The courageous victory of the villagers of Port Loko to get their lands back is an inspiration to communities affected by oil palm plantations from across Africa and the world.

La magnitud de este fenómeno de apropiación de tierras agrícolas por parte de las financieras tiene importantes consecuencias tanto para las comunidades rurales como para los sistemas alimentarios.

Los nexos entre el delito, la corrupción y quienes están involucrados en negocios que acaparan tierras agrícolas son reales.

Aurélio Pavinato, CEO of SLC Agrícola SA, says the potential to expand soybean, grains and sugarcane plantations on 43 million hectares in the Cerrado region will "demand heavy investments".

Au Québec, les gens seront surpris d’apprendre qu’ils ont des intérêts directs dans l'agrobusiness violent et destructeur de l’environnement au Brésil

Des ONG et des communautés locales critiquent Feronia et son apport réel en matière de développement.

The BFB sale has raised concerns that even if local bidders are able to raise the cash required for these deals, they’re not able to compete with the vast resources and track records of international players.

At the Triangular People's Conference on ProSavana in Tokyo, Japanese researcher Sayaka Funada-Classen explains how this agricultural megaproject in northern Mozambique follows Japan's historical model.

The Philippines and PNG signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement for greater cooperation on agriculture, including a tie-up on rice and grain production, as well as coconut and coffee production.

Ny faha-18 novambra taona 2008 no nampahafantaran’ny gazety anglisy « Financial Times » fa eo am-panaovana fifanarahana goavana be ny orinasa Daewoo Logistics sy ny governemantan’i Madagasikara. Folo taona aty aoriana, inona no zava-misy iaraha-mahita ?

Le 18 novembre 2008, le « Financial Times » a révélé qu'un énorme accord était en cours de négociation entre Daewoo Logistics et le gouvernement de Madagascar. Dix ans plus tard, à quoi assistons-nous ?

On 18 November 2008, The Financial Times exposed a massive deal being negotiated between Daewoo Logistics and the government of Madagascar. Ten years later, what are we seeing?

A group of Riverina farmers is demanding answers from the federal government over the sale of BFB, a large diversified agribusiness in Temora, which is being sold by a US private equity investor to a Canadian pension fund.

Depuis une dizaine d’années, l’argent des fonds de pension alimente un énorme investissement dans les terres agricoles. Le nombre de fonds de pension investissant dans les terres agricoles et les sommes d’argent déployées à cette fin sont en augmentation, mais tout se fait discrètement.

Money from pension funds has fuelled the financial sector's massive move into farmland investing over the past decade. The number of pension funds involved in farmland investment and the amount of money they are deploying into it is increasing, under the radar.

Neuf communautés de la RDC ont déposé une plainte auprès de la banque de développement allemande DEG

The communities of the DR Congo want a resolution to a land conflict that dates back to the Belgian colonial period with a palm oil company that is currently being financed by a consortium of European development banks led by DEG.

« Ils sont en train de produire du niébé Bt et de l’arachide Bt probablement pour l’imposer et pour le diffuser au niveau des pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest » affirme Sidy Ba du CNCR

With a massive Chinese rice plantation project floundering, the Tsakane farmers of Xai-Xai offer a vivid demonstration that perhaps the best way to grow more food is to give poor food producers more land.

A controversial new railroad, Ferrogrão (Grainrail), is poised to penetrate the Brazilian Amazon, if industrial agribusiness gets its way.

As ING launches its sustainable investment campaign, a civil society coalition from Belgium and the Netherlands calls upon ING to clean up their act. ING’s financing of controversial palm oil companies such as SOCFIN is far from sustainable.

Alors qu’ING lance une campagne sur l’investissement durable, un groupe d’ONG dénonce publiquement aujourd’hui ces financements à des entreprises d’huile de palme, telles que SOCFIN

La mobilisation de la société civile contre ProSavana est inédite et ne doit pas masquer la réalisation d’autres projets, comme l’illustre l’ampleur du développement du marché de l’éthanol.

GRAIN a appris récemment que plusieurs cas d'accaparement des terres ont donné lieu à des poursuites en justice ou des actions menées par les autorités des pays concernés. Nous avons donc décidé de présenter une brève mise à jour des derniers développements.

GRAIN recently learned that several cases of land grabbing have been prosecuted in the courts, or been acted upon by national authorities, and so we have compiled a short update on these developments.

A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit says land grabs are another common mechanism of corruption threatening Kenya's food security, citing instances where backdoor deals were used to secure land.

The elite university has quietly become one of the largest owners of farmland in the world, according to a new report by GRAIN, an international nonprofit supporting small farmers, and Brazil-based Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos

Chinese producers in Brazil should not export soybeans to China, but chicken, says former Minister of Agriculture Roberto Rodrigues, now director of the FGV Agribusiness Center

A delegation from "Malibya Agriculture" was received by Mali's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Nango Dembélé on 17 September 2018 to discuss a possible revival of Libyan investment in the Office du Niger zone.

Solange Bolembe of RIAO-RDC, an information and support network for community organisations in the DR Congo, explains the challenges that women face who live in communities affected by oil palm plantations.