February 2012 workshop in Ouidah, Benin brought together over thirty participants from farmer organisations and NGOs in West and Central Africa to share experiences and analysis of land grabs.

The global rush to acquire large amounts of land in developing countries has done more harm than good, especially to the poorest people who often lose access to land and resources essential to their livelihoods.

The adoption by the UN Committee on World Food Security of international guidelines to regulate land grabs has been pushed to next year

Interview with Elisha Kartini of the Indonesian Peasant Union