IFAP Archive

• Reuters15 Jun 09

  Africa land grab could distort trade: IFAP

  A spate of controversial land acquisitions in Africa is a direct result of lack of investment by poorer governments and may worsen global trade distortions, the head of the world's leading farming lobby said on Monday.
• IRIN09 Jun 09

  Africa: Agriculture an underestimated “safety net”

  IFAD says that "land grab deals" are opportunities and should be transparent.
• CNN21 May 09

  Mideast grabs land elsewhere

  CNN's John Defterios takes a look at how Middle Eastern countries are scouring the globe for farmland.
• The New Security Beat12 May 09

  Land grab conference: The Race for the World’s Farmland

  On May 5, the Wilson Center hosted a half-day conference that considered the implications for investors, host countries, and food security, highlighting case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the former Soviet Union.
• IRIN (United Nations)11 May 09

  Africa: Tractored out by “land grabs”?

  Mohammed Mbwana, who farms in the Tana River delta area and is an official of a local NGO, said the Qatar agreement would displace thousands of locals. At least 150,000 families in farming and pastoralist communities depend on the land in question, said to be part of Kenya’s biggest wetland.
• Reuters19 Apr 09

  UN food agencies see “win-win” farmland deals

  Rich nations buying farmland in less developed countries to boost own food supplies should also contribute to improving agriculture overseas, heads of two United Nations' food agencies said.
• Reuters17 Apr 09

  G8 farm ministers plot world food strategy

  Farm ministers of the Group of Eight meeting in Italy this weekend aim to forge a strategy to secure food supplies and stabilize prices, as rich nations scramble for acreage abroad to feed their people.
• Le Monde23 Sep 08

  Le “néocolonialisme agraire” gagne du terrain dans le monde

  Conséquence directe de la crise alimentaire mondiale et de la volatilité des cours, les projets d'achat ou de location de terres agricoles à grande échelle, parfois sur des centaines de milliers d'hectares, se multiplient.