A new study puts "land-grab" deals into the context of agricultural investments more generally.

Report by Deutsche Bank examines the global rush for land

“Every day I field calls from potential investors, from pension funds, from family businesses that want to buy” from inside and outside Canada, said Doug Emsley, president of Assiniboia Capital Corp.

La série de conférences Global AgInvesting, leader dans son secteur, arrive à Londres pour parler d'investissements responsables dans l'agriculture mondiale

Former Nigerian president Obasanjo calls on African Union to develop a framework for managing foreign investment in agriculture, and says governments should consider a moratorium on large-scale land deals pending legislation to protect smallholder farmers.

A two-decade slump in Japan’s real estate prices, an incomplete land registry and lax rules on buying forest with water rights are attracting investors led by China.

What should be done about land grabs, and who should do it, remains a topic of intense debate on the international stage.

A growing worldwide land rush is having a negative impact on the local and indigenous people says José Graziano da Silva, director-general of the FAO to conference at Cornell University.

A 2-yr consultation process to develop principles for responsible investment in agriculture was approved by the 39th Session of the Committee on World Security (CFS), which ended on Saturday at FAO headquarters.

India is one of Africa’s biggest investors in agricultural land.

A slide show by GRAIN that profiles some of those who have been most actively pursuing or supporting farmland grabs around the world.

This paper examines the incidence of large-scale purchase of agricultural land in Africa by Indian investors.

MetLife Inc, the largest US life insurer, started a business to make agricultural loans in Brazil as insurers expand in developing markets and seek investments to boost income with interest rates near record lows.

Logging companies in PNG are using special agricultural leases to clear vast tracts of rainforest timber, on the promise of roads and economic development for remote villages. Jemima Garrett investigates.

Researchers find that bulk of deals to lease out land are struck in 32 of the countries ranked “alarming” or “serious” on the Global Hunger Index score.

Growing scarcity and degradation of farmland, rapidly rising incomes, and changing consumption patterns have all contributed to an increasing number of international land investments or land deals.

It is important to unpack what land grabbing really involves if we are to understand what is really happening.

Using or acquiring land for your company can indeed be a risky business and particularly when poor communities are affected.

International groups give full support and solidarity to the farmers in Burma/Myanmar in resisting land grabs in their country

In 2010 alone, land-clearing for oil palm plantations in Kalimantan emitted more than 140 million metric tons of carbon dioxide – an amount equivalent to annual emissions from about 28 million vehicles.

The World Bank rejected a call by aid group Oxfam International to freeze the lender’s investment in land-intensive agricultural projects, saying such a move would not help prevent abusive practices in the purchase of acreage

Philippines company will contribute its hybrid rice varieties to the venture while the Myanmar partner will provide the land for production and the Thai partner will handle global marketing.

Environmental non-governmental organisation the World Wildlife Fund has unveiled a comprehensive guide to responsible investing in commodities.

Though farmland investing has been around for more than 20 years and Callan has covered the asset class for more than 12 years, it was only within the last 2 years that Shen saw an explosion in client interest.

Since Jane Mendillo took over the endowment in July 2008, Harvard’s holdings of forests, farms and other natural resources in Brazil as well as in New Zealand and Romania have grown to about 10 percent of the portfolio -- more than $3 billion -- and she wants to add more.

High temperatures have combined with the worst drought in half a century to wreak havoc on American farms and ranches. Some 80 percent of U.S. farm and pasture land experienced drought.

China’s growing agribusinesses and demand for soybeans and meat is bringing intensive farming and the risk of further deforestation in Brazil and beyond. Tom Levitt reports.

"We appreciate the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment elaborated by the World Bank, FAO, IFAD and UNCTAD, support the ongoing extensive consultations on these principles, and welcomed the approval of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests."

Water drawn from rivers, dams or underground to irrigate new farms in Africa may severely affect users downstream

La « World Water Week » a débuté le 27 août à Stockholm. Si l'accaparement des terres est un sujet bien couvert, celui de l'eau fait moins l'objet d'attention de la part des ONG et des médias. Plusieurs études comblent cette lacune en montrant que l'eau est un enjeu majeur dans les transactions foncières à grande échelle.