Las preocupaciones de que la creciente presencia china esté socavando la soberanía local han llegado a su punto más alto en Argentina, donde el gobierno de la provincia de Río Negro firmó en 2010 un acuerdo con la corporación china Beidahaung Group para arrendar unas 320 mil hectáreas de sus mejores terrenos agrícolas para la producción de soya, trigo, colza y otros productos.

In Zambia 15,000 hectares along the Zambezi River in the Kazungula district will be cleared of its forest, and sugar cane planted for ethanol and sugar production. It is not clear that the particular chief involved, or his customary community, were properly consulted or advised. No EIA has been produced

Trying to compensate for the absence of legitimacy of these massive land deals by getting investors to adhere to a few principles is deceitful.

Intentar compensar la ausencia de legitimidad de estos negocios con tierras haciendo que los inversionistas se adhieran a unos cuantos principios es una estafa.

Tenter de pallier le manque de légitimité de ces acquisitions foncières en faisant adhérer les investisseurs à quelques principes n’est qu’une vaste supercherie.

Sudan and UAE have agreed to concentrate investment in the field of agriculture, referring that the UAE Al-Thahra Company expressed desire to invest in Sudan as strategic partner in the food security projects.

Saudi's Kingdom Holding said on Saturday it had not given up contested land in southern Egypt and had spoken to Egypt's public prosecutor about a settlement.

La propiedad de la tierra será un tema de debate central en la administración de Mujica. Agazzi vaticinó que habrá una "lucha de posiciones" y de "búsqueda de alianzas", y se lamentó porque en nuestro país hay "mucha gente" que no le da importancia a estos temas, que son "problemas nacionales y no sólo de los pequeños productores".

There is a jobs cow waiting to be milked in Africa. It is agriculture and agri-business, says World Bank VP of Africa Region

Chinese and other eastern investors are looking to buy agriculture land and agribusiness across the globe, and Ukraine is increasingly on their radar.

Selling the Crafar farms to an overseas consortium cannot possibly be in New Zealand’s economic interests, says Green Party Co-leader.

While investment is critical for agriculture, the rush into long-term land leases is a dramatic step with many risks and substantial social and environmental costs

Iba Mar Faye sociologue à l'IPAR Sénégal dresse un portrait de l'accaparement des terres au plan international et prend l'exemple de l'Afrique de l'ouest et du Sénégal.

This study is conducted in order to shed light on and investigate the welfare situation for people affected by farmland investments. It deals with three cases in the Oromia region: Castel Winery, Elfora Agro-Industries PLC and Sher Ethiopia PLC

Après l'industrie et les services, c'est l'agriculture qui garantit des retours sur investissements lucratifs aux riches acquéreurs de terres dans les pays pauvres, comme le montre un documentaire d'Arte.