Richer countries that are investing in land abroad for food cultivation should also educate the poor about agricultural methods, so that food production can be increased to a level at which poor people can produce enough for investing countries as well as themselves, says Bob Geldof.

A new report from the Samsung chaebol advocates a Korean domestic and international food revolution

Agricultural land is once again attracting global investors but the sector is far from risk free.

Translation of It's time to outlaw land grabbing, not to make it "responsible"! by Via Campesina

The EAFF President was a discussant during the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty which took place in Washington DC USA 18th to 20th April 2011. The following were his focal points

The highly-contested Principles on Responsible Agricultural Investment are back on the table this week, as the annual Conference on Land and Poverty opens at the World Bank.

The Land Portal, an online platform to find, share, and collaborate on land information, was launched today at the annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty.

Governments often justify these deals by citing their potential contribution to economic growth – however, any gains risk being greatly outweighed by negative impacts on local livelihoods, say WRI

The World Bank, UN agencies and governments are criticized for promoting agricultural investments that are resulting in land grabbing on a massive scale.

Trying to compensate for the absence of legitimacy of these massive land deals by getting investors to adhere to a few principles is deceitful.

Intentar compensar la ausencia de legitimidad de estos negocios con tierras haciendo que los inversionistas se adhieran a unos cuantos principios es una estafa.

Tenter de pallier le manque de légitimité de ces acquisitions foncières en faisant adhérer les investisseurs à quelques principes n’est qu’une vaste supercherie.

There is a jobs cow waiting to be milked in Africa. It is agriculture and agri-business, says World Bank VP of Africa Region

While investment is critical for agriculture, the rush into long-term land leases is a dramatic step with many risks and substantial social and environmental costs

Participants find that land grabbing is occurring at a scale and speed as never before, resulting in widespread displacement and dispossession of local communities.

New research presented at a major conference on global land grabbing, being held at IDS, reveals that the true extent of deals being struck for land in Africa is far greater than reported.

Prime minister's adviser on science and innovation wants Australian companies to consider buying land in Mozambique to counterbalance foreign purchases of farming land in Australia and shore up Australia's food supply.

The UAE has purchased thousands of acres of arable land in Sudan to grow products for the home market, while Bahraini investors help meet demand in the kingdom from farmland bought in Thailand and the Philippines.

A land grab is taking place all across Africa, a transfer of control unprecedented in the post-colonial era.

A new report is released this week to coincide with the forthcoming international conference on the global land grab to be held at IDS, University of Sussex.

One of the problems with so-called ‘land grabs’ is secrecy. Most of the contracts that seal such deals are hidden from public scrutiny, which makes it very hard to establish what is really going on.

The government and companies are joining hands to expand the country’s overseas farming bases, establish a direct import channel and modernize agricultural production and distribution.

The Arab unrest has only doubled the efforts of Gulf countries to secure food production by buying farmland around the world, as they try to buffer themselves from the economic issues that have destabilized the region.

How did this country turn from being one of the poorest post colonial states in the world to one of the largest land grabbers in recent years?

Responsible agricultural investment should recognise and respect land and related resource rights, says head of the research and information department at South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation

About 60 Korean companies were involved in farming in 16 countries by the end of 2010, harvesting about 87,000 metric tons of grain from 24,000 hectares of farmland.

Gulf states are following in the footsteps of China and looking beyond their shores to make heavy investments in agriculture

Around one million hectares of Romania’s farmland are in foreign hands, and the interest in investing in agricultural plots is growing.

Food investments may drive Qatar's sovereign wealth fund to look at Latin America as an important investment destination

The first issue of Development 54 starts the one year debate on sustainability by looking at the dilemma of the current global land grabs in Africa, Asia and Latin America.