The Kiel Institute suggests that if such investments are governed more effectively, land acquisitions can provide the developing world with positive opportunities.

In 2008, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority launched the Kalpitiya Dutch Bay Resort Development Project, displacing many traditional fishing and farming communities.

Earlier, Gilbert Paborada was warned by a representative of a palm oil plantation “to stop opposing or he would regret what might happen to his life.”

Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific and its partner communities will commemorate this year’s ‘World Foodless Day’ on October 16 through a coordinated campaign against landgrabbing

Gilbert Paborada, Chairperson of PANGALASAG, an IP organization resisting the oil palm expansion of A. Brown in Opol, Misamis Oriental, Philippines, was shot dead this afternoon.

Thailand remains a target for foreigners interested not only in securing industrial raw materials and food supplies but also in obtaining a higher rate of return on their investment.

Investors from the Arabian Peninsula are keen to get on the ground floor of the continent's real estate, agriculture, and energy markets

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd plans to develop a complete supply chain of its three core business -– palm oil, sugar cane and rubber -- in Myanmar.

The authors found reports of 86 Chinese agriculture projects covering 9 million hectares of land in developing countries. They were able to confirm the existence of 55 projects covering 4.9 million hectares.

In debate over large scale investments in agriculture in Australia, there are some broader issues about foreign investment that don’t seem to get talked about enough.

The sale of Cubbie Station to a Chinese-led consortium has divided Australia on the issue of foreign investment.

Large-scale agricultural in the developing world have received significant attention in recent months and years. This articles looks at the dynamics of the Ethiopian context and policy recommendations in moving forward.