With land grabbing fast becoming one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time, the International Criminal Court has started to recognize that the guise of economic development can mask many crimes against humanity.

Preqin estimates that more than 100 unlisted agriculture/farmland-focused funds have closed since 2006, raising about $22 billion in aggregate capital.

EIA releases today a video that shows how large-scale oil palm project has negatively impacted the lives of community members, threatened biodiversity hotspots, and failed to meet development promises to communities in the Southwest region of Cameroon.

Six ethnic Kuoy families were violently evicted from their homes in Preah Vihear over the weekend, with further evictions threatened for another 13 families.

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference laments the rate at which multinational companies indiscriminately acquire lands leading to displacement of occupants.

Changes in legal frameworks are redefining control over natural resources, and facilitating transitions toward more commercialised land relations

Three-quarters of the 20 states most affected by land grabbing are in Africa and Asia and among the poorest in the world, and in these countries the rights of the population have scant protection.

Companies are betting that global appetites will increasingly rely on Black Sea soil even as obstacles to growth remain.

Investing in agroecology requires a drastically different model than the agribusiness-led version many Governments are currently pursuing

Depuis l'année 2000 et à l'échelle de la planète 26,7 millions d'hectares de terres agricoles sont passées dans les mains d'investisseurs étrangers.

The TucFrut property, located 140 miles South of Santiago, consists of five different farms spread over 1,000 hectares and currently produces apples, blueberries and kiwifruit on over 660 hectares.

Unless proactive steps are taken to enable women to have a stronger voice, large-scale agribusiness projects will leave them even more marginalised.

This paper for institutional investors, family offices and investment managers explains why ecological and regenerative farming systems provide an attractive investment opportunity.

Des terres sont en cours de rachat ailleurs que dans l’Indre

Le livre-reportage Terres à vendre est une minutieuse enquête sur les rachats de terres agricoles par l'agroindustrie, de partout sur la planète. Un ouvrage édifiant et inquiétant sur un phénomène mondial en pleine expansion.

Il est plus viable pour les gouvernements d’investir dans la protection des droits fonciers que dans le négoce des matières premières, explique un nouveau rapport du World Resources Institute

Il est probable qu’une partie importante de l'argent qui circule en Suisse est placé dans des fonds d’investissement liés aux terres agricoles, souligne Markus Giger.

L’Afrique reste la région la plus touchée par le phénomène des acquisitions de terres agricoles à grande échelle, selon le projet Land Matrix

La Roumanie voit ses terres accaparées par des investisseurs étrangers, souvent des fonds de pension. Dans cette usine rachetée par le groupe français Avril, on affirme "valoriser" le pays et ses agriculteurs.

Au Liberia, les communautés locales s'inquiètent de l'absence d'integration du régime foncier dans les principes directeurs de la Tropical Forest Alliance 2020

Ayer las familias campesinas pidieron de vuelta a la Procuraduría que inicie juicios para anular títulos irregulares.

http://events.eib.org/events/sowing-the-seeds-of-impact-the-eib-approach-to-agribusiness-in-africa/