuang Group, BDH, has made offers on a number of farms in the state's south west, amounting to about 80,000 hectares of land.

Es impostergable una legislación que limite en forma explícita la tenencia de tierra, dice la CNFR

Powerpoint on what's happening with the law, for foreigners, in Brazil

Calvin Burgess recorded statement to police over threats on his life after he was chased by angry villagers who were protesting eviction from their farms which the company insists belongs to them.

A Singapore-based investor in agriculture is to put in an investment of $50 million in 10,000 hectares of fully irrigated and precision levelled commercial rice farm in Ondorie area of Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

Mozambique offered to lease to Mauritius some 23,500ha of land subject to Mauritius coming up with viable and sustainable projects.

The likelihood of Ethiopia facing stiff competition from Tanzania and Uganda in attracting investment from Indian agri-businesses reared its head during a visit from a 35 member delegation last week.

By Gang Gong Li, Gerry Albert Corpuz and Portnip Pakangcharap