Namibia has not been spared in the proliferating acquisition of agricultural land in developing countries by multi-national agricultural corporations, popularly referred to as ‘land grabbing’.
Interviews about the current land grab in the Oromia and Gambela regions with some of the presenters at the London workshop.
Jagjit Singh Hara, a farmer in Jalandhar, has been getting offers from Congo, Namibia and Nigeria to take land on lease and start cultivation.
"We have Indonesians and Malaysians coming in and saying we want 100,000 hectares to make PNG a rice producing country," says PNG’s Deputy Prime Minister Sir Puka Temu
The Asian Development Bank is warning the region's rural sector could be expoited by international investors as concerns about global food and fuel security intensify.
A group of farmers from Punjab are planning to take 1 lakh hectare land on lease in the African nation of Ethiopia for cultivation.
In the last few months, the process seems to be speeding up with more and more Indian farmers checking out investments in Africa.
The GCC states are rapidly pursuing contracts for the purchase of land from eastern Africa to Vietnam to guarantee ample food supplies
At least 24 countries have been given approval to invest in New Zealand's agricultural sector, covering 154,855ha and a wide range of sectors from sheep farming to viticulture
A South African farmers group said on Friday it had received fresh offers from African states, including Sudan and Mozambique, to invest in agriculture to grow export crops and some of the deals will be concluded soon.
Acquiring land elsewhere for cultivation impoverishes farmers there and degrades soil
"The land rights of the poor defenseless indigenous person is the biggest peace initiative of today and it’s the biggest climate issue of today," says Vandana Shiva
