Les ayants-droit coutumiers de Boma-Bungu (RDC) ont organisé une marche de protestation mercredi à Boma pour dénoncer l’accaparement de leurs terres par la société des Grands élevages de Boma.
Consolidado el polémico impuesto a la concentración de la tierra (ICIR), que grava a los campos con más de 2.000 hectáreas, el gobierno y el Frente Amplio (FA) prevén incluir en la discusión en 2012 nuevas normas dirigidas al campo para frenar el proceso de extranjerización.
Des centaines de villageois et d'habitants des villes du comté de Grand Cape Mount ont attiré l'attention de toute la population libérienne afin de récupérer des terres qu'ils considèrent comme leur appartenant, mais qui ont été saisies et cédées à un groupe agro-industriel malaisien.
African officials have called for greater equity and fairness in trade with the GCC countries that use agricultural land in Africa to feed their populations while famines continue to ravage the continent.
In an effort to improve food security, the government has been investing in agriculture projects abroad, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, Pakistan, Romania, Sudan and the Americas, to secure food supplies and safeguard against market fluctuations.
Since food prices jumped in the period from 2006 to 2008, efforts to borrow land in the Russian Far East for agriculture have spread rapidly.
Al Ghurair Foods is acquiring 100,000 hectares of farmland in Sudan to grow grain, a move in line with the UAE's efforts to address food security concerns, according to company chairman Essa Abdullah Al Ghurair.
This Friday, February 24th, BBC Africa will broadcast a debate from Freetown Sierra Leone on international farmland deals in Africa - or Land grabbing as it’s commonly known. Listeners can join the discussion on social media.
A new poll has shown more than three-quarters of New Zealanders want to make it tougher to sell land to foreigners.
According to Rana Kapoor, head of India's Yes Bank, Africa offers immense opportunity in terms of investment in large-scale commercial farming, quoting rates of return of 18-21% and above.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, speaking at the signing of an agreement between the Federal government, Tabara and Dominion Farms of the US, has challenged African leaders to find a lasting solution to food shortages in Africa
Pain pour le prochain soutient les paysans d'Afrique de l'Ouest dans leur combat pour la subsistance face aux ambitions des investisseurs étrangers. Au Bénin, certains s'unissent pour faire pression sur le gouvernement.