AreaOne Farms Fund III exceeded its target by signing up more limited partners, including three Canadian institutions — an endowment, an insurer and a pension fund

NGOs in Sarawak and around the world report failures by the Sarawak government to uphold indigenous land rights, and failures by international banks and investors to ensure their investments are conflict-free.

There were dramatic scenes outside Phnom Penh court this week as one of Cambodia’s most iconic activists, Tep Vanny lost an appeal to overturn her two and a half year jail sentence.

South Korea government has designated part of the Korea National Food Cluster, or Foodpolis, as a foreign investment zone (FIZ), making it easier for the cluster to attract global food firms seeking to set up a base in Northeast Asia.

Two Chinese media firms – China Agriculture Film and Television Center and Global Max Media Group – co-hosted the China Africa Agriculture Co-operation and Development Summit in Lusaka.

The Rohatyn Group has agreed to acquire GMO Renewable Resources from Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. No financial terms were disclosed. GMORR is a provider of investment opportunities in forestry and agriculture investing.

"China will continue to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in large-scale farming, animal husbandry, grain storage and processing in Africa," says China's Ambassador to Zambia.

GMORR manages approximately $2.1 billion in rural real estate assets across eight countries and 600,000 hectares.

China is poised to have a much larger footprint in the global food supply chain in the near future, according to a new report from Rabobank. The report highlights six acquisitions from the last six years that demonstrate China’s agricultural priorities.

Brazilian President Michel Temer has approved a recommendation that federal government bodies should adopt new criteria for setting the boundaries of indigenous land. The new measure will resulting ultimately in the dismissal of 90 percent of ongoing indigenous territory land claims.

This practical guide focuses on investigating accountability and accountability politics in the context of the current global rush for land and other natural resources

Investors bold enough to diversify with an overseas agricultural investment can find plenty of untapped opportunities, strong upside potential, and an industry poised to profit from the rise in global population and corresponding demand for food.

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.

The value of the foreign-owned U.S. farmland soared from $17.4 billionto $42.7 billion, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Most of today’s foreign investment in agricultural land began to increase in 2005

IFC financial intermediary investments linked to land grabs and displacement in Africa. CSOs critique proposed changes to IFC lending policies

Brazil’s ambition to become a palm oil giant could have devastating social and environmental impacts if the move is not carefully managed, say experts

After consultation with civil society and in light of growing awareness of abuses, UN experts on economic, social and cultural rights stress in new guidance that protecting against corporate abuse is not just important, but a government's obligation.

Chinese foreigners are forcing farmers in southwest Madagascar to sell their land for a mere 7 ariary (less than US $0.01) per square meter.

Report finds no evidence that NAFSN’s approach of partnering with the private sector is effective in reducing poverty, improving food security and nutrition, or addressing the challenges faced by women

Farmland Partners is investigating a land purchase in Canada, and looked at farms in Scotland too, in its quest to exploit global farm price growth it sees continuing, driven by the quest to meet food demand.

Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African governments are once again promoting large plantations and estates. But the new corporate interest in African agriculture has been criticised as a “land grab”.

As China's government sets up farms in developing countries, the nation's food companies are scouring the world for premium products

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food cautions that many Zambian peasants are at risk of becoming squatters on their own land as Zambia is turned into Southern Africa’s food basket.

The industry expected to find green pastures in Liberia, but early missteps and new environmental restrictions have led to slow expansion.

In rural Germany, a highly undemocratic form of land control is accelerating the process of land concentration, contributing to the increase of land prices and creating barriers for young farmers to enter agriculture.

Report gives an overview of the availability of information for land concessions in Brazil, Canada, Cambodia, Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Republic of the Congo, and Russia.

Le gouvernement sud-africain a publié vendredi dans le Government Gazette un projet de loi visant à interdire aux étrangers l’accès à la propriété foncière agricole.

Thematic portfolio aims to be "the go to source of information on land and investments."

This notorious palm oil industry has now expanded to Myanmar with devastating consequences for human rights and the environment

Pension fund giant TIAA is investing its clients’ funds in farmland and agribusinesses tied to environmental and human rights abuses in Latin America.