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.
News that the Russian government is working with Goldman Sachs to set up a $10 billion private equity fund, part of which will be allocated to agribusiness, underscores that Russian agriculture is again on investors’ minds.
This paper analyses the shifting role of South African farmers, agribusiness and capital elsewhere in the Southern African region and the rest of the continent.
This article details several new production and investment models developed in South Africa. According to the role of this country in the land grab rush, these models could become the norm.
This paper highlights the role played by national-level land politics and domestic elites using material drawn from interviews with government officials, investors, and civil society organizations in Mozambique.
The cooperation in infrastructure and food processing sectors could fuel growth.
It appears that the Bomi County operations of Sime Darby are being hindered as locals there are reportedly holding back lands leased by the government of Liberia to the company.
The Republic of Dagestan will provide the US company with 100,000 hectares of land in Nogai district for a project to produce and process sugar beets and vegetables.
If a similar case arises when land invasions happened during the time that a bilateral investment agreement has been signed, then the outcome in South Africa might be quite different, says South African lawyer
Several Indian companies have planned huge investments in the African mining and agriculture sectors, buoyed by the prospects of high returns, on the back of rich resources and low labour and input costs, stakeholders maintain.
Foreign investments help Ethiopia to develop, and provide knowledge, skills and taxes, says Ethiopia's Ambassador to the UK.
The issue of land grabbing has been on the agenda for some years now, but it seems that the academic focus is changing.
