The Committee on World Food Security at its meeting of October 2010 requested the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition to conduct a study on land tenure and international investments in agriculture and to present the findings at its next session in October 2011
Community agitation grows as farmers feel threatened in New South Wales
China rejected claims by a German official that it has been buying up land in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa, saying the allegations are "completely unfounded" and have "ulterior motives".
PPF entry into Russian farming via Rav Agro-Pro acquisition affirms Czech billionaire Petr Kellner’s confidence in his position there
Under the National Food Security Program, Qatari companies would produce five basic food items -- white and red meat, rice, sugar and grains (including wheat) -- in countries like Sudan, India, Australia, Argentina, Turkey and Brazil, among others.
Government spokesman Simon Bereket calls the group’s accusations “baseless.”
Germany's Africa policy coordinator on Thursday blamed China's practice of buying up land in the Horn of Africa for contributing to the devastating famine ravaging the region.
Banned from buying land outright, Chinese investors have changed their model to one in which deals are structured as infrastructure investments in exchange for crop offtake, rather than direct investment into farmland.
Investors from Nordic countries, despite in their countries of origin meeting the highest standards of respect for human rights, behave completely differently in Mozambique. Their practices feed a corrupt system and aggravate the already precarious living conditions of most rural communities.
Sudan is urging the UAE to begin developing the vast expanses of farmland it has acquired in the country, as the north loses the majority of its oil revenues following the independence of South Sudan.
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) held a meeting of parliamentarians from across the continent last week to discuss an appropriate African response to resource grabs
The US-based Worldwatch Institute recommends three considerations to help guide global land transactions to promote mutual benefit.
