Indian company Estina was given a free 99-year lease to a 4,400 ha farm, as well as a guaranteed R114-million per year for the construction and running of the farm, but cash was siphoned out of the country as quickly as the South African public paid it over.

Company backed by Rabobank and Continental Grain takes minority stake in Brazilian dairy company pursuing farmland acquisitions in Piaui.

New oil plantations grab land and destroy the environment in e.g. Sierra Leone. But there is a fair and environmentally friendly alternative way.

No new plantation has succeeded since Mozambique's independence, but this has not stopped Frelimo leaders from dreaming of giant mechanised farms funded by hundreds of millions of dollars from abroad.

Bulgaria’s government has drafted legislative amendments to exempt European Union citizens from restrictions on buying agricultural land, as the country could face huge financial sanctions from the EU if it does not.

Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day of protest over land grabs, demanding the government return seized fields and protect them from a surge in prosecutions over property disputes.

Dangote Group says it is also “at the planning stage’’ to invest in other agricultural projects including production of soybean, oil palm, palm kernel and corn.

On 11 July, Brazil's President signed into law important new legislation (MP 759) that paves the way for land thieves, who have illegally occupied and cleared vast areas of public land, to legalize their land holdings.

Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for activists fighting for their land or trying to safeguard the environment, according to a Global Witness report, which also provides insight into why these defenders are at such high risk.

Data released by London-based campaign group Global Witness showed that 49 of 200 land rights activists killed last year were from South America's largest country, making Brazil the world's most dangerous nation for campaigners.

Nearly four people were murdered each week last year while defending their homes, lands and forests from mining, dams and agricultural projects.

La toute première réunion des commissaires africains en charge du foncier a débuté ce lundi à Accra.

Une partie de la population nourrit la crainte d’une accélération du processus d’accaparement des terres traditionnelles.

L’accaparement des terres par l’agriculture industrielle au détriment de l’agriculture familiale est un phénomène qui prend de plus en plus d’ampleur, avec des conséquences sociales et économiques de plus en plus marquées.

Selon les paysans, un contingent de deux véhicules remplis de gendarmes a été envoyé sur place pour affronter les populations déterminées à garder leurs terres

Au moins 200 personnes ont été tuées en 2016 dans le monde en défendant l’environnement. Triste décompte réalisé par l’ONG Global Witness.

Deux ans après le changement de régime, le pays est engagé dans un Plan d’aménagement du territoire qui se traduit par un accaparement des terres et du littoral généralisé, selon les militants du Nafso

Lancée grâce à un soutien financier de la FAO, le programme GRAINE s’installera sur 200.000 hectares de terres occupée par des communautés au Gabon

Nova legislação de Regularização Fundiária é obstáculo para a reforma agrária e anistia a grilagem no Brasil

Rumänien ist zu einem heißen Tipp für internationale Investoren geworden. Touristisch attraktive Lagen, aber vor allem Ackerland gelangen in die Hände von Kapitalanlegern - zulasten der Einheimischen.