Derek Byerlee, co-author of a recent World Bank report The Rising Global Interest in Farmland, says world is running out of productive land and foreign investor and corporate land sales are on the rise across the globe.

Hong Kong-listed Chevalier Group is set to emerge as a major supplier of fresh produce to Woolworths and Coles by acquiring a significant share of a leading Australian fruit and vegetable wholesaler and grower.

BrasilAgro highlighted the gains to be made from Brazilian farmland by selling a second farm from its 170,000-hectare portfolio for a large gain.

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.

While much debate and analysis have focused on the social and environmental impacts of the ‘land grabbing’ phenomenon, the legal and development implications still remain understudied.

On eve of farmland investor conference, groups in Burma say the lease and disposal of land to outsiders must not be permitted because disputes over land tenure in the region are on-going and cannot be settled.

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

Oxfam campaigner Ben Phillips says the global land grab is hurting the world's poorest people.

Two Palm Beach County sugar companies have expanded into Belize in Central America by acquiring Belize Sugar Industries Ltd and its 4,000 acre sugar cane plantation.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that the temporary halt on granting economic land concessions to new companies will be extended until he retires from politics.

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